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A photograph of women in a dining hall with pink tiled walls and large windows. In the foreground a smiling woman in white clothes and a white shawl wears a dark beaded mala and holds her hands together. Beside her a woman in a green patterned blouse wears a mala, and an older woman with glasses, a red bindi and a light blue sari holds a water bottle. Others sit at long steel tables behind them with steel plates, and a child-like young woman stands in the lower foreground. No one in the scene is identifiable as a person.

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December 15 20062006-12-15December 15 20062006-12-15December 15 20062006-12-15A photograph inside a tiled room with pink wall tiles and a window with grillwork, showing several women in saris standing in a line. In the centre, a smiling woman wears a cream sari with orange and gold borders and a dark rudraksha-style mala; she holds a water bottle and folded hands. To her left, a woman in a green patterned salwar kameez carries a black handbag and clasps her hands. To her right, a woman in a red sari with floral embroidery and a bindi stands with hands folded. Behind them, other women in white, orange and red saris stand near a steel counter with plates of food and steel bowls. A visitor badge is visible on one sari. No swami is visible in the frame.2006-12-15A dim indoor hall where women are eating a meal at a long serving counter with stainless steel plates and tumblers. Many women in cotton sarees, some in white with gold borders, others in blue, teal and green, stand in a queue or sit at the counter. One woman in a teal top and gold bangles eats with her hand, while another in a blue saree holds a steel plate. Ceiling fans, a dark pillar and a notice board are visible in the background.2006-12-14December 15 20062006-12-15Photograph of a long queue of women in a dining hall with pink tiled pillars and stainless steel tables. In the foreground, a woman in an orange salwar with a dupatta stands beside a woman in a yellow and maroon sari and another in a yellow-and-brown sari with a black mala. A woman in a multicoloured striped sari and a woman in a pale blue floral sari stand with hands clasped near the steel counter. Behind them many women in saris and white clothes line up, and a few men in white shirts are visible. Steel plates and a bottle sit on the counter, and a bag rests on the table.2006-12-15A photograph of a kitchen or serving area with pink tiled walls and a steel serving counter. Several women stand near the counter: a woman in the centre wears a white floral-print sari with dark-rimmed glasses and a dark beaded necklace, holding a small white item in her hands; a younger woman beside her in a white sari with a dark beaded necklace smiles while holding a steel jug; an older woman in a white top stands behind them. A young girl in a pink top and floral skirt eats something near the left. Steel tumblers and a large steel pot sit on the counter, with plastic water jugs on the floor at left. Two more women in white and orange clothing lean at the counter on the right.2006-12-15December 15 20062006-12-15A busy communal kitchen during a large event. A woman in an orange saffron sari with an orange head wrap stands center-left, smiling and serving food from a steel bowl to people in line. Around her, devotees in white kurtas and white dresses, some with orange scarves and lanyards, wait and help. Steel cooking vessels and serving counters line the left side, and pink tiled walls with notices stand behind. Many women with long braids in white, yellow, pink and orange saris fill the foreground and background. Several people appear to be serving or organizing the meal. The woman in orange is not clearly identifiable as a person from appearance, so no identification is claimed.2006-12-15Indoor dining hall with long dark tables and benches where many women and girls are seated or standing with metal plates of food. A woman in a peach salwar kameez with a red bindi and beaded necklace stands in the foreground, while nearby women wear white, pink, blue and mustard-brown saris and salwar kameez. Water bottles sit on the tables, and pink-tiled walls frame large barred windows. Crowded serving and eating scene at a community meal.2006-12-15November 21 20152015-11-21 +1 copies