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A photograph of participants seated on the floor at a long row of banana-leaf meals in a marble-floored hall. A young man in a white shirt, khaki trousers and a orange lanyard sits leaning forward to eat, while a young woman in white with an orange-red shawl eats with her right hand beside him. Behind them a woman in white bends forward, a girl in a patterned dress sits eating, and older men and women in white and dark clothes sit along the row. Plastic water bottles stand along the leaves, which hold rice, curries and yellow dishes. The scene shows a communal meal served on leaves.

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October 12 20162016-10-12October 12 20162016-10-12February 24 20162016-02-24 +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.2016-02-24February 24 20162016-02-24 +1 copiesDecember 21 20162016-12-21A row of seated devotees eats a communal meal from banana-leaf plates on a polished marble hall floor. Men in white kurtas and shirts, some with red or orange shawls and gold wristwatches or bracelets, lean over the leaves, serving food with their hands from small bowls and cups. Several plates hold orange and yellow curries and rice. Glasses line the leaves. Bright light falls across the floor from an opening at the back. No a person candidate is clearly visible in the frame.2015-03-11 +1 copiesOctober 28 20142014-10-28 +1 copiesA photo of a seated communal meal in a hall with pale walls and polished floor. Many participants sit cross-legged in rows on white cloths, eating from green banana leaves set with rice, curries and side dishes, with small white cups and water bottles along the line. Most men wear white kurta or dhoti-style clothes with red-orange shawls draped over their shoulders, and several women wear saris and salwar in pink, yellow and red. Behind them, framed photographs stand on a long table and a man in white and orange moves through the room. Several people are eating with their right hands. The scene is an annadan-style community meal.2016-02-24A seated meal line on a white marble floor, with devotees sitting cross-legged along a row of green banana leaves holding rice, vegetables and small curries. A woman in a dark patterned sari with a blue border leans forward at the left end, serving from a steel vessel, and paper cups in red, orange and white line the leaves. Men in white kurtas and dhotis, a bald man in a white shirt, and several boys in striped and orange shirts eat together, while a person in orange and green garments sits in the background. A maroon curtain and white pillars frame the hall.2011-12-11 +1 copiesDevotees sit cross-legged in a row on a polished marble floor, eating from green banana-leaf plates set out in a temple hall. A man in light blue shirt and jeans, wearing a white head cloth, bends to serve from a steel tray. Seated participants include a woman in a yellow sari, a child in blue, women in white tops, a bespectacled man in white with a red scarf, and a woman in a white top and black trousers with a rudraksha mala. Leaves hold rice, curries, sweets and vegetables, with steel tumblers of water. At far right, a person with tilak and red-and-white shawl reaches toward a plate. No one is clearly identifiable as a person.2015-03-11 +1 copiesJuly 23 20112011-07-23 +1 copies