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June 22 2009

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A long hall with a tiled floor where rows of seated people are being served a meal on green banana leaves. Many attendees wear white clothes and garlands of yellow flowers. In the right foreground a woman in an orange-red robe with long dark hair leans forward, serving rice from a metal dish with a ladle, while a man in a white kurta holds a tray of food beside her. Another person in orange robes stands at the lower right with a shaved head. Other servers in white and red garments move among the diners, and the room has a ceiling fan and open doorways.2009-06-22June 22 20092009-06-22September 17 20102010-09-17 +1 copiesJune 22 20092009-06-22A seated annadaan meal session in a bright whitewashed hall with large windows. Rows of devotees sit on the floor before green banana leaf plates with small metal cups. A bald, bare-chested man in an orange dhoti and rudraksha mala walks down the centre aisle between the rows, while a man in white with an orange shawl stands behind him. Many participants wear white with garlands of white flowers, and staff in white serve food along the rows.2009-06-22June 19 20132013-06-19A seated meal line on a white marble floor, with devotees sitting cross-legged along a row of green banana leaves holding rice, vegetables and small curries. A woman in a dark patterned sari with a blue border leans forward at the left end, serving from a steel vessel, and paper cups in red, orange and white line the leaves. Men in white kurtas and dhotis, a bald man in a white shirt, and several boys in striped and orange shirts eat together, while a person in orange and green garments sits in the background. A maroon curtain and white pillars frame the hall.2011-12-11 +1 copiesA large white hall with long rows of tables covered in green banana leaves, set with steel tumblers and food portions, where many seated people eat a meal. A man in an orange-saffron robe with an orange turban serves food from a steel bowl along the table, while men in white shirts and dhotis and others in blue shirts stand nearby, one carrying a steel bucket. Seated women in saris, some with hands folded in namaste, sit along the rows. Ceiling fans and rows of windows line the upper white walls.2007-12-12A dim hall during a communal meal service. Seated rows of devotees eat from banana-leaf plates on the floor. A woman in an orange sari with a red blouse bends forward, serving food from a steel bucket with a ladle. Standing men in white dhotis and orange shawls watch the rows, and a woman in a pink sari with a flower garland sits in the foreground. A photographer with a camera is visible at the upper right.2007-12-26A photograph inside a bright, tiled hall with red curtains and an open doorway. In the foreground, many children and young girls sit cross-legged on green banana leaves on the floor, with small orange food items placed on the leaves. A bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a gold border bends forward, pouring food from a large steel pot, while another man in white stands beside him holding a small steel vessel. Behind them, several men and women in white and colored clothing stand or move about the room. Steel vessels are arranged on the floor at the right. A framed portrait hangs on the back wall, and a camera operator is visible at the back. The scene shows a communal meal being served to children seated in rows.2011-11-07A photograph of an annadaan meal in a hall with white tiled floor. Rows of seated devotees in white clothes and white-and-yellow flower garlands sit cross-legged before long green banana leaves set with rice, yellow and orange curries, papadum, banana slices and small steel cups. A man in white bends over a large steel pot, serving food onto the leaves. Behind them, saffron-robed sannyasis sit on a red-and-blue striped mat near a red cushioned seat, and a few white-clad elders are seated along the back. A woman in a light blue top stands at the right edge.2009-06-22September 05 20132013-09-05 +2 copies