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January 07 20062006-01-07January 07 20062006-01-07Outdoor food distribution at a tree-shaded area in Varanasi. A man in a dark blue shirt and checked lungi stands at a steel table ladling food from a large pot into plates, while a woman in a beige top and a man in a white shirt with orange-red garlands and a lanyard receive plates of rice and curry. Other devotees and passers-by, including a man in a white kurta and a man in a green shirt, stand nearby. A pale stone bull statue and a pink stone gateway with a finial appear in the background, with a sunlit garden and trees behind.2006-01-07July 13 20032003-07-13January 07 20062006-01-07Evening photograph of a large crowd of devotees gathered outdoors at an ashram event, many holding small metal pots or vessels. Women in white and cream saris with rudraksha malas stand in the foreground, some with grey hair, while young men and boys in white shirts stand behind them. A woman in a green sari stands at left, and a framed portrait of a saint sits on a wall in the background beside red-and-white striped structures and festive banners with decorative lights. The scene appears to be a Vilakku Pooja or similar lamp ritual, though the flames are not clearly visible.2006-12-31March 05 20082008-03-05 +1 copiesOutdoor photograph of a crowd of devotees moving along a dusty path toward a white building with a dark doorway at right. Several men wear white dhotis and white shirts, and a woman in a teal blouse and red-striped sari stands in the foreground. A young man in a brown shirt carries a silver plate, and women in white saris with rudraksha-style beaded necklaces walk nearby. A palm tree and leafy trees stand behind the group under a pale sky. No person is clearly identifiable as a person; the scene shows devotees queuing or walking in an ashram setting.2007-02-15April 06 20122012-04-06A crowd of devotees queues outdoors for annadan, a free meal, at what appears to be an ashram or temple grounds with a low orange building and a green corrugated roof behind young palm trees. Many people hold steel plates of rice and curry. In the foreground a woman in a teal salwar kameez and gold bangles carries a plate, beside a woman in a blue sari and a woman in a yellow sari with gold jewellery. An older woman in a teal and white outfit walks forward carrying food, and a man in a white shirt holds a plate. A young boy in a grey shirt stands near metal barrier railings. Behind them a woman in a pink sari and an older woman in an orange-brown sari also carry plates. Many more people in saris, shirts and dhotis fill the background.2012-11-27A photograph of a community food distribution outdoors beside a white concrete wall with a red-framed window. A man in white clothes with a rudraksha mala and wire-rimmed glasses reaches to lift the lid of a stainless steel vessel on a counter. A woman in a peach blouse and white sari with gold bangles and necklace serves from a steel pot, while a grey-haired woman in a white and green sari with a red bindi stands at left. Several men in white shirts with ribbon badges and a young man with a moustache stand behind them. Palm fronds and trees are visible in the background.2007-02-15A photograph of a long queue of devotees waiting on a dirt path beside a terracotta-coloured building with lattice windows and a thatched roof, in low evening sunlight. Most people wear white: men in white kurta and dhoti, women in white saris with coloured borders, with some in orange, red and teal. A woman in a yellow-orange sari stands at the left edge. Further along the line, a figure in a white garment and yellow shawl stands among the people near the building. Trees and a red-painted post frame the right side.