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Overhead photo of a steel thali plate set on a cardboard box and a laptop. The plate holds a bowl of yellow dal with a spoon, a bowl of sabudana-style tapioca khichdi with peanuts and dried red chillies, a small cup of golden ghee or oil with saffron strands, and a small bowl with a pale round sweet garnished with saffron. A blue cushion sits at the upper left, and a book titled Living Enlightenment with an orange-clad portrait on its cover lies at the upper right beside a wooden stand and a small matchbox. No people are visible.

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Overhead photo of a round stainless steel thali on a bright red cloth. Four steel bowls hold offerings: a small yellow sweet ball at upper left, a small cup of pale liquid with saffron threads floating in it at centre, a heap of semolina-style sweet dish studded with yellow corn kernels and topped with a dried red chilli at right, and a mixed plate of cashews, almonds, pistachios and dried berries at bottom. No people or deity forms visible.2024-05-07Overhead photo of a round polished stainless steel thali on a red cloth. Four small steel bowls hold food: a yellow sweet disc topped with a pistachio slice and saffron strands at upper left, a small plain water cup at centre, yellow saffron-tinted rice or kheer at upper right, and an amber-orange liquid. No people or a person visible; a wooden table edge and part of a box with partial lettering appear at the top.2024-08-07Overhead photo of a polished stainless steel thali on a red velvet cloth. Four small metal bowls hold offerings: a bowl of golden-green liquid with a green leaf floating on top, a small bowl of clear liquid with a red streak, a bowl of coarse brown granular material, and a bowl of white puffed seeds dotted with red. A silver conch-shaped vessel and a copper cup with reddish powder sit at the upper right edge. No people are visible.2024-10-21A top-down photo of a steel thali plate holding a meal: a bowl of yellow dal with a metal spoon, a bowl of white steamed rice sprinkled with saffron threads, a small steel cup of golden ghee or oil with saffron strands, a bowl of diced green cucumber-like vegetable dressed with turmeric, and a small bowl holding a pale round sweet or offering topped with saffron. Beside the plate sit a cardboard box, a green leaf and a book with an orange cover reading Living Enlightenment by Paramahamsa Nithyananda. No people are visible.Overhead photo of a polished silver thali resting on a red and white patterned cloth. A large bowl holds clarified yellow ghee with a dark date floating on top. Smaller cups hold cashews and raisins, a golden mashed sweet with sliced almonds, and a small copper cup. No people or a person appear in the frame.2024-02-10Overhead photo of a steel thali plate on a red cloth holding prasadam offerings: a bowl of savory rice with peanuts and herbs garnished with coriander, a bowl of creamy kheer-like pudding with coriander sprigs, a bowl of sweet yellow halwa-style dish with cashews, raisins and saffron threads, a small steel cup of clarified ghee topped with a mint leaf, and a bowl of mixed dry fruits and nuts including cashews, almonds, pistachios and raisins. No people are visible.2024-04-07Overhead photo of a stainless steel thali on a bright red cloth, holding a vegetarian meal in small steel bowls. Top left, okra cut into pieces and sauteed with spices. Top right, a thin golden broth with small yellow cubes of potato-like vegetable. Centre, a small cup of ghee or clarified butter topped with saffron threads. Bottom left, rice mixed with red kidney beans and turmeric yellow. Bottom right, lemon or tamarind-style rice with mustard seeds and peanuts. A silver spoon rests on the plate. No people are visible.2024-07-07Overhead photo of a round stainless steel thali plate set on a red cloth and a blue book. Clockwise from the top: a bowl of yellow dal, a bowl of plain white rice, a bowl of yellow vegetable pulao with peas and chickpeas, a round orange laddu in a small steel bowl, a small bowl of crumbly sweet, and a copper cup at the centre. The red cloth bears printed Sanskrit-style script, and the blue book has partial printed text. No people are visible.Overhead photo of a stainless steel thali on a bright red cloth. Clockwise from top left: a bowl of cooked green beans with cilantro garnish, a bowl of yellow mashed or cooked grain topped with cilantro, a small bowl of clear liquid ghee or oil with saffron threads, a dark brown thick lentil or dal broth with saffron threads, and a small bowl holding a round ball of ground grain sprinkled with saffron. No people are visible.KAILASA HOUSTON, USA on 4/9/20212021-04-09Overhead photograph of a round stainless steel thali on a red and white woven cloth. Four small steel bowls hold offerings: a bowl of dark liquid with pale sliced pieces (likely a sweet or drink), a small cup of clear yellow liquid with a saffron strand floating on it, a bowl of cashew nuts and golden raisins, and a bowl holding a square yellow block (possibly ghee or sweet). No people, deities or ritual performers are visible, so this shows food and offering items on a plate rather than an identifiable event.A round stainless steel thali plate sits on a bright red cloth, holding a meal of several small steel bowls. On the left, a bowl of turmeric-yellow rice tempered with mustard seeds and dried red chillies. On the upper right, a bowl of white creamy rice with cumin seeds and a dried red chilli laid across it. At the centre bottom is a small bowl of water with a few saffron strands, and at the bottom a bowl with three dark dried dates. No people are visible.