A top-down photograph of food offerings on a red cloth. On the left, a heap of golden-brown fried puris or pooris is piled on a green banana leaf over a brass plate. On the right, a small bowl lined with a green leaf holds a mound of white grated coconut. No people are visible. - Nithyanandapedia

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A top-down photograph of food offerings on a red cloth. On the left, a heap of golden-brown fried puris or pooris is piled on a green banana leaf over a brass plate. On the right, a small bowl lined with a green leaf holds a mound of white grated coconut. No people are visible.

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Close-up photograph of festival snacks served on green banana leaves on a brass tray. Upper left shows a heap of white net-patterned crisps on a leaf. Upper centre holds a large puffed, pale golden wafer. Centre right shows a pile of white, flaky puffed crisps. Lower left has curled orange-brown spiral fried snacks in a leaf-shaped dish. A decorated brass plate and a red cloth edge appear at the right. No people are visible.

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A photograph of a buffet-style spread of vegetarian food on a dark wooden table against a pale yellow wall. Seven stainless steel bowls hold fried snacks, papadums, sweet rice-flour balls with nuts, plain white rice with herbs, a brown lentil or grain preparation and a reddish-brown spiced dish. A foil food tray sits at the left edge. No people are visible.

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Overhead photograph of a festive meal served on banana leaves over a red cloth. Clockwise from top right: carrot and peas fried rice in a leaf-lined bowl, a mound of plain white rice with a small bowl of puffed rice or pop-style grains above it, a pile of brown spiced rice with curry leaves and dark whole spices at the bottom, a bowl of cabbage and grated vegetable rice at right, and round sliced cucumber on the lower left next to a plate of golden fried fritters or vadas on the left edge. No people are visible; the scene shows food offerings arranged for an annadan-style meal.

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