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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.

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A 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 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.2010-02-22November 26 20112011-11-26August 16 20092009-08-16A crowded indoor hall with pale walls and white curtains, with many people standing and sitting on orange mats. In the foreground a bald man in a white shirt and orange shawl stands beside a wooden puja table holding small brass items. A woman in an orange sari with long dark hair stands behind the table, and a man in white with a yellow shawl kneels at the table in front. Several women in white saris with yellow borders sit at left, and an electric fan stands at right near a man in orange clothing. A cardboard box sits on the floor.2010-07-24July 07 20092009-07-07A 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.2010-02-22A photo of devotees in a hall with a raised platform at the right edge where offerings are arranged on a red cloth. Several women in orange saris and orange shawls sit on the floor, one holding a steel tray of round yellow sweets and another distributing or eating them with hands raised. A young woman in white with an orange shawl stands at the left, a man in white with a red shawl stands behind, and more people in white and yellow-scarf attire sit or stand in the background. A man in white kneels at the lower left holding a yellow sweet to his mouth. The scene suggests prasadam distribution during a celebration. Count is physical people visible.2009-10-17Indoor photograph in a plain room with cream walls and a tiled floor. A woman in a red and maroon floral sari with a yellow blouse kneels and bows forward with her forehead near the floor, her hands pressed to the ground, while a man in white stands over her. Around them devotees in white dhotis and kurtas, some with orange or saffron shawls and rudraksha malas, stand and watch. On the right, a long-haired person in a red and orange robe sits on the floor with an orange cloth draped over their lap, hands resting together. Several women in white saris and men in white clothing fill the background near a doorway.2009-08-08A 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.2009-10-17A large indoor hall with a white fabric ceiling and tall decorated pillars in red, yellow and blue patterns hanging with orange tassels. A dense crowd fills the room, mostly dressed in white: men in white shirts and dhotis, and women in white saris with gold borders and some in orange or peach saris. Many people sit on orange floor mats at left and center, while others stand in lines near a raised white platform on the right. On that platform, a bald man in a white garment with an orange shawl stands beside a woman in an orange sari, and a cardboard box of papers sits on the counter. Devotees in white and orange move toward the platform, and a plain white fan stands at the right edge.2010-07-24July 07 20092009-07-07