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Overhead photo of a food offering on a red silk cloth beside an orange cloth. On a round steel thali sit two bowls of yellow dal, a bowl of cooked vegetables with green herb garnish, a small dish of raita or yogurt with a mint leaf, and a mound of white steamed rice. On the orange cloth, a steel plate holds puffed fried breads, thin crisp papadums, and small fried balls. A coconut sits in a wire basket at the upper right. No people are visible.

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KAILASA TORONTO, CANADA on 8/29/20212021-08-29Annadhan in 20152015-01-01 +1 copiesOverhead photo of a ritual offering setup on a wooden floor. On the left, a red cloth with gold border holds a round stainless steel thali with small bowls of rice with cardamom, yellow dal-like sweet, a vegetable curry with potato and cilantro garnish, a beetroot-coloured dish with herbs, sesame-coated sweets, dates, and a small cup of liquid. On the right, an orange cloth covers a low stool holding a whole coconut decorated with yellow flowers in a white wire stand, beside a brass plate with a lamp or incense stick and a ritual item. No people are visible.2024-11-07Overhead photo of a steel thali meal tray on a maroon plastic-covered table. A large bowl holds a vegetable curry with okra, potato, carrot and red bell pepper, garnished with white flower petals. Beside it are a bowl of yellow saffron-style rice with carrot, a bowl of raisins and dates, a small copper cup, a brass spoon, a bowl of white steamed rice with petals, and fresh fruit including oranges and bananas. No people are visible.2020-12-31Overhead photograph of a festive meal spread on a deep red cloth. Brass plates and bowls hold rice dishes, lentil curries and a yellow dal, arranged in small cups lined with green banana leaves. Crisp fried snacks, pappadam-style chips, spiral rice crackers and puffed savouries sit on the right and left edges. No people are visible; the image shows food offerings only, as typically prepared for a ritual meal.A brass thali plate on a dark red cloth holds a meal offering: a mound of white rice, yellow curried vegetables, a green vegetable dish, a small bowl of liquid with a spoon, and crisp papadums. A lit oil lamp stands at the left edge and a brass plate is partly visible at the right. No people are visible.2020-12-07January 15 20242024-01-15Overhead photo of two stainless steel thali plates resting on red cloth-covered seats on a dark wood floor. The upper thali holds small steel bowls of yellow and orange snacks, fried crisps, a white and green sweet, a yellow rice dish with nuts, and a pale green sweet. The lower thali holds yellow rice with peas and corn, white steamed rice, yellow dal, a small orange sweet, a copper cup, and a small piece of sweet. A blue cushion with a lotus motif sits at right beside a book with a red cover and a bottle, and the plates sit on blue notebooks and papers.KAILASA TORONTO, CANADA on 1/14/20212021-01-14KAILASA HOUSTON, USA on 1/23/20222022-01-23KAILASA HOUSTON, USA on 4/7/20222022-04-07 +1 copiesA top-down photograph of a traditional South Indian vegetarian meal served on a green banana leaf placed on a red and gold patterned mat. White rice mounds the centre, surrounded by cut fruit including apple and orange slices, a small pile of cucumber slices, fried vadas, a lentil or vegetable curry in a steel bowl, greens, a yellow vegetable dish, papadums and a small sweet in a bowl. Silver plates, a flower-garnished plate with yellow marigolds and strawberries, and a small black oil lamp with a burning flame frame the meal. No people are visible.2021-05-01