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KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 11/14/20202020-11-14Photo 82916352020-11-14Close overhead photo of several shallow metal bowls filled with sweets and snacks arranged on a deep red velvet cloth. The central bowl holds cubes of pale golden fudge-like sweet, with dark gulab jamun balls in a bowl at the top, twisted orange jalebi-style spirals at top left, sesame-coated brittle pieces at top right, and fried savoury snacks at lower left. No people are visible; the food appears to be offered as prasadam, with the scene.2022-12-19Top-down photo of an orange-topped table holding five clear plastic food containers of homemade sweets and snacks. Top left, a container of flat golden-brown bars studded with nuts. Top right, dark brown chikki-style bars with nuts. Centre, round white balls coated in sesame or coconut. Lower left, a container of puffed rice or crisp savoury mix. Lower right, round brown fried biscuits or cookies. Bottom centre, pale yellow squares of barfi with bits of green and red garnish. Red onions sit at the bottom left edge, and a tiled floor shows at the lower right. The arrangement suggests Diwali festival prasadam or annadan food for a Lakshmi Pooja.2020-11-15Overhead 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.A 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.2025-12-30Overhead 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.2022-12-19Overhead photo of two round polished steel thalis on a stainless steel counter, holding small steel katoris of food. The left thali has five bowls with rice topped with brown and orange seasoned powders, a bowl of yellow-brown lentil or dal stew with rice, and a bowl of rice with sliced ripe bananas and round fried balls. The right thali has six bowls: rice with a golden-brown spiced topping, rice with yellow lentils or chickpea-style dal, a small bowl of pale yellow liquid, rice with a sprinkle of brown powder, and a bowl of rice with a nut-studded topping. Banana pieces and a shiny gold-edged fabric corner appear at the top left. No people are visible.2026-02-22KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 12/23/20202020-12-23Photograph of a large steel platter heaped with round, pale golden-beige balls made of puffed grain or lentil dough. A second bowl at right holds crisp, curled fried strands in orange-brown tones, and smaller steel plates with fried chips and condiments sit around the edges on a dark red cloth. No people are visible.2022-01-03Overhead photograph of a festive offering spread on a red and gold brocade cloth. Small brass bowls with perforated rims hold cashews, raisins, whole almonds, dates, shredded coconut, round sweet balls in pale and brown tones, puffed rice cakes, and fried snacks. The arrangement suggests food offerings prepared for a ritual. No people, deity or a person depiction is visible.Close-up photograph of offerings on a red cloth with gold floral pattern. In the foreground, a brass bowl holds dried dates, with more dates spilled beside it. Behind, perforated metal bowls hold whole almonds and cashews. On the right, puffed rice balls or sweet rice pieces sit on a brass plate, and a bowl of dried fruit or nuts appears at the top right. No people, deities or a person are visible; the scene shows food offerings for a ritual.