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August 28 2011

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A close photo of a person's arm and hand dispensing drink from a large polished stainless steel urn with a red tap handle. Several colourful mosaic-patterned paper cups sit on a table covered with a yellow and white floral cloth, and a roll of white paper cups lies at left. The person wears a light blue top and a beaded necklace with wooden beads, along with metal bangles on the wrist. The scene shows serving tea or water at an event.2011-08-28August 28 20112011-08-28 +1 copiesA close photo of a woman in a teal-green short-sleeved top and pale mint trousers filling a small paper cup from a steel dispenser fitted with a chrome tap and red handle. A second cup with a red, yellow and orange tile pattern sits on a yellow floral tablecloth beside the stainless steel urn.2011-08-28 +1 copiesMarch 30 20132013-03-30A woman in a teal sleeveless top and pale mint trousers fills a small paper cup from a stainless steel urn with a brass tap. The cup is patterned with red, yellow and green squares, and a second matching cup sits on a yellow floral tablecloth beside the urn. Her hands and forearms are in focus; only part of her body is visible.2011-08-28 +1 copiesMarch 17 20132013-03-17 +1 copiesThree women sit at a table draped with a gold satin cloth, eating from white compartmentalized plastic trays of snacks and sweets, with water bottles, cups and a spoon on the table. The woman on the left wears a black top with an orange lanyard and glasses; the woman in the centre wears a black top with an orange lanyard and a rudraksha-style necklace; the woman on the right, with white hair, wears an orange and white sari and beaded necklaces. Behind them, saffron-clad attendants in white serve food from a long white-draped buffet table, and a man in an orange-red robe with white hair stands at right, near a tented white canopy.2015-10-08 +1 copiesNovember 25 20062006-11-25Annadhan during Allahabad Kumbhamela 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesA photograph of an arrangement of silver offering plates on an ornate gold-embossed tray, displayed as a ritual setting. Several round silver trays hold small silver bowls arranged in circles, filled with marigold-yellow and orange flowers, pink and red roses, and bowls of orange-yellow sweet offerings. Pink and red roses and green leaves sit near small silver vessels with pouring spouts. A central bed of orange, red and yellow flowers forms a decorative pattern, with lit oil lamps amid the petals. No people are visible; the setting is an arrangement of puja offerings and flowers.2013-09-26A homa fire ceremony in progress on a brick-framed fire pit decorated with red and yellow rangoli patterns and white powder. A priest in a red-orange turban, saffron-orange cloth, layered gold beaded necklaces and a rudraksha mala feeds a burning flame with a ladle, while seated devotees behind him in white clothes with red-orange shawls sit with hands in anjali. Brass and steel vessels, a kalasha-style pot with a coconut, fruit and an oil lamp are arranged around the pit.2015-07-06September 09 20122012-09-09