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A photograph taken indoors in a plain concrete room with a dark doorway behind. Several people in white clothing gather around a low area. A young man in a white shirt bends forward and reaches toward a seated woman in a white sari with a grey braid and a rudraksha-style mala, who leans over a plate. A girl in a white top and bright green skirt with a green hair clip stands holding a large leaf plate. A boy in a white shirt stands to the left, and a person in a striped orange-green shirt stands at the right edge. A man in white sits in the background. Leaf plates and food are visible in the foreground. No a person candidate is clearly visible.

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A photograph inside an open-sided thatched pavilion where people are serving food from steel plates. In the foreground a woman in a white sari with a gold border holds a steel plate and serving spoon, and a man in a white shirt on the right ladles orange food from a steel plate. Other women in a green sari and a pink-purple sari are also holding steel plates. Behind them, young men in white kurtas with orange shawls and beaded necklaces stand among white plastic chairs, with a thatched hut and trees visible through the open walls.2007-02-15May 25 20122012-05-25 +2 copiesJuly 17 20082008-07-17A large hall with a fabric-draped ceiling and white plastic chairs along the back wall. Children sit cross-legged on newspaper spread across the bare floor, eating from metal plates while a standing boy in a white shirt and light trousers carries a steel tray. Adults in white and cream clothing move between the groups and some sit on the chairs; one man wears an orange shawl. Metal cups sit beside the plates, and the scene looks like a communal meal.2008-05-15June 23 20122012-06-23A dimly lit hall where people are seated at a long table on green banana-leaf plates, eating a meal. A woman in an orange saffron sari with long dark hair and a beaded necklace stands at the table, holding a steel pot to serve food. Standing beside her, a person in white clothing assists. Several elderly women in saris stand near a doorway at left, and a man in a yellow t-shirt stands by the wall. A framed photograph hangs on the right wall beside a barred window. Steel tumblers sit on the table.2005-11-25A seated meal service in a plain hall with pale walls and ventilation grilles. Long dark tables hold banana leaves set with food, steel tumblers and small bowls. A woman in a white sari with orange and red border and a black mangalsutra stands at left, serving from a steel pot. Beside her a long-haired figure in an orange robe leans in to serve, while a man in white shirt and dhoti stands behind. Rows of men in white shirts and dhotis sit along the tables eating, some with raised hands, and another man in a white shirt sits at right. A photograph credit line on the image reads2007-01-12Several men and a woman in a dim, narrow indoor passage carry or hold round stainless steel plates of white cooked rice with a little yellow curry or vegetable. In the foreground a young man in a pale mint-green collared shirt bends forward, holding a plate in both hands. Behind him a man in a pale checked shirt and a man in a blue-and-white plaid shirt stand, and an older woman in a mustard-yellow sari with a green blouse holds a plate on the right. A white wall lines the left side. The scene suggests food distribution such as annadan, with no a person figure visible.2012-05-25 +2 copiesJune 26 20122012-06-26February 11 20072007-02-11 +1 copiesNight-time photograph of a crowd gathered under a thatched shelter at a Pongal celebration. A shaved-headed young man in white dhoti and orange shawl with white forehead markings stands at left. A woman in a white sari with gold border holds a banana-leaf plate of rice offerings, while a child in a yellow top bends forward to receive food. Other white-clad devotees and an orange-clad man stand nearby, and one person raises a camera overhead at right. No identifiable a person depiction is visible; the setting suggests a communal prasad distribution.2008-01-16A photograph of an outdoor ritual under a blue tarpaulin canopy with bamboo poles. A man in an all-white kurta and white dhoti, barefoot and bending forward, pours liquid from a steel vessel into a metal bowl held by a seated woman. Seated women and girls in white clothes with orange shawls sit on the ground before banana leaves holding rice, orange sweets and garnish, with brass pots and small brass lamps arranged in front of them. Steel vessels and tables stand behind, with other white-clad people standing in the background. The man's face and features are not visible enough to establish identity, so the a person value is unsure.2006-07-23