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Overhead photo of a ritual food offering laid out on a dark wooden table over a white tiled floor. A round stainless steel plate holds small bowls of cooked rice with nuts, a vegetable curry with potato and carrot, dried fruit and berries, papadum-style crisps, a whole orange, a ripe banana, a copper cup of water and a bowl of white liquid, with a small spoon. Above it sits a brass plate of pink flower petals, beside a tall brass lamp stand and stacked steel covers. No people are visible.

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KAILASA TORONTO, CANADA on 2/12/20212021-02-12Overhead photo of a ritual food offering on a silver-foil covered table. A stainless steel thali holds steamed white rice in a bowl, a dal-style curry in a bowl, three tangerines, two bananas, a small brass cup, a copper cup and a copper bowl with a spoon. Behind it stands a brass bell with a handle, a brass plate of pink and purple flower petals, and a small oil lamp with a lit flame. No people are visible.2021-10-01KAILASA TORONTO, CANADA on 12/4/20202020-12-04KAILASA TORONTO, CANADA on 1/1/20212021-01-01KAILASA TORONTO, CANADA on 6/25/20212021-06-25Overhead photo of a ritual food offering on a round stainless steel thali placed on a dark countertop. Steamed white rice sits in a small steel bowl, alongside a bowl of orange vegetable curry, a yellow banana, a whole pomegranate, a small brass cup of white liquid, and two copper bowls, one holding a dark liquid with a silver-handled spoon. Above it on a gold-rimmed brass plate lie scattered pink and white flower petals. No people are visible.2021-01-08Overhead photo of a ritual meal on a round stainless steel thali set on a dark countertop. Two ripe bananas, an orange, a whole pomegranate or apple-like fruit, steamed white rice, a thick orange-brown dal or curry, a brass cup of milk, and a copper cup of dark liquid with a silver spoon are arranged on the plate. Above it, a brass plate holds pink and purple flower petals. Feet are partly visible at the bottom edge. No people are clearly visible as the focus.2021-02-05A photograph taken from above of an offering arranged on a dark countertop. On a round silver thali sits a bowl of white rice, a bowl of mixed vegetable curry with carrots and beans, a bowl of thick brown dal or sambar, a small bowl of white pudding, and a copper tumbler of milk, plus a small brass cup. On the left a brass plate holds shredded white and pale yellow food, and a brass oil lamp with a lit flame stands on a brass plate. Another silver plate holds a pomegranate, two mandarin oranges and a yellow banana, and a white conch shell rests on a small brass dish at right. A brass pot with a lid and a brass plate sit at the far right, and a plain black-topped shelf runs across the top of the frame. No people are visible.2020-12-25Overhead photo of a stainless steel thali on a dark table over white tiles. Two ripe yellow bananas sit at the top, with steamed white rice in a small bowl on the left, a whole orange-skinned fruit with a clove in a small bowl at lower left, and a red vegetable curry in a round bowl at bottom centre. A copper cup of liquid and a brass cup of white liquid sit at right, with a brass spoon resting in a copper bowl. A brass plate at upper left holds scattered red, pink and purple flower petals. No people are visible; the scene shows food offerings laid out as a meal.2020-12-11KAILASA TORONTO, CANADA on 11/20/20202020-11-20A photograph of a steel thali tray set for an offering on a woven bamboo mat. Round steel bowls hold white rice, a brown sweet dish with raisins, a curry with vegetables, and a dark mixture with pink petals. A whole orange sits on the tray beside a copper cup of liquid, a brass cup, and scattered pink and red flower petals with a yellow flower. A brass oil lamp with a lit wick stands at the left edge on a tiled floor. No people are visible.2021-02-11Overhead photo of a stainless steel thali tray on a dark green marble counter with tiled floor edge. Arranged on it are cooked white rice, a bowl of vegetable curry with carrot and potato pieces, a small bowl of dates, three tangerines, a ripe yellow banana, a small brass cup of white milk, and a hammered copper tumbler and copper cup with a copper spoon handle shaped like a serpent. No people are visible.2021-09-03