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Several people sit cross-legged on the floor eating a meal from banana leaves set on a blue-bordered mat. A man in the foreground wears a white kurta and glasses, leaning over his leaf of rice, vegetables and sweets served in small multicoloured paper cups. Beside him, a man in a white shirt with a rudraksha mala eats with his right hand. At left, a man in cream clothing sits eating, and at right a grey-haired man in a white shirt with red beads is seated. Patterned tiled flooring and a dais edge appear in the background.

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Several men sit cross-legged on a tiled floor eating a communal meal from banana leaves. A man in the foreground wears white kurta-style clothing, glasses and a dark rudraksha mala and reaches toward rice, sweets and vegetables on a leaf. Beside him men in white and light cream clothes, one with a shaved head and a red thread on his wrist, share the meal, with paper cups of water placed on the leaves. Background shows a patterned mat and a partly visible person at the lower edge.2011-07-23 +1 copiesA row of men in white dhotis and shirts sit cross-legged on a marble floor, eating from green banana leaf plates arranged along a blue-edged mat. Several wear red or orange shawls over their shoulders. Plates hold rice, vegetables, sweets and small paper cups. Two men in the foreground eat with their hands; one older man in glasses sits at right, and a figure in white stands in the background. No one is identifiable as the a person; the scene shows devotees sharing a meal during the event.2014-09-15A row of devotees sits cross-legged on a tiled floor eating a communal meal from banana leaves laid out end to end. Men in white ritual clothes with red or saffron shawls and gold bracelets dig into rice, vegetables and sweets, while small bowls and paper cups sit beside each leaf. Several people wear red lanyards over white shirts.2014-10-28 +1 copiesSeptember 15 20142014-09-15September 15 20142014-09-15A row of devotees sits cross-legged on a polished white floor, eating a meal from green banana-leaf plates with small paper cups of drink beside each one. Most wear white kurta-style clothing and red-orange scarves, some with rudraksha or red mala beads and bangles. A man in a white shirt and glasses leans forward near the centre, and an older man with grey hair sits in the background near a white staircase.2014-09-15Five men sit cross-legged on a tiled floor eating a meal from banana-leaf plates, with paper cups of water in front of them. Most wear white kurta-style clothes and red shawls over their shoulders; the man at the top centre has a red shawl and a pendant necklace, and the man at the upper right wears an orange garment and bangles. Their plates hold rice, fried snacks and sweets. A purple logo appears in the top left corner and the photo carries a pedia.org2014-09-15Several men sit cross-legged on the floor of a hall, eating a vegetarian meal served on green banana-leaf plates. In the foreground, a man in a white shirt and a beige-grey shawl-less outfit with glasses and a wristwatch picks up food with his right hand, while a man in a white dhoti and a red shawl beside him eats similarly. Behind them, further men in white clothing wear orange lanyards and rudraksha-style beaded malas. Plates hold rice, papadum, pickles, sambar-like sides and sweets, with paper cups of drink and a pink bowl at the front. The floor is pale marble and the room has a blue-edged mat along the edge.2013-09-05 +2 copiesSeptember 15 20142014-09-15A seated group of men eats a meal from banana leaves on a white floor during what appears to be a communal feast. In the foreground a man in a light blue striped polo shirt and orange lanyard sits at left, holding a small round tambourine-like drum. Beside him an older man with grey hair wears a white kurta, an orange lanyard and a rudraksha mala, holding a paper cup. Men in white kurtas with red shawls and orange lanyards sit in rows, eating with their right hands from leaf plates heaped with rice, sweets, fried snacks and curries, with paper cups set among the plates.2013-09-05 +1 copiesOctober 27 20122012-10-27 +1 copiesA seated group of men eat a meal from green banana-leaf plates on a polished light floor in a hall. Most wear white kurtas and dhotis; one man at right wears a red-orange shawl over a white garment, round spectacles, a rudraksha mala and white horizontal tilak marks on his forehead and arm, and eats with his right hand. Beside him a man in a red shawl and white clothes eats from a leaf plate. Disposable blue-and-white paper cups sit beside each plate. A woman in orange and a standing person are visible at the back. No one is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance, and the scene shows a shared meal rather than a specific ritual.2013-10-17 +1 copies