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January 29 2016

A seated group of devotees eats a communal meal from banana leaves spread on the floor. The two women in front wear white kerala-style garments with gold borders; the woman on the left has a red bindi, several gold bangles and a red-and-gold blouse under her white dress, and she is breaking food with her right hand. The woman on the right, in an all-white outfit with long sleeves, has long dark hair and bangles and is reaching toward rice, curry and vegetable dishes on her leaf. Behind them, a girl in a plaid dress and another person in white sit among additional leaves served with rice, vegetables, papadam and sweets, with paper cups scattered around. The floor is cream-coloured with a blue mat border.

2013-09-05 +2 copies

Women seated cross-legged on a white tiled floor eat a communal meal from green banana leaves set with vegetables, rice and small portions of food, with white paper cups nearby. Most wear red-orange shawls over white or light kurtas, and some wear red rudraksha-style beaded malas with orange lanyard cards around their necks. One woman in a green-and-white sari eats with her hand, and a blonde woman in white and red-orange shawl sits on the right.

September 21 2016

Photo of a row of women seated cross-legged on a concrete floor under a woven bamboo mat wall, facing forward. Most wear white garments with orange-saffron shawls draped over their shoulders; several have hands pressed together in prayer or folded in their laps. Before them on banana leaf plates are servings of white rice, vegetable curries and fried items, with small steel tumblers beside each plate, and brass vessels near the row. Others are seated further along the line. The setting appears to be a ceremonial meal or puja offering. A partial banner with a figure is visible at the upper right.

Photograph of an annadan style meal served on banana leaves in a hall with pale tiled floor. A man in white dhoti with gold border, white head cap and rudraksha mala serves food from a steel vessel, bending over a row of seated women in white clothes with red-orange shawls. The women sit cross-legged on red mats, eating from leaves with puris, sweets, rice and side dishes. Orange robes and red mats are visible in the background.

2014-10-28 +1 copies

May 23 2015

2015-05-23 +1 copies

A seated group of devotees eats from metal thalis on a red mat during a ritual meal. Most wear white or cream dhotis and sarees with gold borders, and many wear rudraksha malas. A woman in a green-and-white saree and a man in a white shirt eat with their hands; a woman in a white saree with gold border eats from a bowl. A man in a maroon shirt with a tilak sits in the foreground. Behind them, decorated deity murtis in yellow and gold cloth stand on a table with floral offerings, and children sit among the crowd. Roughly a dozen or more people are visible.

A photograph of women seated cross-legged in a row on a wooden floor, eating a meal served on green banana leaves. They wear white kurta-style clothing and orange-red shawls, with rudraksha-style beaded malas around their necks. Several are using their right hands to take food from the leaves, and steel bowls and small paper cups sit along the leaves. A woman with hair in a bun at right and another with a braid at left are prominent. Orange fabric appears in the blurred background at top.

2014-10-28 +1 copies

Women seated cross-legged on the floor in a hall eating a communal meal from banana leaves. They wear white clothes with orange-red shawls and red-brown rudraksha malas, and several have bangles and earrings. Each leaf holds rice, fried snacks, sweets and vegetables served in small steel bowls, and a plastic cup sits nearby. Some participants wear white head coverings, and a blue mat runs along the floor.

2014-10-28 +1 copies

A seated communal meal in a temple hall, with many people in orange sannyasi-style cloth sitting in long rows on the floor, eating from leaf plates lined with small steel cups. In the foreground a bald man with glasses and rudraksha malas leans forward over his food, beside a younger man with a beard and a child in orange wrap. On the right a woman in a white sari with gold border and rudraksha mala carries a silver tray serving food. Behind them more people in white and orange stand or sit, and a small lit screen shows a seated figure in red. Ornate gold-toned temple pillars frame the hall.

A photograph of a row of seated women and young women eating a meal from banana leaves on a concrete floor under an open thatched pavilion. Most wear white saris with gold borders and orange shawls or stoles, some with orange-and-white attire. Each has a banana leaf with rice, vegetables, papad and sweets, with small brass pots, steel cups and a brass vessel beside them. Several are eating with their right hands; one at left touches rice on her leaf. Bamboo poles stand among them and other people in white stand in the background. No a person candidate is visible.