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A photograph of devotees seated on the floor at a night meal, eating from banana leaves set out in a row. A woman in the foreground wears a cream sari with a green blouse, gold-bordered, rimless glasses, a red bindi, and a white and red flower garland, and she is serving rice from a banana leaf. Beside her a man in a white shirt and white dhoti wears glasses and a red and white garland and reaches toward his leaf. Other garlanded devotees in white and cream clothes sit along the row, each with rice, vegetables and small glasses of water on their leaves.

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December 26 20062006-12-26December 26 20062006-12-26December 26 20062006-12-26A seated group of devotees eats a meal served on large green banana leaves on a bare concrete floor at night. Men in white dhotis and shirts and women in a red-and-orange sari and a maroon sari wear flower garlands of white jasmine and red blossoms. Rows of guests sit along the floor, with more people standing in the dim hall behind. Behind them, large portrait photographs of a woman in white hang on a wall beside white metal scaffolding and a deity shrine area. Plates hold rice and curries, with small glasses of water set beside each leaf.2006-12-26December 26 20062006-12-26Seated devotees take a meal at night on banana leaves laid on the ground, each with a glass of water, rice and small side dishes. A woman in a pale cream outfit, with a red-and-white flower garland and a tilak on her forehead, raises her right hand to her mouth to eat. Beside her a man in white clothes with a white-and-red flower garland sits on a mat and serves food onto the leaf. More people in white shirts and garlands sit along the left edge, and a woman in a pale green-and-gold sari with a red-and-white garland sits next to the man. The setting is outdoors on a plain paved ground.2006-12-26Indoor photograph of a large ritual meal gathering on a bare floor. Seated devotees, mostly men and women in white and coloured silk saris, sit on mats in rows before fresh green banana leaves. Several people wear red and white flower garlands and are sprinkling or arranging cooked rice and small offerings on the leaves with their hands. Standing attendants in white clothing move between the rows, and large framed images of a woman in red and gold saris hang on the wall behind. White and orange cloth covers part of the floor. The scene looks like an annadan-style communal meal or puja offering.2006-12-26December 26 20062006-12-26Night photograph of a seated communal meal in a hall. Many devotees sit cross-legged in rows on the floor, wearing white clothes and red-and-white flower garlands. In front of them are green banana leaves holding rice and food, with small cups and glasses. A man in white stands at the left edge, leaning over the row. In the foreground, a woman in a pink-and-magenta sari and a man in white sit beside a woman in a purple sari and a woman in a green sari. The scene resembles an annadan or prasadam meal.2006-12-26December 26 20062006-12-26A photograph of a seated group meal in a large hall with a grey floor and green mats. A man in the centre wears a white dhoti and shirt with a white and red flower garland, and he is feeding a woman in a cream sari with a red-flower garland who holds a green leaf plate. Other seated participants in white and cream clothes, several wearing red-flower garlands, eat from banana-leaf plates with rice and small portions of food. On the right, a woman in a cream sari with a garland sits by her leaf. Behind them, people in white stand and sit, a cameraman films with a video camera, and a woman in a white sari stands at the back. Large portrait images of a woman are on the back wall, and a table with items is at the right.2006-12-26December 26 20062006-12-26