At the Chennakesava Temple in Belur, it’s time for lunch. And that means the ceremonial offering to the presiding deity, accompanied by the chief priest and Carnatic Saxophone playing musicians, is taken from the sanctum sanctorum to the main kitchen and mixed in with regular fare served to pilgrims.

At the Chennakesava Temple in Belur, it’s time for lunch. And that means the ceremonial offering to the presiding deity, accompanied by the chief priest and Carnatic Saxophone playing musicians, is taken from the sanctum sanctorum to the main kitchen and mixed in with regular fare served to pilgrims.