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A top-down photo of a steel thali plate holding a meal: a bowl of yellow dal with a metal spoon, a bowl of white steamed rice sprinkled with saffron threads, a small steel cup of golden ghee or oil with saffron strands, a bowl of diced green cucumber-like vegetable dressed with turmeric, and a small bowl holding a pale round sweet or offering topped with saffron. Beside the plate sit a cardboard box, a green leaf and a book with an orange cover reading Living Enlightenment by Paramahamsa Nithyananda. No people are visible.

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Overhead photo of a round stainless steel thali on a white board. Bowls hold dal in yellow-brown broth, yellow potato curry garnished with cilantro, cumin-flecked yellow rice, plain white steamed rice, a small mound of orange sweet with almond, and a salad of cucumber, tomato and cilantro. A copper tumbler sits at right. Beneath the plate lies a red cloth with partly visible printed script.2024-06-09A top-down view of a round stainless steel thali plate resting on a red satin cloth with gold trim. Two small bowls of dal are visible: yellow dal on the left and a darker brown lentil curry on the right, both garnished with fresh cilantro leaves. A mound of white steamed rice sits in a bowl at lower left, a small bowl holds clarified butter or ghee with a green leaf at lower right, and a small cup of liquid with saffron threads sits at centre. Two silver spoons rest on the plate edge. No people are visible.Overhead photo of a steel thali plate served on a red and pink woven cloth. Around the rim sit a small bowl of chickpea curry, a bowl of saffron-flecked water or liquid, a bowl of pulao rice with carrot and peas, a bowl of yellow dal with cumin seeds, and a small steel cup holding a square of orange sweet. No people or deities are visible; the scene is a plated vegetarian meal.2024-03-08Overhead photo of a round stainless steel thali plate on a red and white embroidered cloth, holding a meal of several small steel bowls. Clockwise from top left: spiced potato dish with cilantro, a bowl of black chickpeas and dark beans with dried red chillies, a small bowl of chopped tomato, onion and cilantro salad, a bowl of brown sweet paste topped with a cashew, a bowl of yellow dal with cilantro, a mound of white steamed rice, a bowl of green vegetable stir-fry with cilantro, and a small cup of clear liquid with saffron threads. 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.2024-08-07Top-down photo of a round stainless steel thali plate resting on a red and cream woven cloth on a dark wooden surface. Around the rim sit a bowl of yellow dal with green herbs, a mound of white steamed rice, a bowl of yellow turmeric-tinged rice, a bowl of diced orange fruit, a small copper cup of liquid, a small square of sweet, and a dish of two dates. No people are visible, and there is no visible figure or portrait; the setting suggests a shared sacred meal.2024-02-09Overhead photo of a stainless steel thali plate served on a red and cream patterned cloth placed over a white surface on a wooden table. The plate holds white steamed rice in a round bowl, a bowl of yellow dal, a bowl of darker brown lentil curry, a small cup of clear liquid with a red mark, a small green block of food, and a bowl of mixed potato and leafy green vegetable dish. No people are visible.2024-09-08Overhead photo of a round stainless steel thali on a red and white woven cloth. Clockwise from upper left: a bowl of yellow dal, a bowl of plain white steamed rice, a small bowl of blueberries, a small steel cup of clear water in the centre, and a bowl of yellow vegetable curry with pieces of squash or potato. No people are visible and no ritual activity, deity or a person depiction appears in the frame.Overhead photo of a round stainless steel thali plate set on a red cloth and a blue book. Clockwise from the top: a bowl of yellow dal, a bowl of plain white rice, a bowl of yellow vegetable pulao with peas and chickpeas, a round orange laddu in a small steel bowl, a small bowl of crumbly sweet, and a copper cup at the centre. The red cloth bears printed Sanskrit-style script, and the blue book has partial printed text. No people are visible.Overhead photo of a stainless steel thali on a bright red cloth. Four steel bowls hold steamed white rice garnished with saffron strands and a clove, a yellow potato and green pea curry, dry-spiced potato cubes, and brown chickpeas. A small steel cup of golden liquid, possibly ghee or oil with saffron threads, sits in the center. No people, deities or ritual setting are visible; the image shows a vegetarian meal served on a platter.2024-06-07Overhead photo of a steel thali plate set on a cardboard box and a laptop. The plate holds a bowl of yellow dal with a spoon, a bowl of sabudana-style tapioca khichdi with peanuts and dried red chillies, a small cup of golden ghee or oil with saffron strands, and a small bowl with a pale round sweet garnished with saffron. A blue cushion sits at the upper left, and a book titled Living Enlightenment with an orange-clad portrait on its cover lies at the upper right beside a wooden stand and a small matchbox. 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.