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Photo of a row of women in orange and rust-coloured saris seated at a long table laid for a meal. They are serving and eating rice and food from a green banana leaf on silver trays, with small paper cups of fruit juice in front. Several women wear rudraksha or beaded malas and gold earrings; one in the foreground in an orange sari with a red border wears glasses and a bun, reaching toward the food. Another woman checks a mobile phone. The setting appears to be an ashram dining hall with white walls.

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A row of women in saffron-orange garments sits cross-legged on a long floor line facing banana-leaf plates laden with rice, sides, fried items and small cups of drink. In the foreground a woman in orange with a dark mala necklace and hoop earrings looks down, while others further along reach toward food. The setting is an indoor hall with a dark polished floor.2013-10-04 +1 copiesA row of women in orange and saffron saris sits cross-legged on a polished floor in a hall with red drapes, palms pressed together in namaste. Several wear rudraksha malas and white tilak markings on their foreheads. In front of them, banana leaves are laid out with small white cups, white flowers, and food offerings, a Maheshwara Puja-style pinda tharpana arrangement. A stage screen glows at the top right, and a person in white dhoti is partly visible at the far left edge. No one is clearly identifiable as a person in this frame.2016-08-02A row of women seated cross-legged on the floor eating a meal from green banana leaves, with rice, curry and small paper cups set along the leaves. They wear rust-red and orange saris with gold borders, rudraksha malas, bangles and some wear small hair ornaments. Their faces are downcast as they eat with their right hands. A lapel microphone is visible on one woman. Behind them are other devotees in orange and red attire.2014-09-13A seated row of women in rust-red and saffron-bordered sarees sits cross-legged on a white floor before banana-leaf plates of rice, curries and fried items with paper cups. Several women, some with rudraksha malas and white forehead markings, have their palms pressed together in prayer, eyes closed. Behind them, others in orange garments sit along the row, and a colourful deity picture hangs on the left wall. The scene resembles a shared meal after prayer.2013-10-04 +1 copiesDecember 18 20162016-12-18A long row of seated women in rust-orange and saffron saris and shawls sits cross-legged on a floor covered with a purple and striped woven runner. In front of them, rows of leaf plates hold rice and food, with small paper cups of drink lined along the cloth. Many of the women wear rudraksha malas and gold bangles, and several have long hair pulled back. At the upper right, a woman in a white and gold-bordered sari with a white hairnet bends forward to serve the row. A smiling woman with a red bindi at the right foreground holds a folded paper. The scene looks like a communal meal served during a ritual.2016-12-18Annadhan during Allahabad Kumbhamela 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesAnnadhan in 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesJuly 14 20132013-07-14 +1 copiesWomen seated cross-legged on the floor in a hall eating a communal meal from banana leaves. They wear white clothes with orange-red shawls and red-brown rudraksha malas, and several have bangles and earrings. Each leaf holds rice, fried snacks, sweets and vegetables served in small steel bowls, and a plastic cup sits nearby. Some participants wear white head coverings, and a blue mat runs along the floor.2014-10-28 +1 copiesA row of women in orange and rust-coloured saris and robes sits cross-legged along low wooden tables in a hall, with paper cups, leaf plates and food set out before them. Several wear rudraksha malas and gold bangles, and some have hands folded or resting near their mouths as they listen. A red curtain and white wall form the backdrop. No clear a person figure is visible.2014-09-14Annadhan in 20132013-01-01 +2 copies