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A top-down photograph of a traditional South Indian style meal served on a round metal thali placed on an orange and maroon striped cloth. The thali holds a mound of white steamed rice, a large puffed poori, a small bowl of lentil dal, a bowl of mixed rice with carrot and vegetables, a bowl of cooked vegetable curry, a dollop of white sweet pongal or payasam, and a small bowl of yellow ghee. Two ripe bananas lie at the left edge, a metal spoon rests in the rice bowl, and two steel glasses, one with white curd topped with green herbs and one with a dark liquid, sit at the top. This is a prasadam-style food offering.

A top-down photo of a round stainless steel thali plate with seven compartments set on a blue shimmer-striped cloth. Clockwise from the top: crisp fried papad-like pieces, a golden chutney or stewed fruit preparation, a mound of white chickpeas (chana), cooked grated vegetable with onion, white grated coconut or curd-like paste, and fried fritters or sweets soaking in a dark syrup in the centre cup, with thin fried strips in a cup at the left. No people, deities or ritual fire are visible; the offering is a food plate.

A photograph of a brass thali tray holding a meal served in small scalloped metal bowls arranged around a central bowl of plain white rice. Clockwise from the top left are a bowl of lemon or tamarind rice with chickpeas, a bowl of thin yellow sambar with vegetables, an empty grey metal bowl, a bowl of curd or yogurt, a bowl of translucent vermicelli, a folded light-coloured dosa or rice wrap, and a bowl of spiced chickpea curry. The food is served as annadaan. No people are visible.

KAILASA SEATTLE, USA on 12/27/2021

Overhead photo of a round stainless steel thali tray set on a red and white patterned cloth over a dark wooden surface. Seven small steel bowls hold vegetarian dishes: plain white steamed rice, a golden-orange dal or lentil preparation, a brown lentil dal, cauliflower and green peas stir-fried with spices, chickpea curry, yellow dal with chunks of vegetable, and a yellow tempered rice dish garnished with a dried red chilli and curry leaves. A spoon rests at the left edge. No people are visible.

A photograph of a round stainless steel thali platter filled with a vegetarian South Indian meal arranged in many small bowls. Visible dishes include a dark brown chutney, a thin orange sambar with curry leaves and dried red chilies, a crisp round vada, a folded flat dosa or pancake, plain white rice, a tempered rice dish with dried chilies, a stir-fried carrot and greens poriyal, a sweet yellow kesari-style dish, a white yogurt or curd dish with carrot, a green lentil dish, and a peach-coloured gravy with greens. A maroon and gold silk cloth with a rudraksha mala lies at the top edge, and the plate rests on a silver tray over a speckled floor. No people are visible.

Overhead photo of a South Indian style meal served on a round stainless steel thali placed on an orange and purple striped cloth. Central bowl holds steamed white rice. Around it are small cups of dal, a vegetable curry with potato, a pale yellow sweet or pudding, a bowl of white yogurt or milk, a bowl of coconut rice or tamarind rice with curry leaves, a sweet with raisins or cashews, crisp yellow fried snacks, and a small steel tumbler of dark liquid on the left. A spoon rests on the rim. No people are visible.

April 18 2022

April 14 2013

2013-04-14 +2 copies

Overhead photo of a round stainless steel thali tray holding seven compartments of vegetarian food. Clockwise from top: plain steamed white rice, a curry of tofu or paneer pieces with curry leaves in orange-brown gravy, sliced cucumber, spiced brown rice with cashews and curry leaves, a sweet reddish-brown halwa-style pudding topped with cashews and raisins, a pale savoury pongal or kichadi-style dish with cashews and black mustard seeds, and turmeric-yellow lemon rice garnished with coriander. A cubed yellow potato dish sits at the left. Gold-embroidered cloth and a brass lamp edge the frame. No people are visible.

2022-05-02 +1 copies

Overhead photo of a South Indian vegetarian meal served on a large green banana leaf with a stainless steel thali. Small steel bowls hold rice, sambar-like lentil curry, yellow dal, chickpea-style brown chana, a white mound of idli or rice cake, coconut-tinted rice, a sweet orange halwa-like preparation, a pickle or chutney, a yellow curry, and a plate of crisp papad. A newspaper edge is visible at top left. A blue timestamp in the bottom right reads 18 Dec 2025 9:35:11 am, Naivedhyam Offering, and the hashtags Kailasa Madurai and BF_Full. No people are visible.

Overhead photo of a round stainless steel thali plate on a red and white embroidered cloth, holding a meal of several small steel bowls. Clockwise from top left: spiced potato dish with cilantro, a bowl of black chickpeas and dark beans with dried red chillies, a small bowl of chopped tomato, onion and cilantro salad, a bowl of brown sweet paste topped with a cashew, a bowl of yellow dal with cilantro, a mound of white steamed rice, a bowl of green vegetable stir-fry with cilantro, and a small cup of clear liquid with saffron threads. No people are visible.