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July 27 2006

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A photograph of a large white-walled hall with exposed steel roof trusses and ceiling fans, where a crowd of people in white clothes gather for a breakfast meal. Many attendees in white shirts and dhotis or white kurtas stand in a queue near the foreground, some wearing yellow lanyards, while others serve from a long table along the right wall covered with steel pots and trays. A few people in orange and saffron clothing and women in pink, blue and green saris are visible, and several people sit on the floor eating from plates. Two windows with orange curtains line the left side.2009-07-02A large, plain hall with pale green walls, a grid of ceiling fans and fluorescent tube lights, and barred windows. Many people in white clothing and saris move about or stand in a crowded, busy room; women wear yellow, pink and checked saris, and several men wear white shirts and trousers. Some people carry papers, and a few wear lanyards.2006-07-27A crowded indoor hall with white walls, ceiling fans and fluorescent lights, where many devotees in white and cream clothing gather around long tables with plates and water bottles, appearing to share a meal. A woman in the foreground wears a red bindi, a beaded mala and a white sari; a woman beside her has short grey hair and a yellow sari; a younger woman wears a yellow shawl. On the right, a framed image with orange and red decoration hangs on the wall beside a small pale wall poster. Several men in white dhotis and shirts stand and sit among the crowd. The scene suggests an annadan or communal food service at an ashram-style gathering.2008-07-17 +2 copiesA photograph of a large dining hall with many men standing and sitting at long metal tables, holding steel plates and bowls. Most wear white shirts and white dhotis, with a few in orange, pink, blue and checked shirts. A man in white with a white cloth draped over his shoulder sits in the foreground, and fans and ceiling lights hang from the pillared concrete ceiling.2006-12-15A large, bright hall with a corrugated metal roof, ceiling fans and rows of windows, filled with a dense crowd of people standing and queuing for a communal meal. Men wear white shirts and white dhotis, while many women wear cotton saris in pink, peach, orange and maroon. Several volunteers in white stand behind long serving tables, one holding a steel vessel and ladling food onto plates held out by queuing devotees, with stacks of flatbread visible on a table. Many participants wear name badges. Standing and serving activity suggests an annadan meal distribution.2009-07-30A large, bright hall with white walls, high barred windows and a row of ceiling fans, filled with a dense crowd of men and women queuing for a meal. Men in white shirts and white dhotis stand at the front of the line, one in an orange dhoti, another in a faded orange-brown shirt, and a woman in a dark red sari stands near the serving counter. Stainless steel tables and serving pans line the queue. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person, so no candidate is marked.2009-07-30July 30 20092009-07-30A crowded indoor hall with pale green walls, ceiling fans and fluorescent tube lights. Many men and women in white clothing crowd around folding tables, some seated and some standing, appearing to register or queue at check-in. A man in a white shirt and white trousers stands at centre, a woman in a white sari sits in the left foreground, and a man in a patterned shirt stands at right. A grey electrical panel is mounted on the back wall. No clearly identifiable a person is visible in the scene.2006-07-27July 29 20062006-07-29A large, bright dining hall with white walls, exposed steel roof trusses and ceiling fans, where many people sit at round tables covered with floral-patterned cloths and white chairs eating from steel thalis. Many attendees wear white clothing, including white dhotis and kurtas and a woman in a white head-covering, while a few wear saffron-coloured or green sarees. In the foreground at right, a man in white stands at a long serving counter stacked with steel vessels of food. Orange curtains hang at the windows and the room is busy with people moving between tables, consistent with an annadan-style communal meal.2009-12-10June 19 20162016-06-19July 30 20092009-07-30