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Overhead photo of two round polished silver-toned metal trays on a stainless steel counter, holding food offerings in small cylindrical cups. The upper tray has six cups with rice dishes, a yellow-green mixed preparation, a brown lentil or chutney-like dish, a dark reddish-brown sauce, a golden liquid, and a pale cream sweet pudding with nuts. The lower tray has seven cups: rice mixed with dal and vegetables, rice with brown powdered toppings, a golden liquid in a small central cup, rice with white curd, and rice with more brown powder. No people are visible.

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Overhead photo of two round stainless steel trays on a steel counter holding small cups of food served over white rice. The upper tray has five cups: yogurt rice at the top, a dark green-brown vegetable curry, a chickpea dish, a mixed salad of peanuts, corn and red and green pepper, and shredded coconut topped with a spiced powder. The lower tray has cups of sweet rice topped with sugar or powdered jaggery, sliced almonds, a cup of milky liquid, and shredded coconut with sugar. No people, deity or ritual setting is visible.2026-03-05A photograph of food offerings arranged on two stainless steel trays on a metal table. The left tray holds several silver bowls containing white curd or yogurt, chickpeas, a yellow-and-brown rice preparation, a dark brown spiced dish, and orange-red powdered rice. The right tray holds smaller bowls of white rice with powders in yellow, brown and grey tones, a pale liquid in a small cup, and a bowl of mixed grains. A red cloth is visible at the top left and a steel vessel with a lid sits at the top right. No people are visible.2026-01-20Photo 99179932022-06-22 +1 copiesOverhead photo of two round stainless steel thali trays on a metal table, set with small steel cups of food offerings. The upper tray holds a yellow-tinged dish, a spiced rice preparation with leaf garnish, a brown lentil or dal preparation, fried golden snacks, and a pale liquid in a cup with a small plain water cup. The lower tray holds cups of white rice topped with orange, golden and brown powdered or spiced preparations, a cup of white yogurt or milk with saffron threads, and a lotus-like leaf garnish at its edge. A metal plate and a partly visible brass item sit at the right edge, and a red cloth appears at the lower left. No people are visible.2026-01-01Overhead photo of a temple food offering laid out on two round polished steel thalis on a stainless steel counter. The upper tray holds five small steel cups of vegetable and rice preparations: orange carrot pieces, green beans, a dark brown lentil-style mash, and cooked greens. The lower tray holds seven cups of rice dishes in varied colours, including a pale plain rice, a golden-brown crumbled preparation, a green herbal powder, an orange spiced crumble, a cup of clear liquid, and a cup of rice with peanuts and corn. A large steel lid or dome stands at left beside a red cloth edge and a small pink petal. No people are visible.2024-11-13Two round stainless steel trays photographed from above on a steel surface, filled with small steel bowls of food. The upper tray holds seven bowls: rice mixed with cooked green vegetables, a yellow mashed preparation, a pale rice and herb mix, green chutney, a dark spiced powder, and bowls of rice with vegetables. The lower tray holds a round green-flecked rice ball, a bowl of white porridge-like rice, a small clear glass of water, a creamy white liquid with a seed, and a bowl of yellow spiced rice. No people are visible, and no deities, a person or ritual setting appear in the frame.2024-10-23A top-down photo of two round stainless steel trays on a dark surface, each holding small steel bowls of food. The upper tray has six bowls of rice preparations in pink, yellow, white, dark and orange-speckled tones, with a central bowl of plain white rice and a rose petal at the edge. The lower tray has bowls of dark red shredded food, a brown broth, a bowl of golden oil or ghee, a bowl of orange grated carrot-like mix, a bowl of yellow-green lentil or vegetable mash, and a bowl of reddish-brown fried or spiced food. A small rose petal lies near the lower tray. No people are visible.2025-08-02KAILASA HOUSTON, USA on 8/13/20222022-08-13 +1 copiesKAILASA HOUSTON, USA on 8/20/20222022-08-20 +1 copiesKAILASA HOUSTON, USA on 6/16/20222022-06-16 +1 copiesOverhead photo of a temple offering spread on silver thalis and bowls over a red patterned cloth. A lit silver oil lamp with a flame sits at upper left beside a small silver cup holding salt and a bowl with a garlic clove. Bowls hold rice dishes including yellow lemon rice, white rice, tamarind-style rice, and brown syrup or jaggery, and a banana-leaf serving. No people are visible.2022-03-22KAILASA HOUSTON, USA on 7/9/20222022-07-09 +1 copies