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Overhead photo of a round stainless steel plate on a red velvet cloth holding five small steel bowls of food offerings. The bowls hold yellow split lentil or dal, sliced cucumber rounds, sliced banana, round fried or sweet balls, and a bowl of pale liquid. Gold-edged objects and a glittering cloth appear at the top edge. No people are visible. This appears to be a neivedyam food offering arranged for a deity.

Overhead photo of a polished silver thali-style offering tray on a striped placemat with a leopard-print cloth behind it. The tray holds about ten small silver katoris of varied rice preparations in orange, tan, and pale tones, plus a small glass of water and two ripe yellow bananas laid across the center. No people are visible; this is a food offering arranged for naivedyam.

2022-01-19 +1 copies

Overhead photo of a temple offering spread on silver thalis and bowls over a red patterned cloth. A lit silver oil lamp with a flame sits at upper left beside a small silver cup holding salt and a bowl with a garlic clove. Bowls hold rice dishes including yellow lemon rice, white rice, tamarind-style rice, and brown syrup or jaggery, and a banana-leaf serving. No people are visible.

KAILASA HOUSTON, USA on 4/3/2022

Overhead photo of two round stainless steel thalis on a metal counter, each holding several small steel bowls of vegetarian food. The left thali has bowls of cooked vegetable dishes, including chopped greens, a crumbled spiced dish, a yellow lentil or corn preparation, and a bowl of thin brown liquid. The right thali has bowls of sprouted or whole legume salad, a bowl of cucumber slices, a bowl of dark leafy greens, a bowl of yellow lentils, a small glass of water, and a bowl of crumbled grain or spice mix. Yellow leaves are placed at the edges of both plates. No people are visible.

2022-08-01 +3 copies

A photograph of silver bowls on stainless steel trays, filled with rice-based food offerings: rice with orange chilli powder, rice with mixed peanuts and tempered spices, rice with grated coconut, curd rice, and small cups of sugar, jaggery or dates and a golden liquid. A red cloth and a gold-coloured deity murti or decorative item appear at the upper left, and a silver lamp or ritual vessel sits at the bottom edge. No people are visible.

KAILASA HOUSTON, USA on 2/3/2022

A photograph of food offerings arranged on two stainless steel trays on a metal table. The left tray holds several silver bowls containing white curd or yogurt, chickpeas, a yellow-and-brown rice preparation, a dark brown spiced dish, and orange-red powdered rice. The right tray holds smaller bowls of white rice with powders in yellow, brown and grey tones, a pale liquid in a small cup, and a bowl of mixed grains. A red cloth is visible at the top left and a steel vessel with a lid sits at the top right. No people are visible.

Overhead photo of two polished silver thalis holding temple neivedya offerings on a dark cloth. The left plate has small steel bowls of grey-black rice, a yellow rice dish with a bay leaf, a green vegetable preparation, a creamy pudding and a small glass of liquid. The right plate has bowls of green grapes, crisp fried snack pieces, thin white wafers, dried raisins and whole almonds and pecans. A brass vessel and a brass lamp base appear at the edges. No people are visible.

Overhead photo of two round stainless steel thalis on a stainless steel counter, filled with small bowls of vegetarian food. The left thali holds several bowls of powdered and crumbled dry preparations, a bowl of mixed nuts and peanuts in oil, and a yellow flower petal at its edge. The right thali holds bowls of green-speckled crumbly chutney, a bowl of plain white rice, a bowl of yellow scrambled-looking dish, a bowl of peas with diced onion and vegetables, and a small glass of water. No people are visible.

Two round stainless steel trays of food offerings are arranged on a dark wooden surface over a beige tiled floor. The upper tray holds seven small steel cups containing rice dishes in white, yellow, orange, green and pink, with a pale yellow liquid, a red-pink mixture and a white rice preparation. The lower tray holds four cups with white rice, yellow rice and mixed rice preparations. No people are visible, and no deity, a person or ritual figure appears in the frame.