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A photograph of a row of seated men in white dhotis and white shirts with orange shawls, performing a meal offering at a long floor line. Each man sits before a brass pot and a banana leaf heaped with rice and food, and several hold bamboo poles that rise overhead. Behind them, women in white and orange saris sit and watch from the left, and a standing man in white and orange stands at the top. The setting is an open-sided hall with bare concrete walls. No a person candidate is visible in this frame.

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A photograph of several young men in white dhotis and white shirts with orange shawls sitting cross-legged on a floor, seated before green banana leaves holding small portions of food, flatbreads and rice. A brass kalasha-style vessel and steel tumblers sit among the leaves. Tall bamboo poles stand upright in front of them. Behind, a red-painted ledge holds onlookers, including a girl in a pink top, and white-clad attendants walk past on the right. The scene suggests a prasadam or annadan distribution in a temple courtyard setting.2006-11-20A photograph of a covered outdoor pavilion where several men in white dhotis and orange shawls sit on the floor before banana leaves laid with food, including flatbreads and rice. Brass vessels and small steel cups sit on the leaves. The men hold long thin bamboo staves upright beside them. In the foreground a young man in a white kurta and orange shawl sits with his head bowed, and to the left an older man in orange and white sits with hands folded. A table with more leaf plates stands at left, and other people in white move in the background beside a dirt road and parked car.2006-08-23A photograph of a row of young male devotees seated cross-legged on a concrete floor during a ritual meal. They wear white kurtas and white dhotis with orange saffron shawls draped over their shoulders, and several have their hands folded in prayer. Each seated devotee has a green banana leaf in front of them holding rice, yellow dal-style preparations and sweets, with small steel tumblers and a brass pot nearby. Some hold long bamboo sticks upright. Behind them a low concrete wall separates them from a crowd of onlookers in white, yellow and blue clothing, and a white-clad attendant stands at the right edge.2006-10-21A photograph of a row of men seated cross-legged on a floor during a communal meal. Each wears white dhoti-style clothing and an orange shawl over the shoulders. They eat from banana-leaf plates arranged in a line, with brass kalasha-style vessels and small metal cups beside them, and several hold long bamboo sticks upright. Behind them, a few onlookers stand under an open-sided pavilion. The seated men appear to be brahmacharis taking part in an offering or feeding ritual. No individual can be confidently identified as a person from appearance alone, so the central figures are described by role only.2006-11-20Photograph of a long row of seated devotees under a open-sided tin-roofed pavilion with blue tarpaulin, performing an annadhan-style food offering. In the foreground, a man with a shaved head wears a saffron-orange shawl over white clothes and holds a tall bamboo stick with orange flags above a brass kalasha pot on a green banana leaf. Rows of similar seated people in white with orange shawls line the floor, each with brass pots, steel tumblers and banana leaves holding food. Behind them, standing helpers in white move about, and a seated figure in orange robes sits further back. Stacked orange clay roof tiles and white building walls appear at the right.2006-01-01 +1 copiesNovember 20 20062006-11-20A photograph of a long row of people seated cross-legged on a covered tiled floor during a communal meal. Most wear white clothing with orange shawls draped over their shoulders. Brass pots and vessels sit in front of them, with banana leaf plates holding rice, cooked food and sweets. Tall bamboo poles stand upright between the seated rows, and a row of white chairs and a table is visible at the back.2006-08-23A photograph of seated men in a row inside an open pavilion with bamboo-mat walls. They wear white dhotis and white kurtas with orange shawls draped over their shoulders. Brass vessels and steel tumblers sit beside them, and each sits before a banana leaf heaped with food, including rice, fried items and vegetables. A figure in white stands at the left edge holding a brass vessel near the leaves. The man nearest the camera on the right has long swept-back hair, a short beard and a wristwatch. Another seated man in the middle wears a rudraksha-style mala and folds his hands. A printed copyright line and a small photo of a figure appear at the upper left and right edges.2006-10-12A photograph of a Maheshwara Pooja offering under a blue tarpaulin canopy. In the foreground, a young man with a shaved head wearing white dhoti-style clothes and an orange shawl sits on the floor, pouring water from a brass vessel with a bamboo stick held over a banana-leaf plate of food. Beside him, a row of similarly dressed men in white and orange shawls sits along the floor before leaf plates and brass pots. A bare-footed older man in white bends over, serving or arranging the plates, and a standing man in white with a rudraksha-style mala watches. Bamboo poles and a construction background are visible behind. No figure with the a person cues of long swept-back hair, crown, saffron ornate robe or ceremonial gold necklace is clearly visible.2006-07-23A row of young men seated on the floor of a covered hall, eating a meal served on banana leaves. Most wear white dhotis or kurtas with orange saffron shawls draped over their shoulders, and one holds a small metal cup. Each leaf holds rice and fried or savoury items, with steel tumblers and brass vessels placed along the line. Tall bamboo poles stand upright between the diners, and white-clad attendants stand at a steel-counter in the background. A stone wall and red-painted steps are visible on the left.2006-08-23A photograph of a seated row of men in white dhotis and orange shawls at a Maheshwara Puja meal, each with a brass vessel and a banana-leaf plate of food before them. A tall bamboo or reed stick stands among them. At the right, an older man with grey hair and a light beige cloth bends forward, pouring food or water from a large steel vessel onto the leaves. Bamboo matting and a low concrete wall form the backdrop, and several more people in white stand behind.2006-10-12Five men sit cross-legged in a row on a concrete courtyard, wearing white dhotis and orange shawls. Each is pouring water from a brass kindi or pot held in the right hand, with a long bamboo stick rising beside them. In front of each lies a green banana leaf with cooked rice, pappadam, vegetables, fruit slices and a small red flower. Men on the left and centre show sacred ash marks; the man on the far left wears a rudraksha mala. Behind them are a whitewashed building, a low wall and green shrubs. This is a Maheshwara Pooja offering of food to ascetic ordained brahmacharis, shown in a photograph.2006-07-23