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March 23 2011

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A long community meal in a hall with people seated on both sides of a white-covered table, eating from green banana leaves set with white rice, flatbreads, small mounds of vegetable curry and brown sweets, with plastic cups of drink along the centre. Several women in the foreground wear pink, red, yellow and cream saris and salwar kameez, some with glasses and bangles. On the right, women in orange robes and white hair nets serve food, and a shrine with a deity murti appears in the background. Stacked red chairs line the far wall.2015-01-31 +1 copiesSeptember 21 20162016-09-21January 31 20152015-01-31 +1 copiesA group of boys sit cross-legged on a polished marble floor eating from green banana leaves laid out in long rows, with rice, fried snacks and sweets on the leaves. A man in a white shirt, white dhoti and rudraksha mala sits at the front right, sharing the meal with an orange-shirted boy beside him. Women in saffron and orange saris stand in the background and a woman in a white sari walks past carrying a vessel. Red curtains and a wooden throne-like seat are visible in the hall.2011-11-07A photograph inside a bright, tiled hall with red curtains and an open doorway. In the foreground, many children and young girls sit cross-legged on green banana leaves on the floor, with small orange food items placed on the leaves. A bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a gold border bends forward, pouring food from a large steel pot, while another man in white stands beside him holding a small steel vessel. Behind them, several men and women in white and colored clothing stand or move about the room. Steel vessels are arranged on the floor at the right. A framed portrait hangs on the back wall, and a camera operator is visible at the back. The scene shows a communal meal being served to children seated in rows.2011-11-07A seated meal line on a white marble floor, with devotees sitting cross-legged along a row of green banana leaves holding rice, vegetables and small curries. A woman in a dark patterned sari with a blue border leans forward at the left end, serving from a steel vessel, and paper cups in red, orange and white line the leaves. Men in white kurtas and dhotis, a bald man in a white shirt, and several boys in striped and orange shirts eat together, while a person in orange and green garments sits in the background. A maroon curtain and white pillars frame the hall.2011-12-11 +1 copiesPhotograph of a long line of seated devotees on a red floor covering during a communal meal service. Rows of people sit cross-legged facing each other along both sides, holding or waiting before white paper plates of yellow rice-like food. A man in a white dhoti and an orange-red sash bends forward, serving food from a bucket, while another person in white and orange stands behind him. Women in saris and a boy in a pink top sit on the right, and a man in a purple shirt and jeans sits in the foreground. Metal food containers and a shuttered shop front are visible in the background. The people visible number roughly two dozen, and no a person candidate is clearly present.2016-04-30A photograph of a long communal meal in a plain hall with a bare concrete floor and a yellow line running down the centre. Rows of devotees sit cross-legged on red mats facing each other, many in white ritual clothes with orange-bordered shawls and white flower garlands. Before them are banana leaves heaped with rice and yellow offerings, with small steel cups and steel jugs of water placed between the rows. In the foreground a woman in a pale yellow and pink sari with gold bangles watches the camera, while a girl in white sits at the right edge. Standing attendants in white and orange serve the rows along the back of the hall. No a person candidate is visible, so the figures are described by role only.2007-12-26Night photograph of a seated communal meal in a hall. Many devotees sit cross-legged in rows on the floor, wearing white clothes and red-and-white flower garlands. In front of them are green banana leaves holding rice and food, with small cups and glasses. A man in white stands at the left edge, leaning over the row. In the foreground, a woman in a pink-and-magenta sari and a man in white sit beside a woman in a purple sari and a woman in a green sari. The scene resembles an annadan or prasadam meal.2006-12-26Indoor photograph of a community meal being served in a hall with pale pink walls and red curtains. Many people sit cross-legged on the glossy floor before green banana leaves holding rice and orange-coloured offerings. Men in white dhotis with gold borders, some bare-chested, serve from steel vessels and pots, while others in white shirts and saris move among the rows. Children in colourful clothes sit at the leaves, and a few women wear saris. Decorative red, orange and blue hangings line the top of the wall and framed pictures hang nearby.2011-11-07December 26 20062006-12-26June 19 20132013-06-19 +1 copies