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A photograph of devotees packing food into a large cardboard box on a light grey floor. A man in white kurta at left leans over the box, and a young woman in a white and gold-bordered sari with a yellow shawl kneels beside it. Several people in white and pastel clothing stand or sit behind them, some barefoot. The box holds foil-wrapped and packaged snack items, and a woman at right in white reaches in to pick one up. The scene suggests an annadan-style food service or charity packing activity.

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A photograph of people gathered on a white marble floor around a cardboard box filled with crumpled paper plates and leaf-like food waste. A woman in a white sari with a yellow border and a yellow shawl kneels at the right, reaching into the box with her hand. Standing behind her are several people in white and grey clothing, including a man in a white shirt and white trousers and another in a grey shirt and grey trousers wearing an ID badge; one person in a red patterned top is at the upper right. At the lower left, a paper plate holding yellow food is visible. Several people are barefoot. No deity, throne or ceremonial setting is visible.2010-02-22A photograph of a group seated and standing on a white floor during a communal meal or offering. A man in a blue t-shirt and grey trousers leans over a cardboard box filled with crumpled paper plates, paper and food remnants. Around him, people in white clothes sit on mats; a woman in a white sari with a yellow border and yellow shawl sits at right, and a person in white sits beside her. Hands hold paper plates containing flowers, sweets or food, and water bottles lie on the floor. A man at lower left wears a rudraksha mala and pink shirt. The scene looks like post-meal clearing of plates.2010-02-22A dense crowd of devotees dressed in white clothes and white shirts, many wearing beaded rudraksha-style malas, stands closely packed in a hall while holding out white disposable plates and leaf-plates of food. Women in white saris and salwars, several with braided hair and gold earrings, reach forward among men in white shirts and dhotis. A video camera on a tripod is visible at upper right, and a small blue-and-white logo appears at upper left. The scene suggests a community food-serving event such as annadan, with people receiving food. No single figure is clearly identifiable as a person, and the frame shows no throne, saffron robes or distinctive adornments associated with him.A photo taken at an indoor event with a light wall backdrop. A man in a white kurta with gold-patterned embroidery and white trousers bends forward, touching the floor with his hand, with a dark-haired woman in a white sari with gold border and a yellow shawl standing beside him. A man in a blue striped shirt with a lanyard badge holds a metal plate of green-wrapped sweets or offerings. Other people in white clothing stand around, including a man in white with a rudraksha mala and red pendant at left, and a seated woman in white at lower right. Their clothing is all white, with a few touches of yellow and gold.2010-02-22July 27 20062006-07-27January 20 20092009-01-20July 13 20092009-07-13A photograph of a devotional offering in a tented hall. In the foreground, a figure in orange robes with dark curly hair leans over two brass trays heaped with small purple-and-silver wrapped sweets or offerings. Behind, several women in white saris with gold borders and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces stand or lean in, one with a red bindi and smiling, and a boy in orange at right reaches toward a tray. Striped decorative pillars and a white ceiling fan are visible overhead. The photo is a candid view of the distribution of prasadam.2009-11-17A photograph of an indoor hall with a light grey floor where people sit on mats during a ritual gathering. In the centre, an older woman with short white hair, a vibhuti mark on her forehead, a dark rudraksha mala and a white blouse with blue-patterned print hands an offering to a young man in a white kurta with a yellow shawl who receives it with his hands. Around them, several young women in white kurtas and orange-and-cream saris sit close, one holding a folded cloth. Small brass oil lamps, a red bowl and small puja items lie on mats in the background, and a woman in an orange and cream sari stands at the upper right. No readable identity cues for a person candidate are visible in this frame.2009-10-17November 20 20102010-11-20February 13 20072007-02-13A photograph of a seated ritual gathering indoors on a cream tiled floor. In the foreground, a long-haired man with dark shoulder-length hair wears an orange sleeveless top and orange cloth draped over his lap, and extends his hand to pass a portion of cooked food to a shaven-headed man in white clothing with glasses who receives it cupped in both hands. A steel bowl of rice and vegetable mixture sits on a wooden tray in front. Behind them, a woman in white sari with a rudraksha mala sits, a person in white and green-bordered dress bows forward with head down, and a standing crowd in white and yellow clothing is visible at the back. A microphone stand stands at left and a bald man in white sits near the edge. The scene reads as food offering and prasad distribution. a person appearance is probable on the long-haired man in orange with swept dark hair and orange cloth, though the face is partly turned.2010-10-12