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Close-up photograph of an ornate embossed silver offering plate resting on a dark wooden table. Pieces of food are arranged on a banana-leaf lining, including round white sweets and golden fried items. A bare arm wearing a braided pink-and-gold bracelet reaches into the plate, with a shirtless torso and gold-toned background blurred behind. No face is visible. The warm sepia tone suggests a ritual food offering such as naivedyam.

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Close crop of a bare-chested man in an orange-saffron cloth draped over his shoulder, reaching into an ornate silver tray lined with banana leaves holding food offerings. A silver tumbler stands at right on a dark table, with gold-toned decorative metalwork behind. A pink beaded wrist band is visible on his wrist. A copyright notice sits in the lower right corner. Appears to be a ritual food offering or annadan scene; no face is shown.2021-01-07February 11 20212021-02-11Close photograph of a silver thali tray on a dark red cloth, holding puris and small fried items, with leftover green and yellow food residue. A hand in the foreground holds a small silver bowl over the tray, while another pair of hands and a rust-orange cloth are at the edges of the frame.2017-12-15Close photo of a polished silver thali plate on a deep red cloth, holding rice, a fried puri, small sweet balls, a yellow sweet, and a dark curry. A hand in a rust-orange cloth reaches toward the food while another pair of hands is cupped above. The person's rust-orange wrap and red bangle are visible. No face is shown, so no a person candidate is visible.2017-12-15A close photograph of a hand in an orange-saffron garment mixing food on a large round stainless steel plate. The plate holds fried vadas or fritters, cooked vegetables, white rice, and crisp papadum fragments. Red and white flower garlands lie at the right edge beside the orange fabric, and a dark floor with bare feet and a white cloth appears at the top left. The scene suggests a ritual food offering being prepared or distributed, though only the hand, food, and garments are visible.2006-10-12April 05 20202020-04-05 +1 copiesClose photo of a silver thali plate on a red cloth, holding mixed food including rice, curry and bread pieces. A hand in a red thread bangle serves from a silver bowl, while another hand in a red bangle reaches into the plate. Orange-robed sleeves and a blue garment appear at the edges, with a carved wooden chair in the foreground and a phone on the cloth.2017-12-15Close-up photograph of a large ornate silver bowl with embossed floral and leaf relief, filled with a yellow-green cooked dish. Behind it, a person's hands with a yellow-stained palm and fingers mix or serve food, with a red-brown cloth and a beaded rudraksha-style mala visible at the left edge. Stainless steel pots sit on a white table, and a green banana leaf lies beneath the silver bowl.2015-12-20Close photograph of a large round steel tray heaped with a mixed food offering of rice, fried vadas or fritters, orange-coloured sweet, and diced fruit or vegetables. A person in an orange-saffron garment with a rudraksha bead and a garland of red and white flowers holds the tray with one hand. Another hand, in white cloth, rests on the tray's rim at the left, and an orange-and-white checked bag sits behind. The setting appears to be an outdoor ritual offering, with the food.2006-10-12December 15 20172017-12-15March 13 20212021-03-13 +1 copiesClose-up photograph of a hand reaching into an ornate silver platter piled with food. The arm wears a braided thread bracelet and a string of large rudraksha beads with white spacers, and the wrist is adorned with bangles. The person's garment is a leopard-print fabric. The platter has embossed floral and scalloped rims, and the food includes yellow rice, green and white preparations, and fried pieces.2020-12-13