A top-down photo of a round polished stainless steel tray resting on a deep red velvet cloth. Three small stainless steel bowls hold food: one with sliced cucumber rounds, one with boiled yellow split peas or chickpeas, and one with roasted peanuts. No people or deities are visible. - Nithyanandapedia

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A top-down photo of a round polished stainless steel tray resting on a deep red velvet cloth. Three small stainless steel bowls hold food: one with sliced cucumber rounds, one with boiled yellow split peas or chickpeas, and one with roasted peanuts. No people or deities are visible.

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Overhead photo of a round polished stainless steel plate set on a deep red velvet cloth, holding four small steel bowls and a whole red apple. The top bowl holds roasted peanuts, the lower-left bowl holds diced pale green vegetable such as cucumber or chayote, and the lower-right bowl holds a yellowish mashed preparation. The red apple sits at the bottom edge of the plate. No people are visible.

Overhead photo of a round stainless steel thali tray on a pink polka-dot cloth. Three small steel bowls hold sliced cucumber, a brownish mashed paste, and peeled groundnuts with reddish skins. A whole orange-red citrus fruit sits at the centre of the tray. No people or deity visible.

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 round silver thali tray with five stainless steel bowls and a small glass of water at the centre. Bowls hold boiled chickpeas, a yellow-green grain paste, a darker green-brown paste with a bay leaf, diced cucumber with roasted peanuts, and plain roasted peanuts. Scattered pink and orange flower petals lie on a black surface, with a silver vessel at the top edge. No people are visible. This shows prasadam-style food offerings arranged for a ritual, not a named event.

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KAILASA HOUSTON, USA on 4/3/2022

A round stainless steel thali tray on a striped woven mat holds seven small bowls of food offerings arranged around the rim with one in the centre. The bowls contain puffed rice, roasted chana dal, peanuts, rice flakes, split yellow chickpeas or lentils, dried dates, and pieces of raw banana stalk or fibrous white vegetable in the centre. No people, deity image or ritual setting is visible; the arrangement suggests a simple food offering.

Overhead photograph of three stainless steel bowls arranged on a round silver steel plate placed on a dark wooden surface. The upper bowl holds cooked brown chickpeas dusted with grated coconut. The lower left bowl holds two round, golden-brown lumps of a grainy preparation. The right bowl holds a yellow, lentil-like mash topped with a layer of coarse brown sugar-coated grains. No people or a person are visible; the setting suggests food offerings arranged on a plate.

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Overhead photo of a round stainless steel thali plate resting on a red and cream woven cloth on a dark wooden surface. Four compartments hold food: spiced roasted peanuts at left, a pale grain preparation with curry leaves and peanuts at upper right, cubes of watermelon at lower right, and a small steel cup of clear liquid at centre. No people, deity or ritual setting is visible.

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Overhead photo of a polished silver thali tray resting on a deep red velvet cloth. Four small metal bowls surround a central cup: orange mandarin segments at left, yellow-dusted roasted peanuts at upper right, pistachios and walnut pieces in the centre, and green sliced vegetable pieces at lower right. No people are visible; the food appears prepared as a meal or offering.

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