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Overhead photo of a food offering on a red velvet cloth. A round metal bowl holds yellow lemon-style rice garnished with curry leaves, cilantro and two dried red chillies, with cumin seeds visible. Behind it, a brass plate holds a heap of round, golden-brown fried cakes. To the left, ripe bananas sit beside a small fruit, and a second metal bowl on the right holds fried pieces. At the bottom, the base of a brass lamp or stand is visible. No people are shown.

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A photograph of a stainless steel thali on a red, weathered tabletop. Three steel containers hold food: one with white creamy rice or porridge topped with green curry leaves, one with yellow lemon or tamarind rice garnished with green herbs, and one with yellow rice with peanuts. A brass bowl of ripe bananas sits above the thali, with a small terracotta cup at the upper right and a folded pink-and-gold cloth at the top left. No people are visible.2024-09-30Overhead photo of a ritual food offering on a red and dark patterned cloth. A lit brass oil lamp with a star-shaped wick holder sits on a brass plate at left. Several steel bowls hold rice dishes: a white rice with red chilli pieces at center, a yellow turmeric rice with lentils at right, and a brownish rice dish at left. A large bowl in front holds fried battered vegetable fritters. Behind them are limes, a heap of fried fritters and orange flower petals, and yellow squash blossoms on a wooden plate. No people are visible.2024-11-24Photo 99221812022-10-17 +1 copiesA stainless steel thali tray holds several food servings: yellow lemon or turmeric rice garnished with curry leaves, a bowl of fried golden-brown vada or pakora fritters, and a bowl of mixed rice with carrot, beans and red rose petals on top. A small brass cup sits among the bowls and a fingertip enters from the upper right. No people are clearly visible apart from the hand, and the scene looks like a temple prasad or annadan meal.2020-11-29Mahashivaratri 2021Overhead photograph of a vegetarian meal served on brass plates and in small brass bowls lined with green banana leaves on a red cloth. Visible dishes include round brown laddu-like balls, a bowl of yellow tamarind or lemon rice garnished with cilantro, white rice topped with curry leaves, dried red chillies and mustard seeds, a thick orange-brown curry or chutney, and puffed rice mixed with fried spices. No people are visible.Overhead photograph of a festive vegetarian meal served on brass and copper plates lined with green banana leaves. Clockwise from the upper left are round fried lentil or dough balls, yellow lemon-style rice garnished with green coriander and red chilli, a crisp papad on a copper dish, orange-brown tomato or lentil curry in a banana leaf cup, white rice with curry leaves and dried red chillies, and orange-red spiced rice with coriander. The plates rest on a red cloth. No people are visible.Close-up photograph of food served at an annadanam meal. A large polished stainless steel bowl in the centre holds bright yellow turmeric-tinted rice studded with red chilli pieces, curry leaves and mustard seeds. To the right, a second steel bowl contains plain white cooked rice, and at the left edge a bowl holds dark brown pieces, possibly jaggery or dried fruit. The steel bowls rest on a yellow cloth printed with a red and brown floral pattern. No people are visible.2022-04-18Overhead photo of three stainless steel bowls on a dark surface, set on a red and gold patterned cloth with gold tinsel trim. The top left bowl holds crisp fried ring-shaped snacks, the top right bowl holds yellow lemon-coloured rice with scattered dark roasted lentils and mustard seeds, and the bottom bowl holds a brown sweet paste studded with raisins and cashew pieces. No people are visible. A caption in the lower right reads Kailasa Seattle - Nithyanandeshwara Hindu Temple.2020-12-07KAILASA HOUSTON, USA on 2/9/20222022-02-09Close-up photograph of a bowl of yellow rice dish. Scattered over the rice are fresh coriander leaves, dried red chillies, and mustard seeds or curry leaves. No people are visible, and no ritual setting, deity, or a person is shown.Close overhead photograph of a stainless steel bowl filled with yellow turmeric-tinted rice mixed with cashews, raisins and small dark mustard and cumin seeds. Two dried red chillies lie crossed on top of the rice. No people, deities or ritual setting are visible; the food is a prepared rice dish served in a metal bowl on a light surface.2025-02-01