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A woman in a blue patterned saree and a gold chain necklace stands indoors holding a large brass thali tray filled with food. She wears a clear plastic hairnet and glasses, and her gloved hands hold the tray. The thali holds small bowls of white rice, curries, a red chutney, yellow sweets or snacks, and a sprinkle of rose petals. A yellow wall and a white window frame are behind her, and a pink bag is visible at the lower right. Ashram-style community meal service is suggested, but no a person candidate is visible.

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A photograph of a food offering arranged on a large round stainless steel thali placed on a yellow-gold draped table against a warm beige wall. Around the rim sit about ten small brass bowls holding rice dishes in yellow, orange, green and brown tones, with curry leaves and vegetable pieces visible. Two brass cups stand in the centre among white rice and a red flower petal. In the foreground a smaller stainless steel tray holds a metal bowl of yellow vegetable rice with green beans, carrot and peas beside a brass cup. No people are visible.2024-03-09Photo of a food serving line at a temple hall with gold-painted pillars and an ornate gold arch. Workers in white hairnets serve rice and curry from steel chafing trays behind a clear plastic sneeze guard. A woman in a blue and white striped saree with a gold border holds a steel plate of food, and a woman in an orange saree stands at right. Several other devotees line up behind, including a child in a dark top. A partly visible red banner with gold lettering hangs on the wall behind the line.2023-01-15A photograph of a ritual food offering laid out on a gold-draped table. A large round stainless steel tray holds a ring of small brass bowls filled with rice preparations in white, yellow, orange and green, with a small brass cup at the centre and a pink flower petal on the tray. In the lower right, a second silver tray holds a larger brass bowl of white rice garnished with green herbs, a brass cup, and a pink petal. No people are visible; the scene shows prasadam arranged for an offering.KAILASA HOUSTON, USA on 8/30/20222022-08-30 +1 copiesJan 29 2023 sripuram2023-01-29A woman in a teal blue patterned kurta with a dark beaded mala necklace and gold bangles serves food from a steel plate at a buffet line. She holds a large steel serving spoon over a stainless steel plate of snacks, with a steel tumbler and small bowl beside it. Behind her, a woman in a green sari and another in purple and pink clothing stand near brass and copper chafing dishes filled with fried snacks.2017-12-15A smiling older woman stands outdoors in front of a red brick wall with green foliage and a tree behind her. She wears a white saree with a gold border, a white short-sleeved blouse, a rudraksha mala with a gold pendant and a red tassel, and a red tilak on her forehead. She holds a disposable leaf plate of prasadam: yellow rice, a vegetable curry, a spiced dry dal dish and a mound of white rice with a pale sauce. A stone ledge is at left.2024-11-17March 11 20202020-03-11KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA On 4/9/20242024-04-09 +1 copiesOverhead photo of a South Indian style meal served on a round stainless steel thali placed on an orange and purple striped cloth. Central bowl holds steamed white rice. Around it are small cups of dal, a vegetable curry with potato, a pale yellow sweet or pudding, a bowl of white yogurt or milk, a bowl of coconut rice or tamarind rice with curry leaves, a sweet with raisins or cashews, crisp yellow fried snacks, and a small steel tumbler of dark liquid on the left. A spoon rests on the rim. No people are visible.2022-12-06A top-down photo of a round stainless steel thali plate holding many small steel bowls of food, arranged around the rim. Bowls contain idli-like white cakes, crispy fried snacks, rice dishes, a dal or sambar, chutneys, pickle, a boiled-bean dish with dried red chillies, white rice topped with dried chilli, and a small bowl of fried vegetable with curry leaves. Rose petals and small flower pieces lie among the bowls on a gold-and-red brocade cloth. A packet labelled Rice and Millet sits at the upper left corner. No people are visible.2024-10-17Overhead photo of a round stainless steel thali tray set on a maroon and gold brocade cloth over a tiled floor. Around the rim sit about ten small brass bowls of rice preparations in yellow, green, orange and cream tones, including lemon-coloured rice with curry leaves, a green herb rice, mixed vegetable rice and a brown lentil-style paste. At the centre are a small brass oil lamp or cup, a mound of white rice and a red flower petal. No people are visible.