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A night-time photograph of devotees seated and standing on a white-washed stone platform with low white walls. A woman in a green-and-cream sari with a red bindi sits centre, holding a small brass plate or offering, beside a woman in a bright green sari. A man in a blue shirt and a seated man in a dark shirt lean forward, and a man in a light green t-shirt and a young man in a striped shirt stand at right, holding small offerings. Several devotees appear to hold small plates of fruit or sweets. Dark background, no statues or screens visible.

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Night photograph of a white-walled outdoor temple courtyard with a dark temple tower silhouetted behind. Four men are visible: a man standing at left in a striped polo shirt and grey trousers holds something small in his hands, while three men sit cross-legged on the grey stone floor, one in a red-and-white striped shirt, one in a white shirt, and one in a dark blue shirt, all handling small items. Carved white stone railings and a copper-coloured lamp stand appear at the edges.2008-09-03September 03 20082008-09-03Night photo of an outdoor gathering with a dark sky and a palm frond at the left edge. Several men stand in a loose group: a man in a grey checked shirt holds up a small object at left, a man in white kurta with a yellow shawl stands beside him, and a man in white kurta with dark glasses stands center. A barefoot man in a red polo and dark shorts stands to the right, and a man in a white shirt and grey trousers holds a yellow object near the center-right. At far right, a man in orange-saffron robes stands beside a steel vessel on a white-covered table. A seated figure in a light shirt sits low in the middle. The bright white-covered tables and a silver metal bowl are in the foreground.2008-09-03A night-time photograph of a community meal under a covered porch, with a string of marigold and pink flower garlands hung across the top. Several children and young people sit on the floor eating from metal thali plates. A man in an orange shirt and grey trousers sits cross-legged in the centre, gesturing with his raised hand. A teenage boy in a yellow shirt and a boy in a striped shirt stand behind, one holding food, and a older boy in grey carries stacked metal plates on the right. A girl in a purple dress stands at the left edge, and a smiling girl in a white and black top sits near the front. Kolam rangoli designs are drawn on the floor in the lower corners. The scene shows annadan, a free food distribution.Night-time photo of a man in a white kurta with a yellow shawl and a rudraksha mala, holding a metal plate of food with both hands and looking down. Behind him, several men in shirts (one in a red-and-white striped shirt) stand close together, some holding plates and eating, in a dark outdoor setting near a white carved stone edge. Appearance-based cues on the foreground man are modest (white kurta, yellow shawl, rudraksha mala) and do not clearly establish identity, so no identification is made.2008-09-03September 03 20082008-09-03A night-time photograph of an outdoor annadan-style meal on a sandy ground. Many people in white dhotis and white shirts, women in sarees including a mustard-yellow saree and a green-and-pink saree, stand and sit on the sand holding leaf plates and eating. A man in a white shirt and grey trousers in the foreground carries a plate. A bare-chested man in a white dhoti stands at the back right, and a figure in saffron-orange clothing appears at the far left edge. Red mats are laid out on the ground, and a blue bird logo is visible in the upper left. No identifiable a person candidate is clearly visible.2017-06-08Annadhan in 20122012-01-01 +2 copiesA photograph of a seated group of devotees in prayer inside a pillared open pavilion at night, with hanging striped and patterned fabric panels on the white columns. A row of people sits cross-legged on green and red patterned mats, many with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, including a woman in a white and yellow polka-dot sari at left and men in white shirts and white dhotis. A small table with a cloth cover and a water bottle stands at the back. Garlands of fabric and decorative banners hang along the top edge. Nobody in the scene appears to be a clearly identifiable presenter; the group is seated in satsang or puja. Roughly a dozen physical people are visible, several partially cropped at the edges.2008-09-03September 03 20082008-09-03February 13 20092009-02-13Evening ritual on an open-sided pavilion with white pillars. Two devotees kneel and bow with foreheads to the ground before a low yellow-framed woven mat, while standing onlookers in white shirts and dhotis, a woman in a white blouse and patterned skirt, and a young man in a white shirt watch. A standing man holds a pink flower and a small bowl. Brass pots, a bell, a lamp and a pink flower garland sit on the floor, with a small fire pit burning in the foreground. Pink flowers lie near the pillars.2008-09-03