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A photograph of a traditional South Indian meal served on a large green banana leaf placed on a white cloth over a striped red, purple and orange blanket. The leaf holds rice, papadum, a puri, chutneys, pickles, a banana, pomegranate seeds, sliced fruit, and small mounds of vegetable and rice dishes. Four white paper cups hold thin sambar or dal, and a steel serving spoon rests on the leaf. At the upper left, a gloved hand in white clothing serves from a steel pot. Only partial limbs are visible, with no clear faces.

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Photograph of banana-leaf meals laid out in a row on a floor covered by a colourful striped cloth in red, purple, orange and blue. Each green leaf holds rice, puri or flatbread, pickles, chutneys, sweets, pomegranate seeds, a banana, and small paper cups of thin liquid such as sambar or rasam. No people are visible; the scene looks like ritual food offering prepared for a puja on the floor of a hall.2016-12-18January 01 20192019-01-01A photograph of a traditional South Indian style meal served on a large green banana leaf, with no people visible. Plates of rice, a mound of yellow dal or sambar, crisp papadum, poori-like flatbreads, a fried vada, pickles, pomegranate seeds, grated coconut-style dry vegetables and a small piece of cheese-like paneer are arranged across the leaf. Four small white paper cups of thin soup or rasam stand at the left edge. A red, orange and black striped woven cloth forms the backdrop behind the leaf. The food is presented as an offering for the Maheshwara Puja ritual.2016-12-18A photograph of a traditional South Indian vegetarian meal served on a large green banana leaf placed on a plain light table. The leaf holds mounds of white rice, shredded carrot salad, a fried papad, a dark sauce, a cluster of white sago pearls, a golden sweet, a round fried vada, a pink-orange sweet block, a crumbled spiced dish, a mound of white coconut or yogurt-style side and a dark chutney. Two white paper cups filled with light liquid, one with a pineapple print, sit at the edges. No people are visible.2014-09-15September 21 20162016-09-21Overhead photo of a traditional South Indian meal served on a large green banana leaf on a white surface. Scattered portions include yellow sweet crumble, a round sweet ball, white sugar pearls, roasted groundnuts or chickpeas, pale coconut slices, a ring of murukku-style snack, orange carrot and green bean poriyal, a dark chutney, a golden puri-style flatbread, white grated coconut rice, a red vegetable curry, and a brown pickle. No people are visible. The a person field is none because no candidate appears in the image.2013-07-21 +1 copiesApril 04 20182018-04-04Overhead photo of a banana-leaf meal laid out on a white tiled floor. A hand at the upper left reaches toward the leaf. The leaf holds small mounds of rice, a crisp papad, pickles and chutneys in red and dark brown, grated carrot, a scoop of white curd or ice cream, sweets, jaggery-like pieces, sesame or puffed grains, and a few scattered pearl-like balls. Two small bowls of thin brown liquid and a clear glass sit at the edge. No people's faces are visible and no a person candidate is shown.2015-03-11 +1 copiesMarch 11 20152015-03-11 +1 copiesA photograph of a vegetarian meal served on a large green banana leaf placed on a yellow floral plastic tablecloth, viewed from above. Arranged dishes include rice, a fried puri-style bread, orange carrot and lentil salad, a dark chutney, a red tomato-based curry, a green vegetable stir-fry, rice cooked with greens, sweet balls, a white cake-like sweet, nuts and raisins, and a small cup of tea at the left edge. No people are visible. A copyright line and source credit appear in the lower right corner.2011-07-23September 30 20162016-09-30Overhead photo of a traditional South Indian vegetarian meal served on a large green banana leaf placed on a yellow floral plastic sheet. Arranged around the leaf are small mounds of rice, several dal and vegetable dishes, a dark chutney, a red tomato chutney, papadam, fried snacks, sweets, a pile of shredded carrot and fried garnish, and a small cup of dark drink at the left edge. No people are visible.2011-07-23