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Photograph of a large crowd of devotees seated on tiered steps eating from paper plates at an evening meal. Foreground men in white shirts, a shaved-headed man in white with glasses, and women in saffron and white saris eat with their hands. A woman in a brown top and another in a dark top sit in the lower foreground. Metal railings line the stairs and a few plates hold rice and curry. Several people are partially visible at the edges. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable from appearance.

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May 23 20152015-05-23 +1 copiesA 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.2016-12-18December 15 20062006-12-15A dining hall serving meal at long tables covered with green banana leaf plates holding dosas and idli. In the centre, a monastic in a long orange robe with long hair stands at the serving table holding a ladle over a steel pot of sambar, while a man in orange with shoulder-length hair serves dosa onto a steel plate. A man in white with a red-orange shawl and a bare-headed older man in white with rudraksha malas stand nearby. Seated diners in white, blue and pink saris and white shirts eat from the leaves. Many more people stand in the background, dressed in white and orange.2009-02-10 +2 copiesDevotees sit cross-legged on a polished marble floor eating a meal from metal thali trays during a break. Several people wear all-white clothing: a man in a white shirt and white dhoti, a shaven-headed young woman in a white t-shirt and white pants with a rudraksha mala and an event badge, a woman in a white sari with gold bangles, and younger women in white. Steel barriers with chains run behind them. A water bottle sits in the foreground, and a plastic cup of water stands on the floor.2014-10-11 +1 copiesFebruary 18 20162016-02-18 +1 copiesSeptember 21 20162016-09-21A seated group of devotees eats a meal from metal thalis in a hall. Most wear white or cream clothes with rust-red shawls and beaded rudraksha-style malas; some wear white head coverings. A woman in front left holds a plate of food, a woman in green and white at centre left eats, and a bespectacled woman with curly hair on the right eats from a steel plate with small bowls. Behind them, standing attendants in white serve food and carry trays of prasad, and a boy in a red garment on the left holds a plate. A red curtain hangs at the far left.2014-09-13A large seated gathering eats a meal from green banana leaves laid on a red carpet at an indoor event. Many devotees sit cross-legged in rows wearing white kurtas and dhotis, yellow, purple, blue and saffron-toned clothes, and rudraksha malas. A woman in a green sari sits at left, and a man in a yellow kurta with a rudraksha mala eats at centre. Bottled water sits along the banana leaves, and some attendants in white bend over the rows serving food. No single leader is clearly identifiable, and no a person candidate is clearly visible among the people shown.2016-12-21A large crowd of devotees seated outdoors on steps at night, eating from small leaf plates. Many wear white, yellow and orange clothing; a woman in the foreground wears a green and red garment, and a man at right wears an orange shirt with a rudraksha mala. Several men in white with yellow shawls stand on the left, and a bald man in white beside a mala-wearing devotee sits in the lower left. The group appears to be sharing a meal together during a gathering.2010-09-02December 27 20072007-12-27 +1 copiesA crowded dining hall scene in which a large group of men in white shirts and dhotis press forward, many raising white and steel plates heaped with rice and yellow food. A central figure in an orange-saffron cloth on his head smiles broadly while holding a steel plate. Behind them, steel kitchen counters and large vessels are visible through an arched window. Several dozen people are visible, with partially visible faces and hands reaching across the frame.2006-12-15