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Rows of green banana leaves are laid out on a glossy white tiled floor for a communal meal, with woven straw mats running between them. Each leaf holds servings of rice, a vegetable curry, a fried vada, banana, papad or flatbread, a small mound of grated coconut and orange chutney, and small cups of sambar or dal. Orange-clad figures in the top left corner and a golden deity murti are partly visible in the background. Some legs in orange robes stand at the top edge of the frame. The scene is a food offering arrangement with no clear seated diners visible.

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November 11 20162016-11-11November 11 20162016-11-11 +1 copiesPhotograph of a meal served on large green banana leaves laid on a white tiled floor beside a woven mat with a blue border. Each leaf holds small heaps of food including white rice, yellow lentil or dal-style rice, a whole yellow banana, a golden fried papad, orange and yellow vegetable preparations, a brown sweet piece, and a fried vada. Three small white paper cups of sauces or chutneys sit along the right edge of each leaf. No people are visible.2016-11-11May 17 20142014-05-17September 30 20162016-09-30November 11 20162016-11-11September 30 20162016-09-30November 04 20062006-11-04January 01 20192019-01-01Photograph of a traditional vegetarian meal served on long banana leaves laid over a colourful striped woven mat and white cloth. A person wearing a clear plastic glove and white clothing serves food with a steel ladle onto the leaves. The leaves hold white rice, yellow rice, papadum-like flatbreads, fried vegetable preparations, sliced banana and pineapple, pickles and red chutney. Small white paper cups hold liquids such as sambar or rasam. The server's face is not visible, and no one else is seen.2016-12-18September 30 20162016-09-30June 19 20132013-06-19 +1 copies