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August 13 2009

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A photograph of a large institutional dining hall with pink tiled walls, ceiling fans, and long metal tables with bench seating. Many women in sarees are seated and standing, some eating from steel plates, and one woman in a light blue top and yellow sari near the foreground looks toward the camera. Women in white saris and pink, purple and green outfits fill the room. No a person candidate is visible in the scene.2006-12-14A large, bright hall with a high corrugated metal roof and skylights, filled with hundreds of people seated at long grey tables with plastic chairs, eating from plates during a communal meal. Many attendees wear white clothing, while women wear sarees in orange, blue, green and red. A man in a green checked shirt with a lanyard walks through the foreground carrying a plate, and a few people in saffron or orange garments stand among the crowd. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person, and no a person appearance cues are visible.2007-12-14January 28 20092009-01-28A 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 indoor dining hall filled with men seated at rows of small tables and metal-framed chairs, eating from plates. Most wear white shirts and white dhotis or trousers, and a few wear lanyards. Tall white pillars with dark bases support the ceiling, and many ceiling fans and fluorescent tubes hang overhead. Large windows along the left wall let in daylight, and a few people walk between the tables. The setting looks like a communal canteen or annadan meal hall.2009-08-13July 17 20082008-07-17 +2 copiesJuly 30 20092009-07-30A 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.2006-12-15December 14 20062006-12-14A large indoor dining hall with white walls and high windows holds a dense crowd eating lunch at white plastic chairs and round tables. Many attendees wear white shirts and white clothing, while others wear colourful saris in green, pink and red. Several staff in white uniforms carry plates and serve food. A man in an orange shirt eats at the right foreground. Blue and orange banners hang on the back wall, and plastic water bottles sit on tables. Lunch service at a workshop gathering.2009-07-12December 15 20062006-12-15A 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.2009-12-10