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A photograph taken at night of a group of boys crowded together in front of a white carved pillar in a dimly lit hall. A man on the right wears a white dhoti-style garment with a yellow shawl draped over his shoulder and a light vertical mark on his forehead; he stands beside the children and appears to be handing something out. Several boys wear casual shirts in blue, yellow, striped and checked patterns, and one boy holds a small yellow flower. The ornate white pillar and a gold-coloured object at the left edge are visible in the background.

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Photograph of children queueing at an open-sided pavilion at night, with white carved pillars behind them. A man in white clothes with a yellow shawl stands among the children near the pillar. In the foreground a child in an orange shirt reaches toward a blue table where a steel bowl of food is set out, and a girl in a black top with a pink hair clip holds her hands together in front of her chest. Other children in bright shirts, including pink, green and blue, crowd together along the line. Framed posters hang along the top edge of the pavilion.2007-11-14A photograph taken indoors at night of children and a few adults gathered in a white-walled hall with carved pillars. Framed colour pictures hang on the walls above. A man in a white shirt and grey trousers stands at left, facing right. In the centre, a man in a yellow shawl over white clothes stands near the back, and at right another man in a yellow shawl and white dhoti, with a dark shoulder bag, stands among the children. 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A young boy in a yellow t-shirt and colourful patterned shorts stands at a blue table holding out a banana, with a silver tray of sliced bananas on it. Behind him an adult in a white shirt with folded hands stands near the doorway, with white markings on his forearm and forehead. On the right a smiling small boy in a light grey shirt holds out his hand toward the table. Dark trees and lit buildings are visible through the open doorway. Bananas are being distributed in a simple devotional or community food-serving scene.2007-11-14January 07 20122012-01-07 +1 copiesA photograph of a crowd queuing at a temple-like pavilion with a tented canopy. At right, a figure with long, swept-back black hair wears an orange sleeveless top and holds a tray of sweets and offerings. Beside him, a young priest in white dress with a yellow shawl and a tilak on his forehead holds a tray of prasad. Devotees on the left, including a man in orange and white, reach forward with hands out, and children press in front. Behind them, a deity murti and colourful decorations are visible.2009-12-05A night-time communal meal under a corrugated roof on a covered veranda. Rows of men sit cross-legged on the bare floor, eating from green leaf plates and small steel plates with rice. A volunteer in a white dhoti and a yellow shawl walks down the middle of the row carrying a large steel bucket, serving food. A tube light hangs from the roof, a white wall and potted plants stand behind, and a few men in white shirts and dhotis sit further back. The scene reads as an annadan style meal served to a group of people.