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A photograph of a round stainless steel plate set on a cream marble floor, holding two white idlis, a mound of dark ground powder, a small dark ball, a pale beige chutney or sauce, and a heap of white beans. A red patterned cloth lies at the top left corner. No people, deity or ritual setting is visible. A timestamp reads 25 Jan 2025 09:37:41 and the location caption reads Chennai, Kailasa Tondiorpet.

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A photograph of a naivedhyam offering on a large round steel plate lined with a green banana leaf. The plate holds idli, a white steamed cake, fried papad-like crisps, a mound of pale rice preparation, a reddish-brown sweet, and small steel bowls of sambar-like curry, a yellow lentil or vegetable side, dark brown chickpea-style legumes, and a thin brown chutney or sauce. Brass oil lamps stand at the top edge of the frame on a wooden surface. A timestamp and caption overlay in blue text at the lower right read Naivedhyam Offering. No people are visible.2026-01-05A photograph of a brass thali on a wooden surface showing food offerings. Clockwise from the upper left, a small scalloped brass bowl holds a yellow lentil or sambar-style stew with curry leaves, a large brass bowl holds several white steamed rice cakes (idlis), a small plain brass cup sits empty on the right, and a brass bowl at lower left holds a cooked dish of rice with green peas, vegetables and red chilli pieces. A pink cloth and a blue-checked fabric appear at the edges. A timestamp overlay reads 03-Jan-2026 8:06:13 am, Salem, KAILASA SALEM. No people are visible.2026-01-03A photograph of a stainless steel compartment meal tray on a dark surface, with a hand visible at the top edge. The compartments hold two small bowls of amber-brown liquid curry, a mound of plain white rice, a small bowl of white rice garnished with curry leaves, a bowl of roasted peanuts, and a portion of seasoned yellow-brown rice with spices. A timestamp in the lower right reads 19 Oct 2024 1:56:49 pm. No a person candidate is visible and no people are seen beyond the partially visible hand.2024-10-19A photograph of a naivedhyam food offering on a round steel tray lined with a green banana leaf. Small steel bowls hold rice, idli cakes, a dark brown chutney, a yellow dal-style curry, a red-orange chutney, a mixed vegetable preparation, dark brown chickpeas, and a plain white porridge. A thin papadum sits at the centre. A gold-coloured altar or stand is visible at the top edge, and a blue silk cloth lies at the right. A timestamp overlay reads 24 Dec 2025 9:38:45 am and Naivedhyam Offering. No people are visible.2025-03-06A photograph from above of a stainless steel oval plate of vegetarian food set on a red and gold brocade cloth. The plate holds plain white rice, a pale grainy quinoa-style rice, roasted brown peanuts or legumes in their shells, sauteed shredded cabbage with spices, and a heap of finely shredded raw beetroot. No people, deity murti or a person are visible; the scene shows only the offered food arranged for naivedyam.2025-04-21A photograph of a red round metal tray set with food offerings for a naivedyam, placed on an orange cloth over a tiled floor. The tray holds steel bowls of banana chips, sliced banana or plantain fry, cooked white rice, a mound of rice with seasoning and a ghee-like sheen, another bowl of white rice, a dark reddish-brown chutney or pickle, a bowl of sliced white rice cakes or pappadam-like pieces, and a small bowl of dark sauce at the top right. A timestamp and caption overlay in green text read 07-Jun-2025 9:23:19 am, KAILASA TIRUCHENGODE, chithra natchathiram, naivedyam. No people are visible.2025-07-06Photo 99217832022-02-04 +1 copiesA top-down photo of a round polished silver thali plate on a dark tiled surface. Four small metal bowls hold a round ball of mixed grain or seed sweet, a clear liquid in a small cup, a yellow-orange sambar-style soup with green herb garnish, and a mound of white rice or idli-like food. Yellow mango slices are scattered around the plate. A red and purple woven cloth with gold border edges the right side. No people are visible, and no deity, throne or ritual setting is shown.2025-03-03Overhead photo of a South Indian meal served on a brushed silver thali tray with engraved geometric borders. Four small stainless steel katoris hold sambar-like lentil stew with curry leaves in the top bowl, grated white coconut in the right bowl, a golden crisp dosa piece in the bottom bowl, and a small round dish of clear liquid on the left. The tray rests on dark tiled flooring. No people are visible.2024-12-28Overhead photo of a round stainless steel thali tray on a dark surface holding several small steel bowls of food, garnished with pink and yellow flower petals. Bowls contain cashews with rice, chickpeas in broth, two portions of semolina or upma-style dish with curry leaves and dried chilies, a finely grated coconut and spice mixture, an orange chutney or sauce, and small fried savoury cakes. Plain prasadam-style meal arrangement; no people, deity or event setting is visible.2026-01-19A 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.A round stainless steel thali tray set on a wooden table holds four small steel bowls of food: fried puffed bread or pooris in one, a brown cooked lentil or vegetable preparation in another, dark cooked beans garnished with green herbs in a third, and fluffy rice dish flecked with green coriander and seeds in the fourth. A small pink flower petal sits at the centre of the tray. No people are visible.2021-01-06