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A long row of seated women in saffron-orange sarees and orange shawls with rudraksha malas sits on white cloth along a covered outdoor veranda, facing a banana-leaf meal laid out in a line. Each leaf holds small bowls of soup or curry, a sweet, rice, a fried doughnut-shaped snack and water bottles with paper cups. Stone columns, a blue curtain, a wall with water spouts and tropical foliage frame the scene. Several women eat or talk while the one at right, in an orange saree with a gold border, gestures as she speaks. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person; all visible people are devotees in orange attire.

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A long row of women in saffron-orange clothing sits cross-legged on white cloths along a covered terrace, facing a line of banana-leaf meal settings. Each place has small bowls of food, cups, and water bottles, with rice and fried snacks visible. Several women wear rudraksha malas and bangles; one at the front right holds her hands near her face with eyes closed. Water spouts line the back wall, and palm trees are visible through the open side. A figure in white stands at the far left end of the row. No one is identifiable as a person in this image.2015-12-20A seated meal service on a white cloth beside a covered pavilion. Long rows of young women in orange and saffron saris and salwar-style dress sit cross-legged along the floor. Banana leaves hold rice, fried snacks, bowls of yellow dal or sambar, and cut fruit, with water bottles and paper cups placed between them. A young girl in the foreground wears a rudraksha mala, red-orange sari and gold bangles. On the left, seated men and women in white and red shawls face the meal, and a figure stands in the background near metal pots. This appears to be a communal food offering or annadan style meal.2015-12-20December 20 20152015-12-20December 20 20152015-12-20 +1 copiesDecember 20 20152015-12-20 +1 copiesA photograph of women and girls seated in a long row on white cloth at a covered outdoor area, hands pressed together in anjali mudra with eyes closed. Most wear orange and saffron saris with gold borders, and several wear rudraksha malas and bangles. In front of them lie long banana leaves set with bowls of food, rice, sweets, fried items, water bottles and a red fruit. A standing figure in white and red cloth is visible at the top left, and water flows from a spout at the right. No a person candidate is visible in the frame.2015-12-20 +1 copiesA photograph of a long row of seated women and girls in orange and red saris taking a communal meal on banana leaves laid over white cloth along a covered veranda. Several are eating with their hands; plates and bowls of rice, curry, fried snacks and dal sit on the leaves, with water bottles and cups along the line. Some wear rudraksha malas and bangles, and a girl in the foreground in a red sari with gold border and a rudraksha mala raises food to her mouth. Green foliage and a small waterspout are visible at the right edge.2015-12-20 +1 copiesA row of seated devotees in orange and saffron clothing sits on white cloth before a meal laid on banana leaves, with water bottles, small bowls of food, cups and a red apple along the mat. Many have palms pressed together in anjali, a few with rudraksha malas on their wrists. Behind them, a man in white dhoti with a saffron-trimmed cloth and another figure stand near columns, apparently leading the ritual. Several devotees in orange saris and orange kurtas with gold-bordered shawls kneel in prayer, and a girl in front wears an orange and gold outfit with hands folded. Metal pots sit at the left edge of the frame.2015-12-20 +1 copiesDecember 20 20152015-12-20A row of women seated on a white cloth along a covered veranda, dressed in orange and saffron sarees with gold borders, palms pressed together in namaskar as they sit before meals. Banana leaves hold rice, dal, curry and small bowls, with water bottles and paper cups lined along the cloth. A man in a striped shirt sits at the far left edge, and a few figures in white stand in the background near pillars, with greenery beyond the open side of the hall.2015-12-20December 20 20152015-12-20 +1 copiesA photograph of a row of women and girls seated on the floor in a hall, in saffron-orange sarees with red borders, praying with palms pressed together. Many wear white vertical tilak marks on their foreheads, rudraksha malas and beaded necklaces. In front of them, banana leaves hold rice, fried items, sweets and bananas, with white paper cups of water. Behind them, an orange cloth draped over a red-covered seat or throne is visible. No identifiable a person figure is visible in the frame.2013-07-14 +1 copies