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A crowded indoor hall with white walls and a golden throne-style seat draped with a yellow-gold cloth, set against a patterned wall panel. Many devotees press together, mostly women in sarees and salwar kameez, one in a bright yellow blouse and another in a red and gold saree. A man in orange robes stands near the back holding a camera on a stabilizer. A woman in a plaid shawl and a boy in a blue t-shirt with a yellow stripe stand to the right. The scene suggests a darshan line at a temple-style hall during a festival.

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Indoor photograph of a crowded hall with white walls, exposed red-painted roof beams and fluorescent tube lights. A large ornate gold throne-style seat with a gold-draped cloth stands empty on the right beside a window with a patterned grille. Many people in everyday and festive clothing crowd around, including women in sarees in yellow, pink, red and blue tones and a man in an orange shirt holding a handheld gimbal camera. The throne is unoccupied in view, so no one is identified as the seated figure.2023-01-15A photograph of devotees queuing in a white hall to receive food from a gold-trimmed serving counter draped with a yellow-gold cloth, as part of an annadan offering. Servers behind the counter wear helmet-like head coverings and maroon or dark garments and serve food onto plates. Along the queue, women in red, pink, blue and dark saris stand with children, and men in white shirts, a striped shirt and light kurtas wait in line. A red and cream patterned panel and a wooden window frame are on the wall behind, and a few people hold water bottles.2023-01-01A photograph of a serving line for annadan inside a hall with white walls and a gold-draped cloth overhead. A server in a red shirt, hairnet and gloves serves food from a golden steel counter. A line of devotees waits: women in red, orange, pink and brown saris, a man holding a small child, and several children in bright clothes. A gold-carved ornate arch frames the right side, with a red banner bearing the word KAILASA partly visible.2023-01-01A photograph of an annadan food line in a hall with white walls and a gold-coloured ornate canopy behind the serving counter. Women in plain pink, red and green saris and a woman in a brown-and-gold blouse stand in a queue, holding steel plates and bowls. Serving staff in white and orange clothing with plastic gloves ladle rice and curry from steel trays behind a clear sneeze guard. A gold-framed shrine-like structure with a red banner displays the word KAILASA. No clearly identifiable a person is visible in the scene.2023-01-01Jan 14 2023 sripuram2023-01-01A photograph of a bright whitewashed hall where a line of devotees queues at a yellow counter on the left. Several people wear white head caps and blue or grey aprons. Men in casual shirts and jeans stand in line, while women wear saris and salwar kameez in pink, yellow, green, blue, orange and red, and a young child is carried at the front. A man in an orange turban and white shirt stands at the back of the queue. At right, a wooden window with iron grilles is framed by a red band with white geometric border patterns. A white ceiling fan and red steel roof beams are visible above. The scene looks like a prasadam or annadan distribution line.2022-12-06November 21 2022 sripuram2022-11-21A photograph of a crowded interior hall with white walls, a red-framed window with a latticed wooden shutter, and a ceiling fan. Devotees queue in line at left, including women in pink, red and blue saris and a woman with a long braid in a blue blouse, plus a young man in an olive green shirt in the foreground. Brass oil lamps stand at right, with a tall brass diya lamp and a small brass lamp with a rooster finial. Gold-carved wooden pillars frame the scene, and a gold-draped canopy sits at left. The setting appears to be a devotional darshan line.2023-01-01Jan 15 2023 sripuram2023-01-15A photograph of a large crowd of villagers queued inside a plain, whitewashed hall with a corrugated red roof and ceiling fans. Women in saris, including a woman in a blue sari with red blouse and a girl in a white embroidered kurta, stand in line holding steel plates and bowls, while children and young men wait nearby, some barefoot. The setting suggests a community meal distribution during annadaan service. No a person candidate is visible, and no ritual objects or deity images are present.2022-06-19November 21 2022 sripuram2022-11-21A photograph of an annadaan meal line in a plain white hall with red-trimmed walls. In the foreground a woman with a long braid wears a yellow blouse and a blue-and-yellow floral sari, seen from behind. Beside her a woman in a grey-green sari holds a steel plate of food, and a line of children and young people in jackets and sweaters waits with plates. Two people in the background wear white head coverings. At right, a small shrine holds a seated deity murti decorated with a yellow garland, flanked by brass lamps, with a red-and-yellow canopy above and a framed picture on the wall beside it.2022-11-22