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Men in white dhotis and kurta-style white clothes sit cross-legged in a row along a long white-pillared colonnade, eating from steel plates and small bowls set on the floor. A server in a checked shirt and dark trousers stands at right, ladling food from a steel bucket with a long-handled spoon. Some diners wear gold-bordered dhotis and red-and-white sacred threads on their wrists. Behind the pillars, more seated figures and orange-clothed people are visible.

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September 11 20152015-09-11 +2 copiesSeptember 11 20152015-09-11 +1 copiesSeptember 11 20152015-09-11 +1 copiesA hall with a polished tiled floor where people sit on orange and white mats in long rows, eating from green banana leaves set with rice, curries, papadam and small cups. A man in white dhoti and shirt, with a rudraksha-style mala, bends forward and serves food from a steel bucket with a ladle. Several seated devotees in white dhotis with maroon-bordered cloth eat, while others in cream and white saris and shawls walk along the rows carrying serving vessels. The setting is an organized meal service, with a wall sign and fluorescent lights visible overhead.2010-11-12A photo of a long row of seated men eating a communal meal served on banana leaves on a tiled floor. Most wear white dhotis and shawls, and several have shaved heads and rudraksha malas. In the right foreground a man in a white dhoti with gold-bordered edges leans forward, serving food from a steel bowl onto the leaf of a seated diner. Plates hold rice, flatbreads, fried snacks, vegetable curries and pickles, with paper cups of water nearby. Orange cloth and a seated figure in the background are visible at the back of the hall. This appears to be an annadan style communal meal.2010-11-12Outdoor covered hall where seated devotees eat a meal served on banana leaves. A man in white kurta and dhoti with an orange shawl leans forward holding a steel bucket, serving food to the row of seated people. Seated diners wear white and red; a woman in the foreground has a dark beaded necklace. Other servers in white and orange stand behind a steel counter. A large framed portrait on the wall behind shows a figure in a white turban and white robe, labelled with a partial printed name ending in 'wananda'. Steel tumblers sit beside the leaves.2006-10-22A photograph of a seated ritual group in an open-sided pavilion. Four men in white dhotis and white kurtas with saffron-orange shawls sit cross-legged on mats in front of banana leaves holding food, a brass lamp and small cups. A woman in a white sari with red and orange border kneels at right, pouring liquid from a steel vessel into a steel bucket. Behind them, a crowd of onlookers stands along a low wall, including a woman in a yellow top and a child, with a tall wooden pole standing upright among the seated men.2006-10-21Photograph of a covered open-sided hall during a puja where a row of seated participants in white dhotis and orange shawls sit on mats before brass lamps, leaf plates and small vessels. Several participants press palms together in prayer. Two standing men in white, one bending forward, pour water from steel vessels, while a figure in white kneels beside them. Tall bamboo poles with orange pennants line the aisle, and more white-clad people stand along the back and sides, some watching through windows.2006-11-20A photograph of a seated row of men in white dhotis and orange shawls at a Maheshwara Puja meal, each with a brass vessel and a banana-leaf plate of food before them. A tall bamboo or reed stick stands among them. At the right, an older man with grey hair and a light beige cloth bends forward, pouring food or water from a large steel vessel onto the leaves. Bamboo matting and a low concrete wall form the backdrop, and several more people in white stand behind.2006-10-12A photograph of a communal meal in a white-tiled hall. Many men in white dhotis and white shawls with maroon borders sit cross-legged on the floor on orange mats, each before a green banana leaf holding food such as rice, vegetables and flatbread. A standing man in the foreground, bare-chested with a white dhoti, serves from a steel pot of food, and another man in the lower right eats from his leaf. Other attendees stand in the background, and a red-and-orange cot is visible at the top right.2010-11-12A long row of seated men eats a meal from white paper plates along a covered colonnade with pale yellow walls and a grey floor. Most wear saffron-orange robes or white dhotis, and several have orange turbans or head cloths. In the centre, a barefoot man in a white dhoti and white shawl with a gold-bordered hem carries a metal pot and serves food. A man in a maroon kurta with an orange head wrap also serves along the line. On the right, a bearded elder in white sits beside an orange-robed man. At the far left, a photographer in grey trousers and a light shirt stands taking pictures. Sprigs of food and small cups sit on the plates.2015-10-03 +1 copiesA photograph of a communal meal being served in a plain hall with a concrete floor and a low red-painted ledge on the left. A woman in a white sari with yellow borders, bangles and a red-marked hair parting stoops with a steel pot, ladling food onto a banana leaf. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts with orange saffron shawls sit in a row on the floor, eating from leaves in front of them, with brass vessels nearby. Another man in white stands at the back and a figure in orange sits near a fan in the background. Bamboo poles lean against the ledge. The scene suggests prasadam serving after a ritual.2006-11-20