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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.

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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.2026-03-01Overhead 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.2024-11-13Overhead photo of two round silver-toned metal trays on a stainless steel counter filled with small metal bowls of prepared rice dishes. The upper tray holds seven bowls: coconut-dusted rice, a bowl of white liquid, dark grapes, and rice mixed with golden and tan powders. The lower tray holds yellow corn and vegetable rice, orange spiced rice, a green-flecked rice, brown spiced rice and mixed rice with nuts. A red cloth sits at the lower left edge and a silver vessel at the right edge. No people are visible.2026-01-25Overhead photo of two round silver-toned metal thalis on a grey stainless steel counter. The upper tray holds four small metal cups filled with rice dishes, including vegetable rice with corn and greens, a dark stew, and cooked rice with vegetables. The larger lower tray has seven cups of rice topped with varied preparations: green and yellow powders, a brown crumbly mix, creamy yogurt, and a small cup of white liquid, with rose petals scattered on the trays. No people are visible.2024-10-11Two 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.2024-10-23Overhead photo of two round stainless steel thalis on a steel prep surface, serving vegetarian food. The upper thali holds a cup of white rice pudding or kheer, yellow sweet kheer with saffron, a cup of white curd or yogurt, a cup of vegetable rice with yellow spiced pieces, and a small water glass. The lower thali has a cup of plain white rice, a cup of brown spiced powder, a cup of green herb powder, a cup of cooked green beans or okra, a cup of yellow sweet rice with raisins, a cup of dry brown spice mix, and a central pile of white shredded food. No people are visible, and the arrangement is food only.2024-11-21Overhead photo of two round stainless steel trays of food offerings on a steel surface. Small steel cups hold cooked rice topped with various preparations: coconut-and-nut rice, a brown lentil or chutney-like dish, sweet tamarind-tinged mixed legumes, yogurt, sliced almonds, and powdered grains or sugar. A ripe banana lies among the cups, and red rose petals rest on two cups. Its setting resembles a prasadam or annadan offering arranged for devotion. No people are visible.2025-12-26A 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.2026-01-20Overhead 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.2026-01-01KAILASA HOUSTON, USA on 1/21/20222022-01-21Photo 82836792022-07-02 +1 copiesOverhead photo of two round stainless steel thalis on a stainless steel counter, filled with small bowls of vegetarian food. The left thali holds several bowls of powdered and crumbled dry preparations, a bowl of mixed nuts and peanuts in oil, and a yellow flower petal at its edge. The right thali holds bowls of green-speckled crumbly chutney, a bowl of plain white rice, a bowl of yellow scrambled-looking dish, a bowl of peas with diced onion and vegetables, and a small glass of water. No people are visible.2024-12-23