A photograph from above of a hammered copper oval serving tray with two handles, resting on a cream fabric with small gold dot patterns. Four metal bowls hold food: a cube-cut dark brown bread or cake at the top, a yellow-orange lentil dal on the left, a pale yellow spiced rice with visible seeds on the right, and a green vegetable curry with carrot pieces at the bottom. No people are visible. - Nithyanandapedia

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A photograph from above of a hammered copper oval serving tray with two handles, resting on a cream fabric with small gold dot patterns. Four metal bowls hold food: a cube-cut dark brown bread or cake at the top, a yellow-orange lentil dal on the left, a pale yellow spiced rice with visible seeds on the right, and a green vegetable curry with carrot pieces at the bottom. No people are visible.

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KAILASA SAN JOSE, USA on 4/22/2022

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