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Overhead photograph of a food spread on a red cloth. Bowls lined with green leaves hold, from top right, cubed fried vegetables with orange-brown spices, white crisp wafers on a leaf at top left, a pale mound of cooked rice or porridge in a perforated metal bowl at lower left, and a mixed dish of chopped vegetables and legumes at lower right. No people or a person visible; the setting suggests a ritual offering or meal.

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Overhead photograph of a festive vegetarian meal served on a bright red cloth. Several small round metal bowls with scalloped, perforated rims sit on green banana or leaf liners. Bowls hold fried potato cubes with spices, a sautéed vegetable dish with chopped green herbs and cilantro, a mixed vegetable stir-fry with yellow and green pieces, a pale creamy grain preparation, and an orange chutney or curry. Sliced cucumber and white crisp wafers or chips appear at the top, and light fried snacks at the bottom left. No people are visible.Overhead photograph of five dishes served in perforated paper bowls lined with green leaves on a bright red cloth. Top left holds a mound of pale cooked grain. Middle left has a stir-fry of mixed beans, carrot pieces and green chillies garnished with fresh coriander. Middle right shows diced yellow banana or plantain pieces sauteed with spices. Bottom left contains diced fried potato or plantain with coriander leaves. Bottom right shows a dish of sliced green gourd or vegetable with a dark spiced coating. No people, deities or ritual setting are visible.A festive meal spread on a red cloth, served on green banana leaves over brass trays and plates. Visible dishes include crisp papadums stacked at the top left, pickled or fried lotus-root-style rings, sliced cucumber, a bowl of yellow lentil curry, a dish of spiced vegetable stir-fry with peanuts, white curd with dried red chillies and mustard seeds, yellow tempered rice, and crisp wafers and chips. Small brass bowls hold condiments. No people are visible.Overhead photograph of a festive vegetarian meal served on brass and copper plates lined with green banana leaves. Clockwise from the upper left are round fried lentil or dough balls, yellow lemon-style rice garnished with green coriander and red chilli, a crisp papad on a copper dish, orange-brown tomato or lentil curry in a banana leaf cup, white rice with curry leaves and dried red chillies, and orange-red spiced rice with coriander. The plates rest on a red cloth. No people are visible.Overhead photograph of a spread of South Indian food served on brass and copper trays over a red cloth. Several items are arranged in small brass bowls and on banana leaves: yellow lemon or turmeric rice with curry leaves and red chillies, orange-brown lentil or pumpkin preparation mounded on a leaf, reddish tamarind-style rice garnished with green coriander, golden rice with dried red chillies, puffed rice, round brown fried balls at the left edge, and white rice with coriander and chillies at the bottom left. No people are visible.Top-down photograph of a festive vegetarian meal spread on brass plates set over a red cloth. Several items are served on fresh green banana leaves: a yellow spiced rice dish with curry leaves, a heap of white flaky chips, a plate of sliced cucumber, a dish of yellow-brown spiced vegetables, and a bowl of white coconut-style chutney garnished with dried red chillies. Round pressed crackers in a ring pattern and thin crisp papadums sit alongside, with a small bowl of orange curry at the bottom edge. No people are visible.Overhead photograph of a vegetarian meal served on brass plates and in small brass bowls lined with green banana leaves on a red cloth. Visible dishes include round brown laddu-like balls, a bowl of yellow tamarind or lemon rice garnished with cilantro, white rice topped with curry leaves, dried red chillies and mustard seeds, a thick orange-brown curry or chutney, and puffed rice mixed with fried spices. No people are visible.A close-up photo of a festive food spread on a red cloth. In the upper left, fried okra-like pieces sit on a green banana leaf inside a metal plate. In the center, a small steel bowl holds cubes of spiced golden-brown fried potato or paneer-like pieces. At the upper right, a bowl of yellow dal or curry rests on a leaf. At the lower left, white jalebi-like lacy rings lie on a banana leaf over a metal tray, and at the lower right a plate holds white rice-based items. No people are visible.Overhead photograph of a festive meal spread on a deep red cloth. Brass plates and bowls hold rice dishes, lentil curries and a yellow dal, arranged in small cups lined with green banana leaves. Crisp fried snacks, pappadam-style chips, spiral rice crackers and puffed savouries sit on the right and left edges. No people are visible; the image shows food offerings only, as typically prepared for a ritual meal.Overhead photograph of a festive meal served on banana leaves over a red cloth. Clockwise from top right: carrot and peas fried rice in a leaf-lined bowl, a mound of plain white rice with a small bowl of puffed rice or pop-style grains above it, a pile of brown spiced rice with curry leaves and dark whole spices at the bottom, a bowl of cabbage and grated vegetable rice at right, and round sliced cucumber on the lower left next to a plate of golden fried fritters or vadas on the left edge. No people are visible; the scene shows food offerings arranged for an annadan-style meal.Overhead photograph of a round brass thali tray on a red cloth, holding four small brass bowls lined with green banana leaves. The bowls contain yellow tamarind rice garnished with green coriander and red chillies, a second rice dish with red chilli and green leaves, a reddish puffed rice mixture, and crisp white rice wafers. Fresh green banana leaves frame the tray edges.Overhead photo of a ritual food offering laid on a red cloth. Brass and steel bowls hold rice, a yellow lentil dish, a red-brown vegetable curry with green herbs, fried okra, papad and fried snacks, many set on green banana leaves. Baskets of rose petals, brass pots, a conch shell, a brass lamp stand and small bowls of kumkum and turmeric powder surround the spread. No people are visible.