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A photograph of a silver puja tray holding offerings: sliced white flower petals or shredded green leaves, whole oranges, bananas, a red apple and a dark fruit. Several printed photographs and cards are propped among the offerings, including a portrait of a man with dark hair and a small square card showing a bearded figure in white. Small oil lamps glow at the top edge, and red flowers sit behind the tray. No physical people are visible.

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Feb 13 2022 sripuramSeveral metal offering trays are arranged on a dark paved road at night, holding bananas, halved coconuts, oranges, grapes, betel-leaf packets with printed labels, and scattered pink flower petals. Only the lower bodies of people in white clothes are visible, with their hands placing or adjusting the trays. A brass oil lamp stands at the upper left edge. The scene suggests an outdoor ritual offering on a procession route.2006-10-09A home shrine table set with fruit, sweets and drinks for an offering. Centre back is a framed portrait of a figure with long dark hair, saffron-orange clothing and a beaded necklace, garlanded with pink and yellow flowers; the portrait is printed, not a physical person. Below it is a red cloth with a patterned embroidered panel. In front are plates of oranges, apples, bananas, a rice dish, square sweets, nuts and small glasses of juice, with a brass kalasha-style vessel and flower-decorated tray at the left. No physical people are visible.2008-05-03KAILASA SAN FERNANDO, TRINIDAD & TOBAGO on 3/1/20222022-03-01 +1 copiesKAILASA SAN FERNANDO, TRINIDAD & TOBAGO on 2/20/20222022-02-20 +1 copiesKAILASA SAN FERNANDO, TRINIDAD & TOBAGO on 3/1/20222022-03-01 +1 copiesKAILASA HOUSTON, USA on 1/14/20222022-01-14Photo 11728743 +1 copiesKAILASA HOUSTON, USA on 12/27/20212021-12-27May 03 20082008-05-03Overhead photo of a stainless steel thali tray set on a wooden table. Small metal bowls hold a yellow-brown sweet dish, a dark dal or sauce, a pale rice-like preparation topped with nuts, and a copper cup with a wooden spoon. Fresh fruit fills the rest of the tray: a red apple, two tangerines and two ripe bananas. No people are visible.2021-08-06A home shrine altar covered with a leopard-print cloth, laden with food offerings and marigold garlands. Central framed image of Lord Shiva seated in meditation with blue skin, trident and crescent moon, draped in orange-marigold garlands. To the right, a framed deity murti of a goddess with a red-and-gold crown and decorated background. A small framed portrait of a man on the left edge, and two small brass or bronze figurines of seated figures in front. Offerings include a large green papaya, bananas, grapes, pomegranate, a plate of sweets and dal, a glass of milk, and bowls of fruit and nuts. Flowers in pink and orange surround the arrangement, and a blue-and-gold cloth hangs behind. No people are physically present.2022-04-02 +1 copies