Overhead photo of a round stainless steel thali plate resting on a red and cream woven cloth on a dark wooden surface. Four compartments hold food: spiced roasted peanuts at left, a pale grain preparation with curry leaves and peanuts at upper right, cubes of watermelon at lower right, and a small steel cup of clear liquid at centre. No people, deity or ritual setting is visible. - Nithyanandapedia

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Overhead photo of a round stainless steel thali plate resting on a red and cream woven cloth on a dark wooden surface. Four compartments hold food: spiced roasted peanuts at left, a pale grain preparation with curry leaves and peanuts at upper right, cubes of watermelon at lower right, and a small steel cup of clear liquid at centre. No people, deity or ritual setting is visible.

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Overhead photo of a round stainless steel plate on a red and white patterned cloth. Three small steel bowls hold yellow ghee or oil, a dark liquid with whole pale nuts or seeds, and cut pieces of watermelon. A small empty steel cup sits between them. No people are visible.

Overhead photo of a food offering spread on a dark cloth with red and pink embroidery. A halved watermelon sits centrally on a steel plate, its red flesh showing black seeds. Around it are steel bowls of cooked grain with green herbs at left, fried savory snacks or fritters in a bowl at lower left, white curd or rice with mustard seeds at lower right, and green limes and fried items at upper right. No people or deities are visible, and no ritual activity can be confirmed from the image itself.

A top-down photo of a meal served on a round stainless steel thali plate placed on a cardboard surface. Four small stainless steel bowls hold food: a bowl of curried vegetables with potato and green chilies in yellow-brown sauce at left, a bowl of white coconut rice garnished with cashews at upper right, a bowl of yellow lemon-style rice with cashews at bottom, and a small bowl of pale pudding or sweet at center. Green leaves and a book with orange cover reading Living Enlightenment sit at the upper right corner. No people are visible.

A top-down photo of a round stainless steel thali plate resting on a red satin cloth. Four small steel bowls hold sliced ripe mango topped with a mint leaf, a mound of brown sweet halwa-like dish, yellow savoury rice with cilantro leaves, and a mix of cashews, almonds and dark raisins. A small steel cup of water with a mint leaf sits in the centre. No people or deities are visible; the arrangement appears to be a prasadam offering.

A top-down photograph of a round stainless steel thali plate holding five food offerings in small steel bowls. Upper centre is a bowl of white porridge-like rice topped with chopped yellow vegetables and curry leaves. Right is a bowl of finely chopped yellow vegetable stir-fry with curry leaves. Left is a bowl of yellow vegetable curry in thin gravy. Lower right is a bowl of yellow-golden grain or lentil mash. A small empty steel bowl sits at lower centre. A brass vessel is visible at the upper left edge on a tiled floor. No people are visible.

Overhead 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.

A photograph of an offering on a polished silver-toned oval tray resting on a yellow cloth. Three thick wedges of red watermelon with green rind occupy the left side. A stainless steel bowl holds rice mixed with vegetables including orange carrot pieces, green peas and yellow spiced grains. Behind them sits a small copper cup filled with a clear liquid. A dried purple petal lies at the upper left edge of the cloth. No people are visible.

Overhead photo of a round stainless steel thali plate set on a red cloth. Four stainless steel bowls hold food: a bowl of yellow-orange potato and tomato curry at top left, a bowl of saffron-yellow rice at top right, a bowl of cooked yellow lentils or peas at bottom left, and a bowl of thin brown lentil broth at bottom right. A small steel cup of clear liquid with saffron threads sits in the centre. No people are visible.

Overhead photo of a round stainless steel thali on a red and cream patterned cloth. Bowls hold saffron-yellow pulao with cashews and green beans on the left, plain white rice with peas and carrot at the top, mixed dry fruits and nuts including almonds, pistachios, cashews and pecans on the right, a small steel cup of water in the centre, and a small bowl with a square green sweet at the bottom. No people or deities are visible.

KAILASA HOUSTON, USA on 4/9/2021

Overhead photo of a round stainless steel thali plate on a red cloth printed with mantra-like text. Three steel bowls hold food: a dark brown sweet halwa-like preparation topped with cashews and raisins at the top, yellow spiced rice with corn, peas, cashews and raisins at lower left, and sautéed green vegetable strips at lower right. A small copper cup sits at the centre. No people are visible.

Overhead photo of a round polished stainless steel plate set on a deep red velvet cloth, holding four small steel bowls and a whole red apple. The top bowl holds roasted peanuts, the lower-left bowl holds diced pale green vegetable such as cucumber or chayote, and the lower-right bowl holds a yellowish mashed preparation. The red apple sits at the bottom edge of the plate. No people are visible.