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Overhead photo of a ritual offering setup on a carpeted floor. Rows of gold-rimmed brass trays hold grains, pulses, powders, dried herbs, packaged items, bottles with blue and black caps, and sealed packets, arranged on a long pink cloth with a purple-blue border and a blue cloth above. Gold-embroidered fabric and a small table with a stand sit at the top edge. No people are visible; the arrangement suggests puja or naivedyam materials prepared for a temple seva.

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Photo 82904762022-07-01A photograph of a temple hall floor with two long rows of ornate gold-rimmed trays set on cloth. The upper row sits on a magenta cloth and holds spices, grains, dried goods, boxed packaged foods, jars and a small cluster of white and pink roses. The lower row sits on a blue cloth and holds colourful grains and pulses in a range of shades, arranged for an offering. No people are visible, and no deity or a person depiction appears in the frame.2022-07-01 +1 copiesA photograph of ritual offerings laid out on the floor on coloured cloths. On the left, a pink cloth holds gold-rimmed metal trays containing green herbs, white grains, brown seeds, dried dates, a blue packet and a cluster of pink and white roses. On the right, a blue cloth holds about a dozen ornate gold-edged trays filled with pulses, grains and seeds in yellow, orange, cream and brown tones. No people are visible; the arrangement appears to be prepared offerings such as naivedyam.2022-07-01 +1 copiesA photograph of ornate gold-rimmed brass trays arranged in rows on a bright blue silk cloth and a magenta silk cloth with gold border, set on a carpeted floor. The trays hold heaps of different grains, pulses and seeds in varied colours, including beige, cream, pale brown, dark brown and reddish-orange piles. A small cluster of white roses sits at the upper right of the magenta cloth. No people are visible; the scene looks like a prepared ritual offering display of grains for a puja.2022-07-01 +1 copiesPhoto 66783602022-07-01 +1 copiesKAILASA SAN JOSE, USA on 7/4/20202020-07-04A photograph of a Mandapadi offering arrangement on the floor, with rows of polished brass bowls filled with grains, pulses, rice, spices, dried chillies, jaggery-like lumps, sugar, flowers and sweets set out on a striped multicoloured cloth. Red flower petals are scattered around the bowls. Behind them, a deity murti is decorated with yellow flower garlands and draped in green cloth, flanked by golden lion figures. A timestamp reads 29 Dec 2025 01:16:22. No people are visible.2025-06-27A photograph of a vast grid of hundreds of small round steel bowls covering a long mat on the ground, each filled with food offerings such as grains, lentils, sweets, fruits, eggs and colourful powders in red, yellow and pink. Behind the offerings, several people in white and cream dhotis and saris and a few in saffron or red robes stand along a rope barrier beneath festoons of green banana leaves and a hanging decorated banner. The scene suggests a ritual offering display such as an annadan or puja arrangement. No identifiable a person candidate is visible in the frame.2008-01-01KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 1/13/20222022-01-13A photograph of a ritual offering setup on a red cloth in front of a draped red altar. Dozens of small brass and steel bowls hold colourful dry offerings such as powders, grains and spices in yellow, orange, green and brown. A large brass tray in the centre holds a lit oil lamp, a green leaf plate, bananas and small brass items. Trays of white and yellow flower garlands and pink petals sit at the sides, and a brass pot with flowers stands in front. Garlanded green and gold fabric decorates the altar above. No people are visible.Indoor puja set-up on a wooden floor with two devotees seated on blue mats in white clothing, one with hands folded in namaste at the right edge and one partly visible at the left. Brass trays hold many small bowls of fruits, sweets, grains, nuts and flower petals, plus oil lamps, a conch shell, a brass kalasha-style vessel and a red-and-gold cloth with flowers on a low altar. A flat-screen TV sits on a stand in the background. Purple flowers and green leaves are arranged on a brass thali in the foreground, beside a small framed picture of a deity. Diwali-season offerings appear to be prepared.2021-11-04Overhead photograph of a spread of prasadam offerings laid out on a red and gold brocade cloth. Brass bowls with perforated rims hold almonds, cashews, raisins, round sweet balls (laddus) in pale and brown tones, dried fruit pieces, shredded coconut, a golden spiced powder, a smooth brown sweet block, and crushed grain. A brass plate with dried red chillies sits at the upper right. No people are visible.