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January 01 2019

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May 17 20142014-05-17Photograph of banana-leaf meals laid out in a row on a floor covered by a colourful striped cloth in red, purple, orange and blue. Each green leaf holds rice, puri or flatbread, pickles, chutneys, sweets, pomegranate seeds, a banana, and small paper cups of thin liquid such as sambar or rasam. No people are visible; the scene looks like ritual food offering prepared for a puja on the floor of a hall.2016-12-18September 30 20162016-09-30September 30 20162016-09-30May 25 20132013-05-25Rows of green banana leaves are laid out on a glossy white tiled floor for a communal meal, with woven straw mats running between them. Each leaf holds servings of rice, a vegetable curry, a fried vada, banana, papad or flatbread, a small mound of grated coconut and orange chutney, and small cups of sambar or dal. Orange-clad figures in the top left corner and a golden deity murti are partly visible in the background. Some legs in orange robes stand at the top edge of the frame. The scene is a food offering arrangement with no clear seated diners visible.2016-11-11 +1 copiesApril 04 20182018-04-04September 30 20162016-09-30Close-up photo of a communal meal served on green banana leaves. Hands in orange-robed sleeves reach into a heap of rice mixed with yellow and orange vegetables, with white side portions and yellow-cubed items on the leaves. Paper cups printed with a rainbow and pineapples stand along the table, and orange saffron-coloured cloth is visible at the top left.2014-09-14September 21 20162016-09-21A photograph of a traditional South Indian vegetarian meal served on a green banana leaf laid over a colourful woven striped mat on the ground. Portions include a small mound of white rice, a yellow lentil dal, golden fried vadas arranged in a cluster, a green vegetable poriyal, a dark sauteed vegetable dish, a spiced orange and brown vegetable mix, and a small yellow chutney or pickle. Sand or dirt lies at the top edge, with another leaf partly visible at the top right. No people are visible.2018-01-14A photograph of a traditional South Indian meal served on a large green banana leaf placed on a white cloth over a striped red, purple and orange blanket. The leaf holds rice, papadum, a puri, chutneys, pickles, a banana, pomegranate seeds, sliced fruit, and small mounds of vegetable and rice dishes. Four white paper cups hold thin sambar or dal, and a steel serving spoon rests on the leaf. At the upper left, a gloved hand in white clothing serves from a steel pot. Only partial limbs are visible, with no clear faces.2016-12-18