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Overhead photo of a round stainless steel thali on a red and cream patterned cloth. Bowls hold saffron-yellow pulao with cashews and green beans on the left, plain white rice with peas and carrot at the top, mixed dry fruits and nuts including almonds, pistachios, cashews and pecans on the right, a small steel cup of water in the centre, and a small bowl with a square green sweet at the bottom. No people or deities are visible.

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Overhead photo of a round stainless steel thali tray laid on a red cloth over a wooden surface. Four stainless steel bowls hold rice dishes: lemon-yellow rice with green peas, cashews and cumin seeds at top left; plain white rice with slivered almonds at bottom left; turmeric-yellow rice with cumin and a single carrot piece at bottom right; and diced orange carrot pieces at top right. A small steel cup of water with saffron threads sits at the centre. No people are visible.Overhead photo of a round stainless steel thali plate set on an orange-red cloth with faint printed script. Around the rim are bowls of cubed ripe papaya, a yellow vegetable dish with shredded carrot and cashews, a green and yellow vegetable curry with zucchini and peas, and lemon-tinted rice studded with cashews and raisins. A small bowl holds a yellow sweet garnished with almond slivers, and a dish holds dried apricots. No people are visible.Overhead photo of a round stainless steel thali plate set on a red cloth and a blue book. Clockwise from the top: a bowl of yellow dal, a bowl of plain white rice, a bowl of yellow vegetable pulao with peas and chickpeas, a round orange laddu in a small steel bowl, a small bowl of crumbly sweet, and a copper cup at the centre. The red cloth bears printed Sanskrit-style script, and the blue book has partial printed text. No people are visible.Overhead photo of a steel thali plate on a red cloth holding prasadam offerings: a bowl of savory rice with peanuts and herbs garnished with coriander, a bowl of creamy kheer-like pudding with coriander sprigs, a bowl of sweet yellow halwa-style dish with cashews, raisins and saffron threads, a small steel cup of clarified ghee topped with a mint leaf, and a bowl of mixed dry fruits and nuts including cashews, almonds, pistachios and raisins. No people are visible.2024-04-07Overhead photo of a round stainless steel thali plate on a red cloth printed with mantra-like text. Three steel bowls hold food: a dark brown sweet halwa-like preparation topped with cashews and raisins at the top, yellow spiced rice with corn, peas, cashews and raisins at lower left, and sautéed green vegetable strips at lower right. A small copper cup sits at the centre. No people are visible.2024-06-10Overhead photo of a round stainless steel thali on a bright red cloth. Four steel bowls hold offerings: a small yellow sweet ball at upper left, a small cup of pale liquid with saffron threads floating in it at centre, a heap of semolina-style sweet dish studded with yellow corn kernels and topped with a dried red chilli at right, and a mixed plate of cashews, almonds, pistachios and dried berries at bottom. No people or deity forms visible.2024-05-07A top-down photo of a round stainless steel thali plate resting on a red satin cloth. Four small steel bowls hold sliced ripe mango topped with a mint leaf, a mound of brown sweet halwa-like dish, yellow savoury rice with cilantro leaves, and a mix of cashews, almonds and dark raisins. A small steel cup of water with a mint leaf sits in the centre. No people or deities are visible; the arrangement appears to be a prasadam offering.2024-03-07Overhead photo of a round stainless steel thali on a white board. Bowls hold dal in yellow-brown broth, yellow potato curry garnished with cilantro, cumin-flecked yellow rice, plain white steamed rice, a small mound of orange sweet with almond, and a salad of cucumber, tomato and cilantro. A copper tumbler sits at right. Beneath the plate lies a red cloth with partly visible printed script.2024-06-09Overhead photo of a round stainless steel thali on a red cloth, holding seven small bowls of vegetarian food. Top left is a green leafy vegetable dish with yellow potato pieces. Top right is sabudana or pearl-like grain mixed with diced potato and peanuts. Middle left is yellow saffron-coloured rice with spices. Centre is a small cup of clear liquid with saffron threads. Right is a bowl of creamy white kheer-style pudding garnished with saffron strands. Bottom left is a mixed vegetable curry of potato, green beans and corn. Bottom right is plain white steamed rice with saffron strands. No people are visible.Overhead photo of a round stainless steel thali plate on a red and cream woven cloth. Two steel bowls hold rice dishes: the left bowl has yellow-orange rice with flecks of vegetable and a few cashews, and the right bowl has turmeric-yellow rice with whole cashews and mustard seeds. A small steel cup holds clear liquid at the centre, and a lower bowl holds a single square block of yellow-orange sweet. No people, deities or ritual setting are visible.2024-01-08Overhead photo of a stainless steel thali plate served on a red and cream patterned cloth placed over a white surface on a wooden table. The plate holds white steamed rice in a round bowl, a bowl of yellow dal, a bowl of darker brown lentil curry, a small cup of clear liquid with a red mark, a small green block of food, and a bowl of mixed potato and leafy green vegetable dish. No people are visible.2024-09-08A top-down photo of a meal served on a round stainless steel thali plate placed on a cardboard surface. Four small stainless steel bowls hold food: a bowl of curried vegetables with potato and green chilies in yellow-brown sauce at left, a bowl of white coconut rice garnished with cashews at upper right, a bowl of yellow lemon-style rice with cashews at bottom, and a small bowl of pale pudding or sweet at center. Green leaves and a book with orange cover reading Living Enlightenment sit at the upper right corner. No people are visible.