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Night photograph of a large outdoor annadan-style meal at a ghat-side temple complex. Long rows of people sit cross-legged on the floor, many in saffron and orange robes, others in white clothing, with steel plates and bowls set before them. Attendants in white and orange walk between the rows serving food. A red-painted shrine structure with a pointed tower stands at right, and pale temple spires rise in the background under floodlights. Several people are blurred in motion. The sitting crowd is well over twenty people.

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July 15 20162016-07-15 +1 copiesNight-time photograph of a large outdoor ritual gathering in a courtyard before a small red-and-pink temple shrine with a tiered spire. Dozens of people sit in a wide semicircle on the ground, most in red, orange and white garments, many with red shawls, with brass plates and small offering trays arranged in front of them. Several people in white dhotis and red-bordered cloths stand and bend near the centre, and on the right a figure in an orange robe and a long white garland stands near the edge. Musicians in white clothes with drums and cymbals stand along the lower left foreground. Bright floodlights illuminate a white-pillared pavilion at the back, and devotees in saffron and red stand along the edges of the courtyard. The arrangement suggests a group puja or satsang with offerings.2016-07-15July 15 20162016-07-15July 15 20162016-07-15July 15 20162016-07-15July 15 20162016-07-15July 15 20162016-07-15 +1 copiesNight photograph from an elevated vantage of an open courtyard at a temple complex. Dozens of people in orange and saffron robes sit in rows under a covered colonnade lit by warm lamps, while a large crowd in orange and red clothing sits on the open ground beyond. A camera on a tripod stands near the central shrine. A tall bare tree stands in the middle of the courtyard, with footwear left scattered at its base. Small shikhara-style temple spires rise in the background against a dark sky.2016-07-15July 15 20162016-07-15July 15 20162016-07-15Night photograph of a long communal meal line on an open ground, with two rows of seated devotees facing each other across a central aisle. Many wear saffron and orange robes, and some wear saffron turbans or pink head cloths; others wear white kurtas. Each person sits before a metal plate and small bowl set on the ground for annadan. Bright floodlights on a tall stand illuminate the scene, and orange flags and illuminated tents stand in the background.2016-05-07July 15 20162016-07-15