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A top-down photo of a round stainless steel thali plate holding many small steel bowls of food, arranged around the rim. Bowls contain idli-like white cakes, crispy fried snacks, rice dishes, a dal or sambar, chutneys, pickle, a boiled-bean dish with dried red chillies, white rice topped with dried chilli, and a small bowl of fried vegetable with curry leaves. Rose petals and small flower pieces lie among the bowls on a gold-and-red brocade cloth. A packet labelled Rice and Millet sits at the upper left corner. No people are visible.

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A photograph of a round stainless steel thali platter filled with a vegetarian South Indian meal arranged in many small bowls. Visible dishes include a dark brown chutney, a thin orange sambar with curry leaves and dried red chilies, a crisp round vada, a folded flat dosa or pancake, plain white rice, a tempered rice dish with dried chilies, a stir-fried carrot and greens poriyal, a sweet yellow kesari-style dish, a white yogurt or curd dish with carrot, a green lentil dish, and a peach-coloured gravy with greens. A maroon and gold silk cloth with a rudraksha mala lies at the top edge, and the plate rests on a silver tray over a speckled floor. No people are visible.2024-09-18A top-down photograph of a round metal thali plate arranged with a ring of small bowls around a centre of fresh chopped coriander leaves. The bowls hold white rice, a red tomato-style curry, yellow-orange grated and spiced vegetable dish topped with a dried red chilli, a reddish-brown chutney, a dark red jam-like preparation, a yellow mashed dish, a brown spiced rice with dried red chillies, a brown rice dish with a dried leaf or chilli, a creamy white yoghurt dish garnished with a red chilli and coriander, and a plate of sliced white pieces. No people are visible; the image shows only the prepared meal on the plate.2024-10-17A photograph of a large round stainless steel thali platter on a red and gold patterned cloth, holding multiple small metal bowls of food: rice dishes, a vegetable stir-fry with carrots and green beans, lentil dishes, a sambar-style curry, papadams, and a chutney. A steel pot and ladle sit at the top of the frame, and a brass vessel appears at the bottom edge. A green timestamp overlay reads 18-Sep-2024 4:36:09 AM with partial caption text. No people are visible.2024-09-18Two 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.2024-10-23KAILASA OHIO, USA on 11/14/20202020-11-14Overhead 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.2026-03-01A photograph of a silver thali tray set on a grey woven placemat over a leopard-print cloth. The round tray holds a central bowl of steamed white rice and surrounding metal katoris containing dal, a green bean and potato sabzi, carrot and vegetable preparations, a mixed rice, a plain rice pudding or kheer, a curry with cilantro garnish, and a small empty cup. No people are visible; this is a meal serving rather than a ritual scene.2022-03-14Mahashivaratri 2021Photo 99199702022-04-23 +1 copiesOverhead photo of a round stainless steel thali tray set on a maroon and gold brocade cloth over a tiled floor. Around the rim sit about ten small brass bowls of rice preparations in yellow, green, orange and cream tones, including lemon-coloured rice with curry leaves, a green herb rice, mixed vegetable rice and a brown lentil-style paste. At the centre are a small brass oil lamp or cup, a mound of white rice and a red flower petal. No people are visible.Overhead photo of a South Indian style meal served on a round stainless steel thali placed on an orange and purple striped cloth. Central bowl holds steamed white rice. Around it are small cups of dal, a vegetable curry with potato, a pale yellow sweet or pudding, a bowl of white yogurt or milk, a bowl of coconut rice or tamarind rice with curry leaves, a sweet with raisins or cashews, crisp yellow fried snacks, and a small steel tumbler of dark liquid on the left. A spoon rests on the rim. No people are visible.2022-12-06Overhead photo of two round red metal thalis set on an orange cloth on a tiled floor, holding a naivedyam offering of vegetarian food. The left thali has small steel bowls of white rice, a rice dish with mustard seeds, sliced white radish, chips, pickled vegetable, a dark chutney, and crisp round snacks. The right thali has bowls of yellow curry, green leafy chutney, dal, a dark gravy, a vegetable stir-fry, and a papad. A small steel bowl of red chutney sits between them. No people are visible. A green on-image caption reads the date and the place.2025-07-06