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A photograph of a traditional South Indian meal served on a green banana leaf placed on a white tablecloth. The leaf holds crisp papadums, two flatbreads that look like thick pooris or dosas, a mound of yellow lemon or turmeric rice, a white dollop of yogurt, a mixed vegetable curry, a small heap of red chutney, cucumber and tomato slices, and a bowl of colourful rice salad. Four to five small white bowls of thin lentil soup, sambar or rasam sit at the top right. Partial dishes appear at the lower right and bottom edge, with a piece of sweet on the lower left. No people are visible.

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December 19 20122012-12-19 +1 copiesA photograph of a traditional South Indian style meal served on a large green banana leaf, with no people visible. Plates of rice, a mound of yellow dal or sambar, crisp papadum, poori-like flatbreads, a fried vada, pickles, pomegranate seeds, grated coconut-style dry vegetables and a small piece of cheese-like paneer are arranged across the leaf. Four small white paper cups of thin soup or rasam stand at the left edge. A red, orange and black striped woven cloth forms the backdrop behind the leaf. The food is presented as an offering for the Maheshwara Puja ritual.2016-12-18September 21 20162016-09-21A served vegetarian meal on a large green banana leaf placed on a pale tiled floor with an orange cloth edge at the bottom. Four small white paper cups hold chutney, a golden syrup or sauce, a white liquid and a thin drink. Around the leaf are a large puffed poori, fried vada, a folded dosa, sliced banana and pieces of fruit, rice, dal, curried vegetables and chutney, plus a heap of yellow spiced rice and a sweet with nuts. No people are visible and no one is identifiable in the scene.2013-05-20A traditional South Indian vegetarian meal served on a large green banana leaf on a white surface. Heaps of white rice, yellow dal-style curry, pink raita, spiced vegetables, a crispy fried item, papadam, a whole ripe banana, a flatbread roti and sweet and savory sauces sit on the leaf, with small white paper cups holding beverages, yogurt and liquids around its edges. At the bottom edge, a corner of orange-saffron cloth is visible. The image shows food offering arranged for a devotional meal.2013-07-14 +1 copiesMarch 11 20152015-03-11 +1 copiesOverhead photo of a traditional South Indian meal served on a large green banana leaf on a white surface. Scattered portions include yellow sweet crumble, a round sweet ball, white sugar pearls, roasted groundnuts or chickpeas, pale coconut slices, a ring of murukku-style snack, orange carrot and green bean poriyal, a dark chutney, a golden puri-style flatbread, white grated coconut rice, a red vegetable curry, and a brown pickle. No people are visible. The a person field is none because no candidate appears in the image.2013-07-21 +1 copiesOverhead photograph of a traditional South Indian meal served on a green banana leaf placed on a woven mat. On the upper leaf are a mound of yellow lemon-style rice, a round flatbread with dark scorch marks, a brown curry in a bowl-like spread, a heap of white steamed rice, a portion of brown dal-style rice with carrot and a curry leaf, and a small dish of mixed vegetable poriyal with carrot, peas and beans. On the lower leaf are two paper cups of white liquid, orange pickle pieces, a fried crisp, a dark chutney, a yellow mash, and a boiled egg. A faint purple logo appears at the top left corner.2012-07-08A photograph from above of a traditional South Indian vegetarian meal served on a large green banana leaf placed on a pale tiled floor. The leaf holds rice, a pappadam, a folded flatbread, a dal, a red chutney, vegetable curries, fried vadas, a pickle, a sweet preparation, a sweet porridge, and three small white cups holding sambar, curd and a thin broth. No people are visible. This is a food arrangement, not a ritual scene.2011-07-20Overhead photo of a banana-leaf meal laid out on a white tiled floor. A hand at the upper left reaches toward the leaf. The leaf holds small mounds of rice, a crisp papad, pickles and chutneys in red and dark brown, grated carrot, a scoop of white curd or ice cream, sweets, jaggery-like pieces, sesame or puffed grains, and a few scattered pearl-like balls. Two small bowls of thin brown liquid and a clear glass sit at the edge. No people's faces are visible and no a person candidate is shown.2015-03-11 +1 copiesJuly 20 20112011-07-20 +2 copiesA photograph of a traditional South Indian meal served on two green banana leaves placed on a tiled floor. The leaves hold small heaps of food: fried sweet and savoury snacks, a golden vada, dried fruit and nuts such as cashews and raisins, a fine grey powder, dark brown and black chutneys or jaggery preparations, coarse carrot salad, a spiced rice dish with lentils, grated coconut, a dollop of white rice, a red tomato pickle, crisp pappadams and a yellow vegetable curry. No people are visible, and the page's a person reference is not reflected in the image.2013-09-05 +1 copies