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A photograph of a meal service laid out on low ornate wooden tables with gold and floral painted borders. Polished steel thalis hold small bowls of yellow dal and vegetables, with a steel tumbler and a glass of water set beside them. Along the right edge, two people in saffron-orange robes sit cross-legged, with only their arms and lap visible, and a person in white clothing is partly visible at the lower right. Bottles and more steel plates sit in the foreground.

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May 06 20162016-05-06May 06 20162016-05-06Close view of a ritual offering set-up on a gold-embossed tray. Bare feet in the upper left rest on a gold padapuja-style platform, and the feet and orange-robed legs belong to a person seated at the table. Around them stand silver bowls and plates holding milk, white paste, grated or chopped vegetables, rice, vermilion-red petals, and orange powder. A small figure's head appears at the lower-left edge. The scene suggests a padapuja offering of foot-washing and food items, with no clearly visible face identifying anyone.2010-08-04May 06 20162016-05-06Close photo of a puja ritual at a gold-toned altar. A seated person in orange robes, only the hands and feet visible, is surrounded by silver-rimmed gold trays holding small silver bowls of milky liquid and red and yellow flower petals. A bearded man in white garments reaches to a bowl at the left, a woman in a bangles and a green-bordered sari holds a silver cup at the right, and another person's hand reaches in from the lower left. A small golden deity murti or lamp stand sits among the flowers, with a red flower garland draped near the orange robe.2010-08-04May 06 20162016-05-06A photograph of a communal feast line at a Bhandara in Ujjain. Several sadhus in saffron-orange robes sit in a row, one in the foreground with a red-orange shirt, a red thread and a gold-toned bangle, reaching toward a silver thali with small steel cups and food. Other sadhus, one with a long white beard, sit behind. Metal pots and buckets with marigold garlands are in the background and foreground. Hands are blurred in motion as food is served along the line.2016-05-05September 12 20152015-09-12 +1 copiesSeptember 10 20152015-09-10 +2 copiesAugust 05 20102010-08-05October 22 20142014-10-22 +1 copiesAugust 08 20102010-08-08 +1 copies