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Outdoor photograph of a communal meal at a temple courtyard. Several guests sit cross-legged on a raised stone platform eating from green banana-leaf plates with steel tumblers beside them. In the foreground a man in a purple shirt and grey trousers eats, next to a man in a white dhoti and cream shirt; women in colourful silk saris and gold bangles sit along the row. Behind them, several people in saffron-orange robes stand or sit among red-painted pillars and stone columns, with a striped cloth and tree foliage visible.

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A photograph of devotees seated cross-legged in a row on the floor, eating a meal served on large banana leaves with rice, curries, fried snacks and papadum. Foreground: a man in a lavender checked shirt and beige trousers eats with his right hand, wearing an orange saffron shawl over the shoulders. Behind him a young boy in a red shirt and a man in white kurta with orange shawl eat from leaves. Further along, men in white with orange shawls and an orange head cloth sit beside plates, and sannyasis in orange robes stand at the right edge with rudraksha malas. Paper cups of water sit near the leaves. The room has pale walls and a tiled floor.2013-03-08A courtyard meal at an open-sided temple pavilion with red-brick walls and green foliage behind. Several people sit on the floor before banana-leaf plates heaped with yellow and white food, with small steel cups and bowls beside them. A woman in a yellow silk sari with pink blouse and gold jewellery sits at the centre-left, eating, while a woman in a pink-and-green sari and a man in white dhoti and shirt sit nearby. Other seated guests wear white, maroon and purple garments. Several young attendants in orange-saffron robes stand and move about among the rows. On the right, a man in dark attire sits at a low silver-edged stand, and a man in white with a white turban and maroon-beaded garland sits at the edge. Orange marigolds decorate the right side.2017-01-23January 23 20172017-01-23A large seated gathering of devotees eats a communal meal on banana leaves laid over a red mat. In the foreground, four men sit cross-legged: one in a white kurta, one in a purple kurta with a rudraksha mala, one in a yellow kurta with a mala, and one in a cream kurta. Each has food on a leaf with small portions and sweets. Plastic water bottles sit between the rows, and a woman in a red sari with gold border sits at the left edge. Behind them, many more people sit or bend over in white, yellow, pink, blue and green clothing, with a bright stage backdrop. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance.2016-12-21January 23 20172017-01-23September 21 20162016-09-21Several 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 copiesA photograph of a long row of men seated cross-legged on a polished marble floor, eating a meal served on fresh green banana leaves. Most wear white dhotis and white shirts, and some have sacred ash or red marks on their foreheads. Each leaf holds rice, yellow curries and small side dishes, with steel glasses of water beside them. A man in a white dhoti stands at the far end serving food, and a yellow-draped structure is visible at the top right. The scene looks like a communal meal in an ashram dining hall.2012-05-20 +3 copiesDecember 20 20152015-12-20January 08 20182018-01-08Outdoor scene on dry dirt ground beside a white-walled structure. Several men in plain white dhotis and white shirts sit cross-legged on yellow cloth mats, eating from fresh green banana leaves set before them. Each leaf holds mounds of white rice and yellow-tinted rice with other food. A man standing at right in a white dhoti and shirt serves food from a metal pot. Other seated people in white clothing, some wearing garlands, and rows of sandals are visible in the background.2009-11-02 +1 copiesMany seated men and women eat a communal meal from green banana-leaf plates laid along a long white cloth on a polished floor. Most wear white kurta-style clothing and red-orange shawls or wraps, and some have shaved heads or hair tied back. Water bottles and small paper cups stand between the plates. Behind them, women in white and orange saris and attendants in white stand and sit in a hall with wooden doors and cushioned seating.2016-02-24