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A top-down photograph of a round stainless steel thali plate holding five food offerings in small steel bowls. Upper centre is a bowl of white porridge-like rice topped with chopped yellow vegetables and curry leaves. Right is a bowl of finely chopped yellow vegetable stir-fry with curry leaves. Left is a bowl of yellow vegetable curry in thin gravy. Lower right is a bowl of yellow-golden grain or lentil mash. A small empty steel bowl sits at lower centre. A brass vessel is visible at the upper left edge on a tiled floor. No people are visible.

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A 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.Overhead photo of a stainless steel thali plate set on a pale tiled floor in front of a deity murti draped in red and gold cloth, with white and yellow-red marigold garlands hanging at its base. The plate holds five steel bowls: a mound of white rice topped with yellow-green vegetable curry, two bowls of chopped yellow-green vegetable dishes, a bowl of golden-brown mashed preparation, and an empty small steel cup. A lit brass oil lamp with a flickering flame sits in the foreground at the bottom edge. No people are visible.2025-08-22Top-down photo of a polished silver thali on a dark tiled floor, holding three small silver bowls and a silver cup of water. The left bowl holds yellow dal with a pink petal laid on it, the upper right bowl holds white rice dusted with yellow turmeric, and the bottom bowl holds diced yellow potato cooked with spices. A white flower petal rests on the plate between the bowls. Dried herb sprigs and a dark stone object sit at the right edge. No people are visible.2024-08-26A top-down photograph of steel food containers on steel trays set on a red, weathered floor. Upper tray holds a tall steel canister of orange-yellow food, a small container of dark green leafy preparation, and a container of brownish paste. Lower tray holds a steel bowl of brown vegetable curry and a steel container of white cooked rice. At upper left, a pink cloth, a folded white paper packet, a brass incense holder with a lit incense stick, and a stack of steel lids at upper right. No people visible.2024-11-18A round stainless steel thali tray holds five small metal bowls of food offerings: white rice with yellow-green chopped vegetable, two bowls of chopped yellow-green vegetable dishes, a bowl of thick golden lentil or dal preparation, and an empty small bowl with water. A small brass oil lamp with a lit flame sits on the tiled floor at the bottom of the frame, with a brass vessel edge visible at top. No people are visible. Timestamp overlay reads 22-Aug-2025 12:22:25 with GPS coordinates and location details, and a caption reads naivdyam offering.2025-08-22Photo 99212752022-08-13 +1 copiesKAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 12/11/00202020-12-11A photograph of a stainless steel thali on a red, weathered tabletop. Three steel containers hold food: one with white creamy rice or porridge topped with green curry leaves, one with yellow lemon or tamarind rice garnished with green herbs, and one with yellow rice with peanuts. A brass bowl of ripe bananas sits above the thali, with a small terracotta cup at the upper right and a folded pink-and-gold cloth at the top left. No people are visible.2024-09-30Overhead photo of a large round stainless steel thali tray set on a maroon fabric with gold floral embroidery. Around the rim are about ten small brass bowls holding rice dishes: yellow lemon or turmeric rice, green spinach and herb rice, vegetable rice with carrots and corn, and a yellow sweet rice with raisins. In the centre sit a mound of plain white rice, a small brass cup of liquid and a single red rose petal. No people are visible.A photograph of a round silver thali plate set on a dark table, with flower petals at the upper left edge. Four metal bowls and a small cup surround the rim: a bowl of yellow diced vegetable curry with mustard seeds at the left, a steel cup of water with a spoon at the top, a bowl of rice with a yellow dal or vegetable preparation at the right, and a bowl of chopped deep red beetroot at the bottom. No people are visible; this appears to be a prepared meal or naivedyam offering arranged on a plate.2024-10-28Two round stainless steel trays photographed from above on a steel surface, filled with small steel bowls of food. The upper tray holds seven bowls: rice mixed with cooked green vegetables, a yellow mashed preparation, a pale rice and herb mix, green chutney, a dark spiced powder, and bowls of rice with vegetables. The lower tray holds a round green-flecked rice ball, a bowl of white porridge-like rice, a small clear glass of water, a creamy white liquid with a seed, and a bowl of yellow spiced rice. No people are visible, and no deities, a person or ritual setting appear in the frame.2024-10-23KAILASA SEATTLE, USA on 9/21/20212021-09-21