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Indoor hall with rows of seated devotees on the floor facing a long central aisle, many in white dhotis and orange shawls or sashes. Banana-leaf place settings with small brass or steel cups and vessels line the floor. Tall bamboo poles with orange flags stand in the aisle. A woman in a cream sari with a brown border holds a metal tray or plate near the centre. A man in white clothing walks the aisle, and a seated figure in orange robes sits further back. A red and white poster hangs on the back wall beside a doorway, showing a figure in red. The scene looks like a communal meal or ritual service, though no other activity is clearly identifiable.

A long hall with rows of seated devotees in white clothes and orange shawls eating from banana-leaf plates set on the floor, with brass cups, small metal vessels and steel bowls along the line. A person in white kneels at the centre serving food, and another figure in white bends forward near the row. Bamboo poles with saffron flags stand at the left, and a framed portrait with flowers and a garland hangs at the back wall beside a banner with printed text. A sink and a window are visible at the right.

A long seated meal in a plain white hall with a concrete floor and high windows. Rows of devotees sit cross-legged on the floor in white clothes with orange shawls draped over their shoulders, facing banana leaves laid end to end, each holding small mounds of food and steel cups of water. In the background a woman with grey hair in an orange shawl holds a large steel bowl, and another woman in a white sari with a red border bends forward carrying a bowl to serve. A framed picture hangs on the left wall, and a brass kalasha-style vessel sits on a leaf. Several long bamboo poles with orange cloth tied to them stand in the foreground, and a small figure in white sits near a rug at the far end of the room. Counting visible seated and standing people gives more than twenty.

January 12 2008

Indoor meal service in a white-walled hall with a ceiling fan and steel trusses. Two standing attendants walk down the aisle between rows of seated devotees on mats. A woman in white with a gold-bordered cloth and a man in an orange wrap carry brass vessels, and tall bamboo poles with orange cloth tassels line the space. Seated participants wear white and orange cloth, and banana-leaf plates with small brass lamps and cups are set along the floor. A printed banner hangs on the back wall. Possibly a ritual feast or annadan. The page notes no a person at this event, so no candidate is identified.

January 12 2008

Photograph of a seated group ceremony in a whitewashed hall with tube lights and a ceiling fan. Rows of devotees in white clothes with orange shawls sit on leaf-plate mats on the floor, with brass kalasha-style vessels and small steel cups set along the mats. Tall bamboo poles with orange pennants stand between the rows. At the far end, a man in orange robes and a beaded necklace sits in front of a framed portrait and a brass lamp; a banner on the wall shows a red-robed figure. A woman in peach clothes is at the left edge, and a few other participants in orange sit along the right. Visible people: about 25.

A photo of a covered open-sided pavilion where many shaven-headed young men in white dhotis and saffron-orange shawls sit in rows on the concrete floor, hands folded in prayer. Before them are banana-leaf plates heaped with food, with small brass vessels and steel cups set along the rows. Tall bamboo poles with saffron cloth streamers stand between the rows. At the far end, a standing priest in white dhoti and shawl and other white-clad attendants face a table of steel cooking pots. Behind them hangs a framed picture of a saint in orange robes on a white wall, with a motorcycle parked outside.

A hall with a maroon curtain and a patterned banner on each side shows rows of seated devotees eating a meal from banana leaves on the floor. Left foreground, shaved-headed men in white dhotis and orange shawls sit at their leaves, one smiling. A woman in a teal sari and dark shawl stands centre, serving from a steel vessel, while a man in white dhoti bends over the leaves. Right, women in orange and red saris and yellow-trimmed white sarees sit in lines serving food. Further back, a golden chair and a raised dais with a seated figure in orange; a woman in dark clothing sits at the rear. Cups of water are placed beside each leaf, and a projector screen hangs upper left.

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A hall with white walls, a corrugated roof and ceiling fans hosts a seated group serving a meal. Rows of devotees sit cross-legged on mats before green banana leaves set with small steel cups. Several people in orange and white clothes sit at the front in a line, with women in saffron saris and men in white dhotis. A man in a white shirt stands at the back holding a bowl near rows of steel pots and vessels. Tall bamboo poles with orange flags stand among the seated people, and a decorative pillar with blue, yellow and red patterns stands at the left. Ornate brass lamps are set on the left side of the floor.

A seated group of devotees in white clothing with orange shawls sits in a row on a floor inside a bamboo-walled pavilion, each before a banana leaf plate of rice and curries with brass kalasha-style vessels and small steel cups. Bamboo poles run between them. A large banner in the background shows a turbaned figure. The women in the foreground wear orange stoles over white, and one wears a rudraksha mala. The setting suggests a communal meal served after a ritual.