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A top-down photograph of a round polished steel offering tray, a naivedyam, placed on a dark tiled surface beside a dark stone pillar. Around the rim sit five small steel bowls: a plate of folded flatbread with a red rose petal on top, a bowl of orange lentil-style curry with green herbs, a whole red apple with a red petal beside it, a bowl of creamy milk-based pudding topped with saffron threads, and a small glass of clear water. No people are visible.

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A photograph of a round steel thali tray holding seven small steel bowls of food offerings. Clockwise from the top are cashew nuts, sliced mango, a dark curry, flatbread (parathas or rotis), a small cup of water in the centre, and sliced banana. A jewelled ornament with red and green stones and pearls sits at the right edge against a dark surface. No people are visible.2024-11-09KAILASA TORONTO, CANADA on 11/20/20202020-11-20Overhead photo of a ritual food offering on a round stainless steel thali placed on a dark countertop. Steamed white rice sits in a small steel bowl, alongside a bowl of orange vegetable curry, a yellow banana, a whole pomegranate, a small brass cup of white liquid, and two copper bowls, one holding a dark liquid with a silver-handled spoon. Above it on a gold-rimmed brass plate lie scattered pink and white flower petals. No people are visible.2021-01-08February 10 20222022-02-10KAILASA TORONTO, CANADA on 2/12/20212021-02-12Overhead photo of a stainless steel thali on a dark table over white tiles. Two ripe yellow bananas sit at the top, with steamed white rice in a small bowl on the left, a whole orange-skinned fruit with a clove in a small bowl at lower left, and a red vegetable curry in a round bowl at bottom centre. A copper cup of liquid and a brass cup of white liquid sit at right, with a brass spoon resting in a copper bowl. A brass plate at upper left holds scattered red, pink and purple flower petals. No people are visible; the scene shows food offerings laid out as a meal.2020-12-11KAILASA TORONTO, CANADA on 12/10/20202020-12-10Overhead photo of two round polished metal trays on a speckled brown stone surface, used as ritual offerings. The upper tray holds a small bowl of thin wafers or crisps, a cup with a pink flower petal and a small dark item, two bowls of pale liquid, a ripe banana and a red-and-green apple. The lower tray holds seven small metal cups containing dried fruit pieces, a dark seed or nut, cashews or almonds and walnut pieces. No people are visible, so the count is zero.2024-11-07A photograph of a steel thali tray set for an offering on a woven bamboo mat. Round steel bowls hold white rice, a brown sweet dish with raisins, a curry with vegetables, and a dark mixture with pink petals. A whole orange sits on the tray beside a copper cup of liquid, a brass cup, and scattered pink and red flower petals with a yellow flower. A brass oil lamp with a lit wick stands at the left edge on a tiled floor. No people are visible.2021-02-11Overhead photo of a food offering on a red, yellow and white patterned cloth. Two green rectangular trays hold a whole apple and a steel tumbler of pale liquid, and a flatbread (paratha) with a bowl of chopped salad of tomato and herbs. A white jasmine-like flower and a yellow rose lie among the items. On the right, a brass plate holds an orange flower, green leaves and a white flower stem, beside a brass oil lamp with a lit wick flame.2021-08-24A photograph of a stainless steel thali on a dark surface, scattered with pink and red rose petals in the background. The plate holds a bowl of yellow saffron-tinted rice with cashews or raisins and a bowl of creamy white dessert with chopped pink fruit pieces. No people are visible.2024-01-24KAILASA TORONTO, CANADA on 1/1/20212021-01-01