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Overhead 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.

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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.Overhead photo of a round stainless steel thali on a red and white woven cloth. Around the plate are small steel bowls holding yellow dal, a green vegetable stir-fry with bell pepper and okra, plain white rice, lemon-yellow tempered rice, a white rice dish flecked with cumin, and a small bowl of yellow pickle or chutney. No people are visible, and the scene shows only a meal laid out on the plate.Overhead photo of a round stainless steel thali plate set on a red cloth. 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No people are visible.Overhead 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 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 round polished stainless-steel thali plate on a woven placemat over a leopard-print cloth. Nine compartments hold vegetarian food: okra stir-fry, plain white rice, lemon or tamarind-spiced rice, a yellow dal, green beans, a bowl of plain yogurt, a bowl of clear liquid, and a brown rice dish with a spoon resting in it. No people, no deity or ritual setting visible.2022-06-11 +1 copiesOverhead photo of two polished silver thali plates set on a red and gold patterned cloth. The upper plate holds five small steel bowls with white curd or yogurt, plain white rice, and rice dishes tinted yellow and brown with peanuts and curry leaves. The lower plate holds several steel bowls of rice preparations, one with white curd, one with green-speckled rice, and one with a pink flower petal placed on the rim. A brass oil lamp with a lit wick sits at the left edge. 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