But, mostly, this is a job for ladies. Offerings Specialist Required offerings for some ceremonies are so complex, or are so little known that they must be made by outsiders. These may be village offerings specialists who make offerings for a living. Or the family may go to the home of a high caste priest, Pedanda, to purchase the special offerings. There is often considerable expense involved.
Some offerings consist mostly of fried cookies made of rice dough.
These may be colored or plain, depending upon the type of offering. The cookies often depict various animals, plants, people, in addition to gods, mythical creatures, and even planets and stars. These may be relatively small, but the largest ceremonies require cookie offerings several meters tall. That depends upon the person involved. More educated people with a philosophical bent make offerings out of pure love of god, without any expectation of reward.