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Close-up photograph of a steamed Kozhukattai, a South Indian rice-flour dumpling, displayed in a stack on a round stainless steel steaming plate. Several white, glossy rice-flour shells are pleated and sealed, with a golden-brown jaggery-coconut filling faintly visible through the thin dough at the tops. No people are visible; the food sits on a plain light background.

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February 10 20222022-02-10March 07 20202020-03-07Close-up photo of five pale, round-to-oval rice-flour or dough-like sweets heaped in a dried brown leaf bowl on a purple and gold checked cloth. The surfaces are off-white with faint golden speckles and a slightly rough, moulded texture. No people, ritual setting or readable text is visible.2022-07-13Photo 66791742022-08-30 +1 copiesKAILASA HOUSTON, USA on 2/8/20222022-02-08A close-up photograph of crisp, puffed white wafers. No people are visible. The wafers have crinkled, bubbly textures with light tan speckles.A worship table draped in pink cloth holds an offering spread for a puja. Two steel bowls in the foreground hold golden fried snacks on the left and a white sweet on the right, scattered with pink and white rose petals on a wooden tray. Behind them stand a brass pot, a small bell, a brass lamp, a brass Ganesha figure, a pair of brass deity murtis, a framed picture of a bearded man with a rudraksha mala, and a backdrop poster. No people are visible.2021-01-23A plate of white steamed idlis arranged on a green banana leaf. Three small steel bowls hold orange chutney, bright green chutney, and white coconut chutney topped with a curry leaf. No people, deities or ritual objects are visible; the image shows only the food.2024-03-30KAILASA SEATTLE, USA on 9/9/20212021-09-09Close-up photograph of a small polished steel bowl holding five white modak sweets, dumplings with pleated tops and light golden-brown tinges, resting on an ornate brass tray decorated with red and white enamel floral motifs and gold rosettes. The background is deep red fabric. No people are visible, and no deity or ritual setting is shown beyond the offering itself.2024-06-09A brass thali on a table holds puris, small fried sweets in a bowl, and a small brass cup of liquid, set as naivedyam offering. Behind it is a blue cloth with rudraksha beads, a gold necklace draped at the left, a pink rose, and a red and gold tassel with a white heart-shaped ornament. No people are visible.2021-11-02Close overhead photograph of a bowl of creamy curd rice, a South Indian dish of white rice mixed with yogurt. The rice is garnished with small bits of red chili, green curry leaves, black mustard seeds and a dried red chili. The bowl is dark grey metal. No people, deities or ritual settings are visible.