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A close photograph of a large brass thali on a red cloth, heaped with assorted fried foods: golden battered vegetable fritters, dark crisp-fried pieces, green leafy pakoras and round browned fritters. Behind it sit several smaller silver-rimmed plates holding light-coloured rice or sweet preparations and a pale liquid. No people are visible; the frame shows only food offerings on the table.

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A photograph of a festive spread of food laid out on a red cloth. Large brass plates and small brass bowls hold yellow and orange savouries, fried spiral snacks, round fried balls, puffed poori bread, and several rice dishes with vegetables and peas, many set on green leaves. No people are visible.December 26 20152015-12-26Overhead photograph of a festive food spread on a red cloth at a Navaratri Durga Puja offering. Brass platters hold yellow fried snacks, crisp puris, and dishes of savory rice or grain with green herbs and vegetables in small woven baskets lined with green leaves. Round fried dumplings and crisp fried strands sit on a leaf in the upper area. No people are visible.Overhead photograph of a festive meal served on banana leaves over a red cloth. Clockwise from top right: carrot and peas fried rice in a leaf-lined bowl, a mound of plain white rice with a small bowl of puffed rice or pop-style grains above it, a pile of brown spiced rice with curry leaves and dark whole spices at the bottom, a bowl of cabbage and grated vegetable rice at right, and round sliced cucumber on the lower left next to a plate of golden fried fritters or vadas on the left edge. No people are visible; the scene shows food offerings arranged for an annadan-style meal.Overhead photograph of a vegetarian meal served on brass plates and in small brass bowls lined with green banana leaves on a red cloth. Visible dishes include round brown laddu-like balls, a bowl of yellow tamarind or lemon rice garnished with cilantro, white rice topped with curry leaves, dried red chillies and mustard seeds, a thick orange-brown curry or chutney, and puffed rice mixed with fried spices. No people are visible.A photograph of a buffet-style spread of vegetarian food on a dark wooden table against a pale yellow wall. Seven stainless steel bowls hold fried snacks, papadums, sweet rice-flour balls with nuts, plain white rice with herbs, a brown lentil or grain preparation and a reddish-brown spiced dish. A foil food tray sits at the left edge. No people are visible.2020-12-26Overhead photograph of a food spread on a red cloth. Bowls lined with green leaves hold, from top right, cubed fried vegetables with orange-brown spices, white crisp wafers on a leaf at top left, a pale mound of cooked rice or porridge in a perforated metal bowl at lower left, and a mixed dish of chopped vegetables and legumes at lower right. No people or a person visible; the setting suggests a ritual offering or meal.Overhead photograph of a spread of South Indian food served on brass and copper trays over a red cloth. Several items are arranged in small brass bowls and on banana leaves: yellow lemon or turmeric rice with curry leaves and red chillies, orange-brown lentil or pumpkin preparation mounded on a leaf, reddish tamarind-style rice garnished with green coriander, golden rice with dried red chillies, puffed rice, round brown fried balls at the left edge, and white rice with coriander and chillies at the bottom left. No people are visible.Overhead photo of a festive meal served on steel plates and banana leaves over a red cloth. Clockwise from the left: rice dishes with peas and yellow spices, a golden fried-rice preparation, rice topped with cucumber rounds in a leaf cup, a bowl of savoury puffed snacks, and flat fried breads at the lower left. No people are visible.Overhead photograph of a festive vegetarian meal served on brass and copper plates lined with green banana leaves. Clockwise from the upper left are round fried lentil or dough balls, yellow lemon-style rice garnished with green coriander and red chilli, a crisp papad on a copper dish, orange-brown tomato or lentil curry in a banana leaf cup, white rice with curry leaves and dried red chillies, and orange-red spiced rice with coriander. The plates rest on a red cloth. No people are visible.Photograph of many small brass bowls arranged in rows on a cloth-covered table, each filled with savoury snacks: orange and yellow fried noodle-like snacks, round brown fried balls, square fried cracker pieces, cashews and fresh curry leaves scattered over several bowls.2019-12-27 +1 copiesJanuary 24 20242024-01-24