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Overhead 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.

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Annadhan in 20152015-01-01March 11 20152015-03-11March 11 20152015-03-11 +1 copiesMarch 11 20152015-03-11 +1 copiesApril 02 20132013-04-02 +2 copiesA served vegetarian meal on a large green banana leaf placed on a pale tiled floor with an orange cloth edge at the bottom. Four small white paper cups hold chutney, a golden syrup or sauce, a white liquid and a thin drink. Around the leaf are a large puffed poori, fried vada, a folded dosa, sliced banana and pieces of fruit, rice, dal, curried vegetables and chutney, plus a heap of yellow spiced rice and a sweet with nuts. No people are visible and no one is identifiable in the scene.2013-05-20December 11 20112011-12-11A 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.2014-09-15A photograph of a traditional South Indian meal served on two green banana leaves placed on a tiled floor. The leaves hold small heaps of food: fried sweet and savoury snacks, a golden vada, dried fruit and nuts such as cashews and raisins, a fine grey powder, dark brown and black chutneys or jaggery preparations, coarse carrot salad, a spiced rice dish with lentils, grated coconut, a dollop of white rice, a red tomato pickle, crisp pappadams and a yellow vegetable curry. No people are visible, and the page's a person reference is not reflected in the image.2013-09-05 +1 copiesA 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.2016-12-18September 08 20112011-09-08April 02 20132013-04-02 +1 copies