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A photograph of a ritual offering display. Rows of small glass cups hold fried snacks, savoury mixes, sliced bread pieces and grains, with silver bowls of bananas, a pineapple, a yellow bell pepper, berries, grapes and a corn cob. A carton of juice sits at top left. Behind the offerings, decorated deity murti are dressed in colourful silk garments and flower garlands, and a carved wooden shrine structure stands at the right. No people are visible.

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Photograph of an offering spread laid out on golden-yellow cloth before a draped stage. Wooden trays hold rows of small glass cups filled with grains, nuts, dried fruits and sweets, alongside whole fresh produce including a pineapple, bell peppers, corn cobs, cherries, grapes, a cucumber, peaches and leafy greens, plus steel bowls and flower petals. Behind the table a deity murti or decorated seat is draped in pink and maroon cloth and adorned with a garland, with maroon curtains and floral arrangements at the sides. No people are visible.2021-08-10A photograph of a temple shrine for a festival offering. In the centre, a metal murti of a seated figure wears a blue and yellow turban, a yellow dhoti, layered gold necklaces and a yellow and green flower garland, with one hand raised. Beside it, a larger deity murti in pink and gold garments sits on a throne with flower garlands. Around the base are many metal bowls and steel trays of fruit, sweets, snacks, rice dishes, bananas, pineapple and a coconut, arranged as a neivedhyam offering. A purple cloth covers part of the table and a window with curtains lies behind. No living people are visible.A photograph of a large ritual food offering spread across a purple cloth on the floor. Dozens of small metal plates hold fried snacks, sweets, sev-like noodles, laddus and fried savouries arranged in rows. A heap of cooked rice and a mound of yellow pongal sit on a large round plate with a green banana leaf. Bananas, apples, a mango and cucumbers fill brass plates in the foreground, and brass tumblers and a small brass tray stand at the edges. Brass kalasha vessels sit at the top of the frame. No people are visible.2022-07-13November 17 20132013-11-17November 13 20122012-11-13January 01 20162016-01-01A photograph taken from above of a large naivedhyam offering spread laid on banana leaves over a leopard-print cloth. Fruits including oranges, apples, bananas, grapes, kiwis and pears are arranged at the top. Rows of small white bowls hold nuts, dried fruits, sweets, dried coconut, puffed grains and crisp snacks. Below, steel bowls hold rice dishes, pongal-style rice, puffed rice cakes, a yellow sweet rice, and a vegetable upma. Rows of small steel cups hold ghee, honey, syrups and milk-based sweets. Sacks of rice stand at the upper right. No people are visible. +1 copiesHDH Jayanthi 20212021-01-23Overhead photo of a Diwali naivedyam spread laid on an orange and gold cloth over a red patterned rug. Many small steel bowls on silver trays hold dried fruits, nuts, berries, strawberries, raspberries, sweets, salads, grains and savoury snacks. Whole fruits sit in steel bowls at the upper left, including bananas, apples, a pineapple and a melon, beside packets of white rice, quinoa and seven-grain mix. No people are visible in the frame.2020-11-14Kailasa in thiruchengode 23 july 2021KAILASA SAN JOSE, USA on 7/4/20202020-07-04Kailasa in tharamangalam 23 july 2021