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Photo of people seated cross-legged on a wooden floor eating a traditional meal from green banana leaves laid in a row, with rice, vegetables and sides served on each leaf. Four prominent men sit in the foreground: a bare-chested man with a rudraksha mala and a green stone pendant on the left of centre, a man in a red striped shirt, a man in a white dhoti with a red-and-white towel, and a bare-chested man in white dhoti and gold-bordered cloth with rudraksha beads, eating with his right hand. Several more people in white and colourful clothes sit along the row behind. A red wall with a framed picture and a deity figure in the background suggest a temple hall setting, with a glass door at right.

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KAILASA HOUSTON, USA on 7/6/20192019-07-06Photo 11712545Photo 11734163 +3 copiesDevotees sit cross-legged in a row on a wooden floor during a communal meal after a ritual at a temple hall with red curtains. Each person has a green banana leaf with rice, vegetables and other food. A woman on the left in a cream and blue ikat sari with rudraksha beads and bangles scoops food from her leaf. Others wear white ritual clothes, including a young woman with rudraksha malas and a man in a white shirt. Water bottles sit between the leaves. A white deity murti is visible at the right edge, and a few people stand or sit in the background.2019-07-06 +1 copiesDevotees seated cross-legged on a floor covered with matting, eating a meal served on fresh green banana leaves during an annadhan-style food offering. Several men and women in white or light ritual clothing wear orange-saffron shawls over their shoulders. In the foreground a man in a white kurta with a saffron shawl and a tilak on his forehead eats with his right hand; beside him a younger man in white with orange shawl and glasses also eats. A man in a green shirt with an orange shawl sits at right. Leaves hold white rice, yellow rice, lentil preparations, a banana, a sweet and small paper cups of liquid. Behind them more seated participants and an ornate gold and red throne with a plain carpet are visible.2012-01-01 +1 copiesSeptember 08 20112011-09-08Men sit cross-legged in long rows on a tiled hall floor, eating from green banana leaves set before them. Most wear white dhotis and white shirts, one man in the foreground wears a cream kurta, and a few wear saffron or orange clothing. A woman in a white sari with gold border walks between the rows carrying a large steel vessel. Plates hold rice, sweets and cut fruit, and small paper cups stand beside the leaves. In the background a stage has red curtains and an ornate deity backdrop. This is an annadhan community meal.2013-01-01A long hall where many men sit cross-legged in rows on the floor, eating from green banana-leaf plates set out along the floor. Most wear white dhotis and white shirts, and a few wear orange or saffron shawls. Some have shaved heads and others grey hair. Several plates hold rice, sweets and yellow garnish. Steel vessels and a pot stand at the left, and attendants in orange and red saris move along the back of the hall beside pink curtains and a projection screen. The scene looks like a communal meal served to devotees.2013-06-19 +1 copiesJanuary 24 20152015-01-24 +1 copiesSeptember 17 20102010-09-17 +1 copiesFebruary 24 20162016-02-24 +2 copiesAnnadhan in 20122012-01-01 +1 copies