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A photograph of women seated cross-legged in a row on a wooden floor, eating a meal served on green banana leaves. They wear white kurta-style clothing and orange-red shawls, with rudraksha-style beaded malas around their necks. Several are using their right hands to take food from the leaves, and steel bowls and small paper cups sit along the leaves. A woman with hair in a bun at right and another with a braid at left are prominent. Orange fabric appears in the blurred background at top.

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Women seated cross-legged on the floor in a hall eating a communal meal from banana leaves. They wear white clothes with orange-red shawls and red-brown rudraksha malas, and several have bangles and earrings. Each leaf holds rice, fried snacks, sweets and vegetables served in small steel bowls, and a plastic cup sits nearby. Some participants wear white head coverings, and a blue mat runs along the floor.2014-10-28 +1 copiesSeveral women and a girl sit cross-legged in a row on a polished white marble floor, eating from green banana-leaf plates set on the ground. The women wear white kurtas with red-orange shawls draped over their shoulders, and one wears a red-orange shawl over a white top. A girl in a white outfit sits at the far right. Each leaf holds rice, curries, fried items and sliced fruit, with small white paper cups placed between them. The room is bright and spacious, with a blue line marking the floor between seating rows, consistent with a communal annadan meal.2014-09-15September 05 20132013-09-05 +2 copiesPhoto of a row of women seated cross-legged on a concrete floor under a woven bamboo mat wall, facing forward. Most wear white garments with orange-saffron shawls draped over their shoulders; several have hands pressed together in prayer or folded in their laps. Before them on banana leaf plates are servings of white rice, vegetable curries and fried items, with small steel tumblers beside each plate, and brass vessels near the row. Others are seated further along the line. The setting appears to be a ceremonial meal or puja offering. A partial banner with a figure is visible at the upper right.2006-10-12September 05 20132013-09-05 +2 copiesA photograph of a row of seated women and young women eating a meal from banana leaves on a concrete floor under an open thatched pavilion. Most wear white saris with gold borders and orange shawls or stoles, some with orange-and-white attire. Each has a banana leaf with rice, vegetables, papad and sweets, with small brass pots, steel cups and a brass vessel beside them. Several are eating with their right hands; one at left touches rice on her leaf. Bamboo poles stand among them and other people in white stand in the background. No a person candidate is visible.2006-10-12Women seated cross-legged on a white tiled floor eat a communal meal from green banana leaves set with vegetables, rice and small portions of food, with white paper cups nearby. Most wear red-orange shawls over white or light kurtas, and some wear red rudraksha-style beaded malas with orange lanyard cards around their necks. One woman in a green-and-white sari eats with her hand, and a blonde woman in white and red-orange shawl sits on the right.2014-09-15Photograph of an annadan style meal served on banana leaves in a hall with pale tiled floor. A man in white dhoti with gold border, white head cap and rudraksha mala serves food from a steel vessel, bending over a row of seated women in white clothes with red-orange shawls. The women sit cross-legged on red mats, eating from leaves with puris, sweets, rice and side dishes. Orange robes and red mats are visible in the background.2014-10-28 +1 copiesJuly 21 20132013-07-21 +1 copiesWomen sit cross-legged on the floor in a hall eating a meal from banana leaves set on the floor. Several wear white clothing with orange-red shawls or scarves and rudraksha-style beads; a woman in front has her hair in a braid and wears glasses, and others wear bangles and earrings. Plates hold rice, sweets, fried snacks and fruit, with paper cups nearby. Red curtains and a white wall form the background. Visible people include seated devotees sharing a communal meal, consistent with annadan-style prasadam.2014-10-28 +1 copiesSeptember 15 20142014-09-15A group of women sit cross-legged on a glossy floor eating a meal served on green banana leaves with small paper cups of food and drink. Several wear white salwar-style tops or white kurtas with orange-red shawls, and one young woman in a green blouse and cream skirt with a gold border eats from a leaf. Behind them a yellow and orange table cloth is set with cups and a green water bottle. Faint orange and yellow banner text is visible in the background. Nobody in the scene is clearly identifiable as a person.2012-10-27 +1 copies