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September 05 2015

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A large indoor hall with a white tiled floor where many devotees gather for a meal service. Men in white dhotis and white shirts and women in white and yellow saris stand and sit holding leaf plates and small bowls. Some seated women in pink, grey and striped clothing eat from plates, and a young child in a blue shirt sits among them. A decorated pillar with coloured bands and tassels hangs from the ceiling beside draped dark fabric. The scene suggests a communal food offering or annadan.2014-08-24 +1 copiesA large indoor hall with bare concrete walls and a white draped ceiling fabric hangs overhead. Hundreds of people are seated on the floor and on white and blue plastic chairs, eating from metal plates in a community meal. Many women wear saris in red, green, orange and blue, while many men wear white dhotis and white shirts. Several children sit in the foreground eating from plates. A red curtain hangs at the far end of the hall, and a stack of white sacks lies along the right side. The image shows an annadan style communal meal in progress.2010-01-01A large bright hall with white walls and tall windows serves a communal meal. Many people in white dhotis and white shirts or saris line up and stand at long tables holding metal trays and steel bowls, while others are seated on the floor eating from leaf plates. Volunteers in white with lanyards ladle food from large steel pots at the serving counter. A blue sign reading kitchen hangs above a doorway at the back. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person in this scene.2009-07-12A photograph of a large hall with a white tiled floor and hanging woven banners in red, yellow and blue. Many people in white clothing move around; a woman in a white sari with a gold border stands in the centre with her back to the camera, and men in white dhotis and white shirts hold small leaf plates of food. Several people sit on the floor eating from plates. Red curtains hang on the back windows.2014-08-24 +1 copiesJuly 11 20092009-07-11A wide photograph of a large hall at an ashram, with rows of devotees seated on the floor along a central aisle divided by metal stanchion posts and colourful mats. Many attendees wear white traditional clothing; women on the left wear white saris with coloured borders, and men wear white shirts and dhotis. Some men wear saffron or orange shawls and red-orange scarves. A man in a white shirt with an ID badge sits in the foreground. Framed photographs line the pink walls, and ceiling lights are visible. Crowd is large, with a rough count of over 100 people visible.2016-03-07Wide interior photo of a large hall filled with many seated devotees on the floor, most dressed in white with a few in colourful saris and shirts, several wearing name badges. A woman in a lavender sari sits in the front row, and a man in an orange shirt sits to the right. Rows of metal stanchions and a long aisle run through the centre. Religious paintings and framed images line the walls, and a golden deity murti stands at the far left. Ceiling lights and tiled floor are visible.2014-08-24A large, bare-walled hall with a polished white floor shows a communal meal in progress. Many people sit on the floor in rows holding metal plates of food, while others in white clothes walk among them serving. Women wear saris in red, yellow, orange, purple, pink and green, many with flowers in their hair, and men wear white shirts and dhotis. Several children sit among the diners, one in an orange dress and one held in a blue top. White plastic chairs line the edges, and a man in a green shirt stands near the left side. This appears to be an annadan style communal meal. No person is clearly identifiable as a person in the visible scene.2010-01-01A large photograph of a crowded indoor hall with a white draped fabric ceiling, bare grey concrete walls, and tall windows. Hundreds of people, mostly in white clothing, sit on a polished white floor, many on the ground and some on blue and red plastic chairs. Women wear bright saris in pink, orange and yellow, and several children sit among them. A red curtain hangs on a stage at the far end. No individual can be clearly identified as a specific leader; the scene shows a satsang or gathering of devotees.2010-01-01A photograph of an annadaan meal session in a large whitewashed hall with ceiling fans and fluorescent lights. Rows of seated devotees sit on the floor before green banana-leaf plates, many in white clothing, some with white or yellow garlands. Volunteers in white dhotis and saffron-orange shawls walk between the rows carrying steel vessels and serving food, while a woman in a red sari and another in a green sari assist. A standing fan and a metal bucket sit in the foreground, and a plastic water tumbler is set on each leaf. Several people are seated along the right side near tables.2009-06-22A photograph of a community hall with a white tiled floor, a projector screen on the back wall and colourful striped hangings from the ceiling. Many devotees in white clothing carry metal plates of offerings, and a man in a white kurta holds a leaf plate while standing in the centre. Several people sit on the floor or on blue and beige plastic chairs, a woman in a pink sari sits with hands joined in prayer, and a bald man in a white dhoti stands among the group carrying a plate. No figure is clearly identifiable as a person, so the a person field is none.2014-08-24 +1 copiesSeptember 12 20132013-09-12