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A close photo of a person's hands holding a stainless steel thali tray of food. The tray holds bananas, a sandwich with tomato slices and cheese, lettuce, grapes, cucumber slices, a small steel bowl of cooked lentils and sprouts with a dollop of white curd, a bread-like item, and a packet of Amul butter. A red stainless steel tumbler sits on the tray. The person wears a red top and white dhoti-style cloth. No a person candidate is visible, only hands and a tray.

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March 29 20132013-03-29August 27 20122012-08-27August 21 20162016-08-21 +1 copiesTop-down photograph of a traditional South Indian meal served on a large stainless steel thali placed on a green banana leaf, on a red cloth-covered table. Items include a vada (fried lentil donut), several dosas or uttapam-style pancakes, a white idli, small mounds of chutneys and condiments, a yellow mashed dish, shredded vegetables, a ripe banana, and a small steel bowl of sambar. A plain steel tumbler of water sits to the left. No people are visible and no person is identifiable.2017-09-22A steel thali tray held by a person dressed in white clothing, showing a flatbread roti with char marks, a portion of white rice with green herbs, and small compartments of chickpea curry, a dry okra-like vegetable dish, an orange creamy gravy and a yellow dal topped with grated coconut. The setting appears to be a meal service, with no visible deity, throne or ritual objects.2013-09-29 +1 copiesAnnadhan in 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesSeptember 22 20172017-09-22A top-down view of a South Indian style vegetarian meal served on a large round stainless steel thali placed over a fresh green banana leaf on a red cloth. The leaf holds a medu vada, a dosa-like flatbread and a white idli, plus chutneys and small portions of a yellow potato-style dish, grated carrot, cucumber and onion salad, coconut-based pieces, a sweet pickle and rice. A ripe banana sits at the top. A small steel bowl of orange sambar and a steel tumbler of water sit at the left. No people are visible.2017-09-22A close photo of a person holding a stainless steel compartment tray of South Indian meal items. Upper left shows stacked dosa or uttapam-style flatbreads and fried vada pieces. Center and right compartments hold shredded cabbage and carrot, orange tomato-based curry, white rice, and sambar-style curry. Bottom compartments show pickle, a small bowl of yogurt, and sliced vegetables. A hand at top right tears a piece of bread. Another hand at lower left holds a banana leaf. The wearer's checked blue shirt is visible at right. No person's face is shown, and no one is identified.2016-08-21 +1 copiesClose-up photograph of a South Indian breakfast served on a white plate. Two round golden fried puris or vadas sit at the top, a steel bowl holds a thin yellow dal or sambar with a spoon resting in it, a steel cup holds white coconut chutney, and a pale green chutney spreads across the right side. Dark black chickpeas or kala chana are heaped in the centre, with a pat of butter melting on toasted bread at the bottom. No people are visible.2012-09-04A top-down photograph of a South Indian style meal served on a round stainless steel thali placed on a banana leaf over a red cloth. The leaf holds idli, a flatbread or dosa, a fried vada, and several small mounds of chutneys and rice preparations, along with a banana, sliced vegetables and a small bowl of orange vegetable sambar. A steel tumbler of water sits at the upper right. No people are visible.2017-09-22September 22 20172017-09-22