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A top-down photograph of steel plates and bowls of vegetarian food set on a dark metal surface. On the left, a steel bowl holds bright yellow saffron-coloured rice with cashews, and beside it a bowl of dark-speckled grain mixed with herbs. Below, a bowl of brown sweet halwa-like dish topped with a white flower petal. On the right, a round steel thali holds a small cup of crumbled dark sweet, a cup of green chopped vegetable preparation, and a bowl of yellow liquid dal or kadhi. A dark stone base with a metal vessel is visible at the top. No people are shown.

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