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A photograph of a traditional South Indian vegetarian meal served on a green banana leaf laid over a colourful woven striped mat on the ground. Portions include a small mound of white rice, a yellow lentil dal, golden fried vadas arranged in a cluster, a green vegetable poriyal, a dark sauteed vegetable dish, a spiced orange and brown vegetable mix, and a small yellow chutney or pickle. Sand or dirt lies at the top edge, with another leaf partly visible at the top right. No people are visible.

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A photograph of a traditional South Indian meal served on two green banana leaves placed on a tiled floor. The leaves hold small heaps of food: fried sweet and savoury snacks, a golden vada, dried fruit and nuts such as cashews and raisins, a fine grey powder, dark brown and black chutneys or jaggery preparations, coarse carrot salad, a spiced rice dish with lentils, grated coconut, a dollop of white rice, a red tomato pickle, crisp pappadams and a yellow vegetable curry. No people are visible, and the page's a person reference is not reflected in the image.2013-09-05 +1 copiesOverhead photo of a traditional South Indian meal served on a large green banana leaf on a white surface. Scattered portions include yellow sweet crumble, a round sweet ball, white sugar pearls, roasted groundnuts or chickpeas, pale coconut slices, a ring of murukku-style snack, orange carrot and green bean poriyal, a dark chutney, a golden puri-style flatbread, white grated coconut rice, a red vegetable curry, and a brown pickle. No people are visible. The a person field is none because no candidate appears in the image.2013-07-21 +1 copiesApril 04 20182018-04-04March 11 20152015-03-11 +1 copiesJuly 23 20112011-07-23 +1 copiesOverhead photo of a traditional South Indian vegetarian meal served on a large green banana leaf placed on a yellow floral plastic sheet. Arranged around the leaf are small mounds of rice, several dal and vegetable dishes, a dark chutney, a red tomato chutney, papadam, fried snacks, sweets, a pile of shredded carrot and fried garnish, and a small cup of dark drink at the left edge. No people are visible.2011-07-23A photograph of a vegetarian meal served on a large green banana leaf placed on a yellow floral plastic tablecloth, viewed from above. Arranged dishes include rice, a fried puri-style bread, orange carrot and lentil salad, a dark chutney, a red tomato-based curry, a green vegetable stir-fry, rice cooked with greens, sweet balls, a white cake-like sweet, nuts and raisins, and a small cup of tea at the left edge. No people are visible. A copyright line and source credit appear in the lower right corner.2011-07-23A photograph of a traditional South Indian style meal served on a large green banana leaf, with no people visible. Plates of rice, a mound of yellow dal or sambar, crisp papadum, poori-like flatbreads, a fried vada, pickles, pomegranate seeds, grated coconut-style dry vegetables and a small piece of cheese-like paneer are arranged across the leaf. Four small white paper cups of thin soup or rasam stand at the left edge. A red, orange and black striped woven cloth forms the backdrop behind the leaf. The food is presented as an offering for the Maheshwara Puja ritual.2016-12-18July 23 20112011-07-23Photograph of banana-leaf meals laid out in a row on a floor covered by a colourful striped cloth in red, purple, orange and blue. Each green leaf holds rice, puri or flatbread, pickles, chutneys, sweets, pomegranate seeds, a banana, and small paper cups of thin liquid such as sambar or rasam. No people are visible; the scene looks like ritual food offering prepared for a puja on the floor of a hall.2016-12-18July 23 20112011-07-23July 23 20112011-07-23 +2 copies