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November 10 2011

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Overhead photo of a food offering laid out on a woven mat on a concrete floor, arranged on brass plates and steel vessels. Brass plates hold a ring of red cherry tomatoes, a heap of yellow lemons, green beans and pods, a mix of sliced vegetables and green chillies, and golden fried fritters. Steel pots contain a brown dish of cooked vegetables, a white curd or yogurt preparation with green herbs, and a yellow dal or vegetable curry in a steel bowl. Ripe bananas sit on a brass plate at the top. No people are visible. The layout suggests a prasadam or annadan food offering.2011-11-10HDH Jayanthi 20212021-01-23Overhead photo of a ritual food offering laid on a red cloth. Brass and steel bowls hold rice, a yellow lentil dish, a red-brown vegetable curry with green herbs, fried okra, papad and fried snacks, many set on green banana leaves. Baskets of rose petals, brass pots, a conch shell, a brass lamp stand and small bowls of kumkum and turmeric powder surround the spread. No people are visible.December 26 20152015-12-26A 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.2022-07-13HDH Jayanthi 20212021-01-23Mahashivaratri 2021November 17 20132013-11-17A photograph of a festive food offering spread on a maroon satin cloth. Brass and steel bowls hold a white creamy porridge, a thick golden-brown sweet dish, a seasoned rice with mustard seeds and curry leaves, and a yellow lemon-style rice. A brass plate holds round brown laddus, and steel bowls hold crisp savoury snacks, fried spiral murukku and papadum. Red, orange and yellow marigold garlands sit at the top, and a teal cloth with white flowers lies at the lower left. No people are visible.A photograph of many leaf plates arranged in rows on a grey stone floor, each covered with a different food offering: grains, lentils, dried fruits, pulses, pickles, sliced vegetables, nuts, a whole pumpkin and bright yellow sweet dish. Plates are wrapped in clear plastic in places. Behind them at left are yellow flower garlands and a red and blue cloth, with a dark wooden box. No people are visible, and no a person candidate is present in the scene.2017-07-07Kailasa Hosure 30 August 2021September 19 20122012-09-19