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October 10 2006

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Three men in white ritual clothing sit cross-legged on a polished floor eating a meal from stainless steel compartment trays. The man in front, in the foreground, wears a white kurta and a red-orange shawl over his shoulders and a rudraksha bracelet on his wrist, and he is picking up rice with his fingers. Behind him, a bearded man in a white kurta and red-orange shawl also eats. A glass of green drink and small bowls of rice, vegetables and papad sit on the trays. At the far left edge, another person in white with a red waist cloth is partly visible. A chain barrier and a dish of food are at the right edge.2014-09-12A photograph of several men seated cross-legged on a cream marble floor, all dressed in white ritual clothes, heads bowed and hands resting on the floor in front of them. Steel thali plates and steel tumbler cups are set before them on an orange cloth. One man on the left wears a rudraksha mala and bracelets, and a younger man in the centre has curly hair and a yellow-and-brown cord around his neck. Another man on the right wears a lanyard and a small photo badge. Several other seated people are partly visible at the edges of the frame.2010-02-11A photograph of devotees seated at a long metal dining table, eating from steel plates with food. In the foreground, a man in a white kurta wears a dark beaded necklace and looks toward the camera. Beside him, a bald man with glasses wears a white kurta and an orange shawl, eating with his hands. Behind them, other people in white and orange shawls sit at the table, and a large framed portrait hangs on the wall. The setting is a shaded, bamboo-screened dining hall during a meal.2006-10-10Three men in white ritual clothing serve food in a open-sided building with bamboo blinds. The man on the left wears an orange shawl and a rudraksha mala and holds a steel plate. The man in the centre wears an orange shawl, and the man on the right wears a white shawl, a rudraksha mala and an orange lanyard, reaching into a plate of rice cakes. A steel vessel sits in front of them, and a person's head is visible in the lower right corner. Other people stand in the background near a steel counter.2006-10-10August 31 20072007-08-31October 10 20062006-10-10A covered open-sided dining hall with a thatched roof and bamboo mat walls. Long stainless steel tables hold rows of seated people eating from steel plates with steel tumblers beside them. Most diners wear white clothing with orange saffron shawls, and several have white or sandalwood forehead markings. Two large framed portrait photos hang on the matting walls, each showing a man in a white turban and white garment; the portraits are printed images, not physical people.2006-10-10Three men in white kurta-style clothing sit on white plastic chairs on green and yellow mats in a tent, eating a meal from steel and ceramic plates. The man on the left wears an orange-red shawl and an orange lanyard and eats rice with a curry-like dish from a steel plate. The smiling man in the centre, also in an orange-red shawl and orange lanyard, holds a small white cup and a plate with rice, vegetables and carrot pieces. The man on the right, in white with an orange neck cloth, eats from a steel plate. Steel vessels and white-draped tables stand behind them.2012-10-13 +2 copiesA photograph of five men seated at a long red dining table eating a rice meal from stainless steel plates. They wear white shirts and rudraksha malas; the man in the centre has a red tilak on his forehead. Some eat with their hands, others hold food near their mouths. Behind them, a server in a saffron-patterned outfit carries a plate, and other diners sit at the far side of the room. Plates hold yellow rice and curry.2010-08-08October 10 20062006-10-10Three men seated cross-legged on a polished tiled floor in a temple hall, eating from stainless steel thali trays. Each wears white kurta-style clothing and a red-orange shawl wrapped over the shoulders. The man on the left has a shaved head and glasses, the man in the centre wears glasses and a red lanyard badge, and the man on the right has a moustache and a red shawl. Behind them stands a silver rail with chains, and golden ornate deity shrines are visible in the background.2014-08-31 +1 copiesIndoor kitchen or dining hall with white walls, a white refrigerator and a green cabinet at right. A long stainless steel serving counter runs across the frame. A man with long, curly, dark hair wearing an orange cloth wrap serves flatbreads onto a steel plate, using a ladle to pour sauce from a steel bowl. Around him, men in white kurtas with orange shawls stand and serve or wait, one holding a water bottle and another holding a steel tumbler. In the foreground, two seated men eat, one in a white shirt and one with a shaved head in orange robes. A small brass lamp and a yellow toy figure sit on a shelf at right.2006-11-21