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June 25 2009

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A close photograph of a large stainless steel thali held by two people in the foreground, their hands and plaid sleeve visible at the edges. The round plate holds puri, white steamed rice, a small steel bowl of thin dal, a green chutney, chickpeas, sprouted green moong beans, a carrot and cabbage salad, a pickled vegetable relish, a red chilli or tomato pickle, a cube of steamed cake, and a bowl of creamy yogurt or raita in a plastic cup. A metal spoon rests on the salad.Close photo of a person's hands offering a full steel thali meal on a round stainless steel plate. Visible dishes include chickpea curry, mixed vegetable sabzi with green peppers and carrots, green chutney, a small steel bowl of dal, flatbreads, a small cup of yogurt or raita, and a red spiced vegetable preparation. Behind the plate are steel serving containers. The person wears white clothing, a beaded rudraksha-style mala, gold bangles and a ring. No physical people are identifiable beyond the hands and arm.2009-06-25July 05 20092009-07-05A 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 copiesClose-up photograph of a full South Indian meal served on a stainless steel thali plate. Visible dishes include a deep-fried vada with a dark spot, a bowl of thin brown sauce, a yellow dal or sambar-style curry, steamed rice, white curd, a red-orange chutney or pickle, crisp fried snacks and a small heap of grated or spiced vegetable. A hand with a silver spoon serves from the plate at right, and a hand rests at the left edge. No deity or ritual setting is visible.2009-07-05Annadhan during Allahabad Kumbhamela 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesAnnadhan in 20152015-01-01 +1 copiesA steel thali tray held by two hands at the right edge, carrying cooked white rice, flatbreads (rotis), a small steel bowl with a ladle, a yellow lentil dal, a orange-brown vegetable curry, shredded beetroot, a bowl of white curd or yogurt, and a bowl of orange sauce. A stainless steel serving counter is visible in the background. No people's faces are shown; only hands are visible.2013-08-18 +1 copiesA 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 copiesA top-down photograph of a traditional South Indian style meal served on a large green banana leaf placed on a white tiled floor. The leaf holds rice with dal and a yellow mashed side, a mound of spiced grated vegetable, roasted peanuts with chickpeas, chapati-like flatbreads, a golden fried vada, a thin crisp papad, sliced cucumber and carrot, orange segments, grapes, a ripe banana, a small jaggery block, and several small cups of chutney, curd and sauces. A steel bowl sits at the lower right corner. No people are visible.2017-03-14July 02 20162016-07-02A steel thali plate on a red surface holds a meal: plain white rice, crisp fried puri breads and papad-style wafers, three small steel bowls of yellow dal, a green-leaf vegetable curry and a thicker orange gravy, plus a round brown sweet and green fried patties at the edge. Blurred hands in a red-brown sleeve rest at the top edge of the frame. No people are clearly visible, and no one is identifiable as a person candidate.2015-10-03 +1 copies