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Overhead photo of a polished stainless steel thali plate on a patterned rug holding small steel bowls of food: fried vegetable fritters in the upper left, fried dough balls in the upper right, two steamed or pan-cooked savoury cakes in the lower left and right, and a bowl of white yogurt or rice-based dish at the bottom centre. Additional steel plates with food are visible at the top edge and a brass vessel appears at the bottom left. No people are visible.

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Overhead photo of a polished silver thali plate arranged with several small steel cups holding food offerings. Visible items include plain white rice dusted with green powder, fried golden fritters, sliced ripe bananas, a small glass of water, a cup of white milk garnished with yellow flower petals, and rice topped with a dark brown cooked relish. Scattered white tissue paper, petals and a few dried herbs surround the plate on a black surface. No people are visible.2024-09-14Overhead photo of a round stainless steel thali on a tiger-striped rug, holding five small steel cups filled with folded golden-brown dosa-style pancakes and one cup of pale spiced cake topped with yellow garnish. A red and gold silk textile with an ornate silver-beaded necklace lies at upper right, and more steel dishes with fried snacks appear at the left edge. No people are visible.2020-11-14A photograph of a red round metal tray set with food offerings for a naivedyam, placed on an orange cloth over a tiled floor. The tray holds steel bowls of banana chips, sliced banana or plantain fry, cooked white rice, a mound of rice with seasoning and a ghee-like sheen, another bowl of white rice, a dark reddish-brown chutney or pickle, a bowl of sliced white rice cakes or pappadam-like pieces, and a small bowl of dark sauce at the top right. A timestamp and caption overlay in green text read 07-Jun-2025 9:23:19 am, KAILASA TIRUCHENGODE, chithra natchathiram, naivedyam. No people are visible.2025-07-06A top-down photo of a round stainless steel thali plate with seven compartments set on a blue shimmer-striped cloth. Clockwise from the top: crisp fried papad-like pieces, a golden chutney or stewed fruit preparation, a mound of white chickpeas (chana), cooked grated vegetable with onion, white grated coconut or curd-like paste, and fried fritters or sweets soaking in a dark syrup in the centre cup, with thin fried strips in a cup at the left. No people, deities or ritual fire are visible; the offering is a food plate.2025-08-27Overhead 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.2022-12-06KAILASA HOUSTON, USA on 8/30/20222022-08-30 +1 copiesOverhead photo of a round plate with several small bowls of South Indian vegetarian food. Two bowls hold soft white idlis, one at top and one at left. A right-side bowl contains white coconut chutney topped with a green curry leaf and mustard seeds. A bottom bowl holds a yellow vegetable sambar with carrot, potato and drumstick pieces. A small empty bowl sits at the centre. The plate rests on a surface with gold-embossed metal items at the top edge. No people are visible.2022-01-23A top-down photograph of a round stainless steel thali plate holding five food offerings in small steel bowls. Upper centre is a bowl of white porridge-like rice topped with chopped yellow vegetables and curry leaves. Right is a bowl of finely chopped yellow vegetable stir-fry with curry leaves. Left is a bowl of yellow vegetable curry in thin gravy. Lower right is a bowl of yellow-golden grain or lentil mash. A small empty steel bowl sits at lower centre. A brass vessel is visible at the upper left edge on a tiled floor. No people are visible.2025-08-22A top-down photo of a meal served on a round stainless steel thali plate placed on a cardboard surface. Four small stainless steel bowls hold food: a bowl of curried vegetables with potato and green chilies in yellow-brown sauce at left, a bowl of white coconut rice garnished with cashews at upper right, a bowl of yellow lemon-style rice with cashews at bottom, and a small bowl of pale pudding or sweet at center. Green leaves and a book with orange cover reading Living Enlightenment sit at the upper right corner. No people are visible.Overhead 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 SAN JOSE, USA on 7/3/20222022-07-03 +3 copiesA round stainless steel thali tray set on a wooden table holds four small steel bowls of food: fried puffed bread or pooris in one, a brown cooked lentil or vegetable preparation in another, dark cooked beans garnished with green herbs in a third, and fluffy rice dish flecked with green coriander and seeds in the fourth. A small pink flower petal sits at the centre of the tray. No people are visible.2021-01-06