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Close photo of a small dried leaf plate holding a mound of cooked white rice, resting on a coral-orange woven cloth beside a green leaf. A blurred ochre surface edges the left side. No people are visible; the food offering is the main subject.

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A top-down photograph of an offering plate on a striped red, orange, yellow and blue woven cloth. A round polished metal plate holds five leaf bowls filled with cooked rice in different preparations: yellow turmeric-coloured rice at left, plain white rice in the other bowls, and one creamy pale-yellow portion at top. No people are visible. The arrangement looks like prasadam or food offered for annadan. The plate's engraved floral pattern is visible at its centre.2013-03-26October 07 20072007-10-07Close-up photograph of a terracotta bowl filled with white pongal, a creamy rice and milk dish, set inside a ring of yellow and white chrysanthemums with red flowers. No people are visible; the offering sits in a festive floral arrangement consistent with a Mattu Pongal offering.2018-01-15 +1 copiesClose-up photograph of a terracotta clay pot filled with white frothy rice-based dish. No people are visible in the scene, only the offering pot and flowers.2018-01-15Close-up photograph of an earthen clay pot filled with white, frothy milk-based rice preparation with flecks of green herb, set among white and pale green chrysanthemum flowers with small red blossoms at the edges. The background is dim with warm reddish-orange tones. No people are visible. The pot and flower garland suggest a harvest offering of pongal.2018-01-15A close photograph of a bowl made from a dried leaf, filled with a pale yellow, granular food that looks like sweet pongal or kesari with flecks of orange and white. The leaf bowl rests on a dark grey stone surface with greenish stains and a patch of light in the lower left. No people are visible.2013-02-07Close overhead photo of a meal served on a wooden leaf-style plate with a bowl-like rim. The plate holds rice mounds, a yellow lentil dal with onion and chilli, a light coconut-flecked rice, and a red-brown vegetable curry with fried curry leaves. A hand is partly visible at the top edge of the frame. No people are seen beyond the partial hand, and no a person candidate is visible.2016-01-02July 21 20132013-07-21 +1 copiesA close photograph of ritual items on a red cloth. In the foreground, a woven basket holds a heap of white puffed rice. To the right, a second basket holds bundles of brown sticks, possibly sacred twigs or herbs. Behind them, two brass pots are wrapped in white cloth and decorated with yellow marigold garlands and green leaves, with coconuts or turmeric-coloured fruit visible on top. A brass vessel and a small basket sit in the background. No people are visible.2016-12-02April AF 2012Close-up photograph of a person's right hand cupped to hold a small heap of white uncooked grain. The background is a blurred warm golden setting with soft bokeh lights and a dim figure in green.2016-07-19January 15 20182018-01-15