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A photograph of a cardboard box filled with discarded paper plates, leaf-plate scraps and folded white paper waste. A man's hands, wearing a beaded wrist mala and cream-white clothing, lift and sort the plates from inside the open box. Only the hands and lower white garment are visible; no face appears. The setting appears to be a clean-up after a meal in a ceremonial or ashram space with a beige floor.

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November 26 20112011-11-26November 26 20112011-11-26A photograph of a group seated and standing on a white floor during a communal meal or offering. A man in a blue t-shirt and grey trousers leans over a cardboard box filled with crumpled paper plates, paper and food remnants. Around him, people in white clothes sit on mats; a woman in a white sari with a yellow border and yellow shawl sits at right, and a person in white sits beside her. Hands hold paper plates containing flowers, sweets or food, and water bottles lie on the floor. A man at lower left wears a rudraksha mala and pink shirt. The scene looks like post-meal clearing of plates.2010-02-22A photograph of people gathered on a white marble floor around a cardboard box filled with crumpled paper plates and leaf-like food waste. A woman in a white sari with a yellow border and a yellow shawl kneels at the right, reaching into the box with her hand. Standing behind her are several people in white and grey clothing, including a man in a white shirt and white trousers and another in a grey shirt and grey trousers wearing an ID badge; one person in a red patterned top is at the upper right. At the lower left, a paper plate holding yellow food is visible. Several people are barefoot. No deity, throne or ceremonial setting is visible.2010-02-22A photograph of devotees packing food into a large cardboard box on a light grey floor. A man in white kurta at left leans over the box, and a young woman in a white and gold-bordered sari with a yellow shawl kneels beside it. Several people in white and pastel clothing stand or sit behind them, some barefoot. The box holds foil-wrapped and packaged snack items, and a woman at right in white reaches in to pick one up. The scene suggests an annadan-style food service or charity packing activity.2010-02-22August 16 20092009-08-16May 26 20152015-05-26Outdoor photo at a large gathering ground with sand heaps and trees behind. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts bend over tall stacks of white paper plates, some lifting plates from the piles, while others handle metal plates and vessels on the ground. A man in a pale yellow shirt and dhoti, wearing an ID badge, stands at left watching. Men in white and one in pink shirt stand in the background. No one is identifiable as a person in this image, and the scene shows volunteers preparing plates for a meal service.2006-12-15May 24 20182018-05-24 +1 copiesClose photo of a person in a rust-orange garment with a gold-toned border and a rudraksha mala at the waist, holding an orange cloth-covered tray. On the tray are stacked white envelopes with red decorative borders and some folded banknotes. A bangle is worn on the wrist. Behind, a large ornate brass or silver bowl holds yellow-gold items, and orange drapery is visible in the background. The person is shown only from the shoulder down; no face is visible.2015-10-23A photo of several people in white ritual clothing preparing offerings at a steel counter. Three men wear white dhoti-style garments and rudraksha malas; the central man has a white cloth wrap and a gold bangle. Their hands are arranging fresh green leaves and herbs on a wooden tray beside dried leaf bowls. Other leaf bowls rest on a metal tray at right. Hands of additional people are visible at the edges. Four people are partially visible, so the count is in the 2-5 range.2017-08-26November 25 20062006-11-25