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February 23 2008

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A photograph of a food offering laid on a white cloth with a gold woven border on a low table. A silver tray holds small silver bowls of curries and side dishes, a white creamy item, and a dark stew, while a large silver dish of white rice sits in front. A silver bell and a metal bowl of fruit stand behind. To the right, a figure in orange-saffron robes is seated, with a small glass dish of red flowers and white petals and an oil lamp flame at the edge. The scene reads as a food offering in a ritual setting.2008-05-13A stainless steel round thali plate on a dark granite-look step with white dotted and wavy painted border, holding a small bowl of white cooked rice with mustard seeds and curry leaves, a bowl of orange-red tangy sauce, a bowl of green chutney, a bowl of diced mango pieces, and a small steel tumbler of water. No people are visible. Sunlight falls across the plate in a stone-walled niche.2010-06-30A top-down photograph of a round stainless steel plate holding several small square steel bowls of food offerings. One bowl contains a white mound of cooked rice, another holds a yellow-orange lentil or dal, a third holds a granular yellow-white grain, and an empty bowl sits beside a decorative engraved silver cup. Marigold flowers and a white garland appear at the top edge, and red stone or red cloth surrounds the plate. No people are visible.2006-10-06A traditional South Indian sadya-style meal is arranged on a large green banana leaf laid over a clear plastic sheet on the floor. Servings of vegetable curries, a yellow dish, a thick pale chutney-like paste, rice, a tangy orange relish and a small mound of pickle are placed along the leaf. Two small white paper cups sit beside it. The leaf is bordered by strings of white jasmine flowers and red and orange roses, with more roses clustered on the right. Blurred figures in white clothing and a sitting person in white are in the background, but no one is clearly in focus. No a person candidate is visible.2009-07-19April AF 2012May 13 20082008-05-13Close-up photograph of a silver thali on a silver tray, offered as food during a ritual. Four silver bowls hold white rice, a yellow dal, a vegetable curry with carrots and green beans, and a vegetable dish. Behind them stand a silver pot with a coconut and mango leaves, a small silver cup, a silver vessel, and a brass bell with incense sticks. A person in white clothing with gold border and an orange-gold silk garment sit at the edge of the frame. The setting is a ritual offering, possibly a naivedya presentation.2012-12-26December 17 20092009-12-17October 02 20142014-10-02December 13 20122012-12-13July 19 20092009-07-19A steel thali tray held by a person dressed in white clothing, showing a flatbread roti with char marks, a portion of white rice with green herbs, and small compartments of chickpea curry, a dry okra-like vegetable dish, an orange creamy gravy and a yellow dal topped with grated coconut. The setting appears to be a meal service, with no visible deity, throne or ritual objects.2013-09-29 +1 copies