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A close view of food preparation for a meal served on green banana leaves on a tiled floor. On the left, a hand with gold bangles sprinkles yellow and orange condiments, rice and small heaps of sides onto a leaf. In the centre-right, a stainless steel tray holds a large pile of round steamed idli cakes, and a hand in a clear plastic glove reaches toward a second leaf. Partial figures in white and dark clothing are visible at the edges.

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October 12 20162016-10-12October 12 20162016-10-12Annadhan during Allahabad Kumbhamela 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesOverhead photo of a floor spread of steel vessels filled with prepared dishes laid out on a peach-coloured cloth and a striped mat. Visible dishes include white idlis, a yellow vegetable preparation, dal or sambar, a green curry, coconut or rice preparations, fried snacks and papad. Partially visible at top are seated people in white clothing and a woman in a green and gold sari, with a plate of flowers and fruit nearby. Steel lids rest in front. No one is clearly identifiable as a person, and this is a food offering rather than a clear ritual act.2011-11-06Annadhan in 20152015-01-01 +3 copiesRows of green banana leaves are laid out on a glossy white tiled floor for a communal meal, with woven straw mats running between them. Each leaf holds servings of rice, a vegetable curry, a fried vada, banana, papad or flatbread, a small mound of grated coconut and orange chutney, and small cups of sambar or dal. Orange-clad figures in the top left corner and a golden deity murti are partly visible in the background. Some legs in orange robes stand at the top edge of the frame. The scene is a food offering arrangement with no clear seated diners visible.2016-11-11 +1 copiesPhotograph of a meal served on large green banana leaves laid on a white tiled floor beside a woven mat with a blue border. Each leaf holds small heaps of food including white rice, yellow lentil or dal-style rice, a whole yellow banana, a golden fried papad, orange and yellow vegetable preparations, a brown sweet piece, and a fried vada. Three small white paper cups of sauces or chutneys sit along the right edge of each leaf. No people are visible.2016-11-11Photograph of a traditional vegetarian meal served on long banana leaves laid over a colourful striped woven mat and white cloth. A person wearing a clear plastic glove and white clothing serves food with a steel ladle onto the leaves. The leaves hold white rice, yellow rice, papadum-like flatbreads, fried vegetable preparations, sliced banana and pineapple, pickles and red chutney. Small white paper cups hold liquids such as sambar or rasam. The server's face is not visible, and no one else is seen.2016-12-18January 01 20192019-01-01May 17 20142014-05-17Close-up photo of a communal meal served on green banana leaves. Hands in orange-robed sleeves reach into a heap of rice mixed with yellow and orange vegetables, with white side portions and yellow-cubed items on the leaves. Paper cups printed with a rainbow and pineapples stand along the table, and orange saffron-coloured cloth is visible at the top left.2014-09-14A long banquet line of people eating from banana leaves on a tiled hall floor. In the foreground a man in white clothes and glasses serves rice from a large steel pot with a ladle, and a woman in a white sari with a yellow scarf stands at left. Several seated diners in white and cream clothing, one wearing an orange-trimmed garment, eat rice, vegetable curries and other dishes laid on the leaves beside water bottles. Other attendants in white move along the back of the hall, and fruit and flower arrangements sit on a counter at right.2009-12-30