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Five men sit cross-legged on a paved courtyard at dusk, eating from steel plates lined with green banana leaves. Behind them stands a dark stone deity murti draped with orange and yellow marigold garlands, set on a terracotta-coloured plinth. The man in the centre wears a white kurta and dhoti with a rudraksha mala and talks while gesturing; the man at right in a white shirt and light trousers eats with his hand. Two men on the left wear a white shirt with dark trousers and a green-and-white striped polo with dark trousers. Small white cups sit beside the plates.

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Three men sit cross-legged on a white tiled floor in a hall, eating a meal from stainless steel thali trays with rice, dal, curries and paper cups of drink. The man in the centre wears white dhoti-style clothes and an orange-brown garland, and he gestures with his right hand while speaking. The man on the left wears a grey-and-white polo shirt, jeans and an ID badge on a lanyard. The man on the right wears a grey t-shirt, dark trousers and a brown beaded bracelet. Behind them a man in white clothes sits and another figure in orange moves near a red-carpeted area with stanchions; wall photo frames and a framed deity picture are visible.2015-08-23 +1 copiesFour men in white kurta-style clothing eat a meal from steel thalis on a polished light stone floor. A bald man in a white t-shirt with a multicoloured logo and a lanyard sits on a chair at the upper left holding a steel plate. Two men sit cross-legged on the floor: the one at lower left, in white with a red-and-black beaded mala, spoons food from a steel bowl, while the centre man, wearing rimmed glasses and a rudraksha-style mala, smiles and gestures while eating. The man at right, in white with a maroon cloth at his neck, eats from a steel thali. Paper cups sit beside the thalis, and metal stanchions and white-clad people stand in the background.2011-07-17 +2 copiesFive 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.org2014-09-15November 21 20152015-11-21 +1 copiesFive people sit cross-legged on a polished marble floor in a temple hall, eating a shared meal from steel thali trays with small bowls of food, rice and fried items. Four are dressed in white; one woman in the upper right wears a red-brown beaded mala and gold bangles and gestures while speaking. Another woman in the centre wears a white top with multicolored trim and holds a small glass. A man in the lower right wears white kurta-style clothes, and an edge of a yellow-orange garment appears at the far right. Metal railing posts and a chain are visible behind them. No a person candidate is clearly present in this scene.2014-09-27 +1 copiesNovember 24 20112011-11-24 +1 copiesThree men sit cross-legged on a pale marble floor eating from clay plates during a ritual meal. The man in the centre wears a white kurta and white trousers and uses his fingers to arrange food on a terracotta plate holding rice, yellow dal and a green chilli. To his left, a grey-haired man in white holds a small clay cup, and to his right a man with a moustache and a dark mala necklace in white clothing eats from a plate. Feet and white garments of other people appear at the edges, with potted plants behind.2011-11-26September 27 20142014-09-27 +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 copiesA photograph of sannyasis seated cross-legged on a striped mat during a meal, eating from fresh green banana leaves. Several men wear saffron/orange cloth draped over the upper body with rudraksha malas and wrist beads; one man in the foreground wears wire-rimmed glasses and a bare upper body with a leopard-print cloth at the waist. Others in white dhotis with gold borders sit to the left, one with a tilak mark on the forehead. Each leaf holds rice, fried snacks, sweet and savoury preparations and a small dish. The scene shows an annadan-style communal meal in an open hall. No individual is identified.2018-01-14Annadhan during Allahabad Kumbhamela 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesOctober 11 20142014-10-11 +1 copies