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A photograph of a crowd gathered under a open-sided pavilion with a corrugated roof. In the foreground a long-haired man in a white embroidered kurta with a paisley pattern holds a steel tray with small green fruits and offers them to a young boy in a cream kurta with a red bindi and a name badge. Behind him a man in an orange shawl and white clothes watches, and a woman in a dark sari and glasses stands at left beside an older man in white. Several other men in white shirts stand in the background, and a hand extends from the left edge toward the tray.

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A photograph of a covered outdoor pavilion with a corrugated and wooden roof. A tall man with long, swept-back dark hair and a white embroidered paisley sherwani-style outfit stands at right, holding a wooden staff and extending his hand toward a small child in a cream kurta with a rudraksha-style mala. Several men in white shirts and dhotis stand around, one holding a metal tray with offerings, and a man in an orange shawl with a beaded necklace is nearby. A woman in white with a mala is at left.2007-02-15A photograph taken under an open-sided pavilion with a corrugated roof and white plastic chairs. A long-haired figure in a white embroidered kurta stands at right, holding a wooden walking stick and offering something from the hand toward a middle-aged man in a white shirt and white dhoti who wears a rudraksha mala and stands with hands held out. A young man in a white shirt at left holds a silver tray with food or offerings. A woman in an orange sari stands near the center, and young women in white churidar sets stand behind. Two small children in white and red-collared outfits, one wearing a rudraksha mala, look up at the scene from the lower left, and another child is in the lower center. Several people stand in white clothing in the background. The mood is a devotional gathering with offerings being distributed.2007-02-15A photograph of a communal meal service inside an open-sided pavilion with mesh screening and wooden framing. A man with long, swept-back black hair wears a white embroidered kurta and holds a small plastic-wrapped item, appearing to hand food to a girl in white who reaches forward. Behind him a smiling man in a white shirt wears a black beaded mala, and a woman in a white sari with a gold border holds a steel plate of food. Other men in white shirts stand in the background, and steel plates of rice and curry are being served.2007-02-15A man with long, swept-back dark hair and a red bindi, wearing a white embroidered sherwani with paisley detailing, smiles broadly while serving food from a steel plate. Beside him, a woman in a white sari with a gold-and-green border stands holding a steel tray. Several children in white clothes with green-and-gold ribbons stand near serving trays of rice and vegetable food under an open-sided pavilion with a bamboo-slatted roof, a typical annadan meal service. Visible people number about six, including partially visible figures at the edges.2007-02-15A photograph under a open-sided pavilion with a corrugated tan roof and metal frame. In the foreground a woman with grey hair pulled back, wearing a white top, a gold necklace and a bangle, holds out her cupped hand. Beside her a man with long dark hair, a red bindi and a white embroidered kurta with a paisley pattern holds out small green fruits to her and smiles. Behind them several people in white and green saris and white kurtas stand in a line, some holding metal plates, under a shaded hall. A handrail and white plastic chairs are visible. A candidate matching the page's a person reference is present; the long swept hair, bindi and white ensemble are the cues, and the appearance is consistent with the page's description, so this is treated as a probable appearance-based match in the scene.2007-02-15A photograph of a smiling man with long dark hair and a small red bindi, wearing a white embroidered kurta with a paisley pattern, extending a small yellow item toward outstretched hands of people at the left. He holds a walking stick in one hand and a clear plastic bag in the other. Nearby, a man in a white shirt and glasses stands with hands joined, a smiling woman in a lavender top stands behind, and a child is partly visible. The scene is under a thatched-roof canopy with a green door frame at right.2007-02-15A photograph of a food-serving scene under a open-sided thatched pavilion. A man in a white shirt holds out cupped hands to receive food from a long-haired figure in a white embroidered kurta on the right, who holds a steel plate of fruit and rice-like food. A smiling woman in a pink dupatta stands beside a steel bowl of food, and a young boy in a light shirt stands nearby. Behind them, a man in white clothing wears an orange shawl, and other devotees in white stand in the background.2007-02-15A photograph of an open-sided pavilion with a bamboo-mat and metal-frame roof, with a few white plastic chairs at left. A man in a white striped kurta at left smiles and reaches toward a woman in a white sari with a red-trimmed bag. Beside them, a long-haired man in a white embroidered sherwani with a red bindi stands with hands clasped; the figure is a person candidate, given the long swept hair, white embroidered sherwani and red forehead mark. Behind him, two young men in white kurtas with orange shawls stand, one holding a metal tray of fruit, and several other people stand or sit in the background.2007-02-15A photograph taken inside an open-sided wooden pavilion with a lattice roof, where a man with long, swept-back dark hair in a white embroidered paisley-patterned kurta stands at right, bending forward and holding out cupped hands while receiving or offering food. Surrounding him, a group of devotees in white clothing reach toward steel plates of rice and vegetable food. A girl in a yellow dress and a woman in a white sari with a peach shawl stand among them, and a man in a white shirt wearing a dark bead mala with a pendant reaches forward. Through the windows behind them is a dirt yard and a white building. The long-haired man in white shows appearance cues associated with the page's a person reference, but the identification is uncertain.2007-02-15October 26 20102010-10-26A photograph of a public event indoors under a corrugated metal roof with exposed steel trusses. A man with long dark hair, a red bindi and an orange-and-maroon cloth, with a rudraksha mala across his chest, smiles while a devotee in a white shirt reaches toward him. An attendant in orange robes holds a silver tray with offerings. Other people in white and striped shirts and children stand around, with a banner and orange fabric in the background. a person: the long swept hair, orange cloth, and rudraksha mala are visible cues, and the page says he is present. Several people are visible, including partially visible figures at the edges.2010-11-07A photograph inside an open-sided wooden pavilion with bamboo-mat walls and a view of a dusty courtyard through the windows. A long-haired man in a white embroidered kurta with a red tilak on his forehead is central, holding small orange fruits or sweets over a steel plate. Around him, men in white shirts and rudraksha-style mala necklaces and girls in pastel salwar and a pink-wrapped shawl reach toward plates of rice and orange-garnished food. Several hands extend toward the food, and a few onlookers are partly visible at the edges. The man in white has a distinctive long swept-back hairstyle and white ritual clothing, so the appearance-based candidate is probable, though the photo shows an in-person distribution of food.2007-02-15