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A photograph of a festive offering table draped in red velvet with a gold-bordered cloth edge. Brass plates hold savory fried snacks in brown and orange tones, round white sweet balls coated in sesame or coconut, grey-brown laddus, fresh fruit including pineapple, oranges, guavas, apples and bananas, and small steel bowls of sweets, nuts and fried items. A tiger-striped cloth-covered box sits at the centre with a brass bowl of flowers and petals on top. No people are visible; the arrangement looks like a naivedyam offering.

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A table spread of food offerings on a red cloth under palm fronds. Central silver platter holds white rice mixed with red pulses. Left side has orange savory snack piled on plates and round white-coated sweet balls on a tray. Center bowls hold roasted peanuts and a golden grain. Right side has a basket of green limes, a basket of dark purple grapes, a basket of orange mandarins, a basket of pale green guavas, and pomegranates at the bottom. No people are visible.2025-12-30A 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 17 20132013-11-17 +1 copiesNovember 17 20132013-11-17Kailasa in thiruchengode 23 july 2021Overhead view of a naivedyam offering laid out on fresh green banana leaves over a deep red velvet cloth. On a brass plate at left are round brown laddu-style sweets, several apples or peaches, and a whole pineapple. The center leaf holds more round sweets, and a leaf at right carries a yellow sweet rice preparation with green garnish and crisp fried snacks. Small brass bowls hold dried fruit, orange lentil or sweet grains, and fried snack pieces. No people are visible.2022-12-19Overhead view of a naivedyam spread of many small round steel bowls arranged on a deep red velvet cloth. The bowls hold savouries and sweets including fried snacks, twisted and spiral snacks, fried dough pieces, roasted peanuts, cashews, green peas, puffed rice sweets, brown and yellow balls, grapes and papery crisps, with a banana leaf at the left edge. No people are visible in the frame.2022-12-19A photograph of a large floor spread of food offerings on a white cloth with a red and green border. Dozens of small brass bowls hold savouries, sweets, dried fruits, nuts and snacks, including crisp chips, spiral murukku-style snacks, jaggery balls and fried items. A woven basket in the upper centre holds bananas, apples, oranges, pomegranates and grapes. A round brass tray holds small bowls of white and yellow sweets and condiments. At the upper left are brass lamps, a brass tray and a kalasha-like vessel on a golden cloth. No people are visible in the scene.Jan 3 2022 sripuram2022-01-03A photograph of an offering spread on a table draped with a deep red cloth. In the centre is a large brass platter of plain cooked rice scattered with peanuts. Around it are brass bowls and plates holding orange spiral snack (murukku-style), round brown ladoos, roasted peanuts, and yellow lentils or dal. No people, deities or ritual objects are visible, and no homa or a person is shown.2025-12-30A photograph of a ritual food offering arranged on a white cloth with a green and maroon border on a marble floor. Dozens of small brass bowls hold savouries, sweets, dried fruits, nuts and snacks, including fried snacks, coated sweets, chikki-style bars, dates and lentils. A woven basket in the centre holds bananas, apples, oranges and grapes. Small brass bowls of colourful spices and powders sit at the top. Brass plates and a brass vessel appear at the edges, with a gold-coloured ritual stand and flowers in the upper right corner. No people are visible.