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A crowded hall of devotees queues for an annadan meal served from steel vessels of yellow rice and curry. Many people in white shirts and white dhotis or saris stand close together, holding plates and steel tumblers. Volunteers in white with lanyards serve food from large pots on a long table. At the right, a framed portrait garlanded with marigold strands sits on a draped table; the portrait is not a clear a person depiction. Pink and red curtains hang at the back wall.

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A large yellow-walled hall with white pillars is crowded with devotees queuing and carrying steel plates of food for a meal service. Most people wear white clothing, including white saris and white shirts, with many women in white saris with coloured borders. Several women hold brass plates with rice or curry, and a man in a white shirt with a lanyard and a rudraksha-style mala walks through the crowd. A young girl in pink eats from her plate, and a small boy in a white shirt stands nearby.2012-09-20February 14 20102010-02-14A large crowd of people fills a bare concrete hall, many standing in a dense queue and holding flat round leaf or plate-style dishes. Men wear white shirts and dhotis, one older man in a saffron-orange shirt, and women wear saris in blue, pink and yellow with bangles and gold jewellery. A boy in a white-and-black shirt with a tilak mark stands in the foreground. Red curtains hang at the far right and daylight enters through open doorways at the top. The scene suggests a communal food-serving line.2010-01-01February 14 20102010-02-14August 24 20142014-08-24 +1 copiesA large crowd of devotees stands in a long line inside a bare-walled hall, many holding round leaf plates while volunteers in white clothes serve yellow rice from large steel vessels. Several servers wear white with rudraksha malas and lanyards, and a woman in a white sari with a bare arm works at the right. On the right wall, a framed portrait garlanded with marigolds hangs above a table draped in blue and orange cloth with brass vessels. No figure in the scene is clearly identifiable as a person.2010-01-01A large dining hall with bright yellow walls, white pillars and ceiling fans, filled with many devotees in white and cream clothing. Several people carry metal plates of food, and rows of people sit eating at long tables while others walk between them serving. Women wear sarees and gold necklaces, and men wear white shirts and veshtis, some with lanyards. No identifiable a person figure is visible in the scene, and the crowd appears to be an annadan style meal service.2012-09-20A large indoor hall with a steel-framed roof and high windows is filled with a dense crowd of people, mostly men in white shirts and dhotis, with some women in saris and salwar kameez. Many are standing and holding green-banana-leaf or steel plates of food, eating at long tables and serving lines. Tall decorative carved pillars and brown drapes line the upper walls. A blue sign hangs on a pillar, and a small banner appears at the left. The scene resembles a large communal meal served during an event.2010-02-14A large photograph of a crowded indoor hall with a metal roof and tall pillars, where hundreds of people stand and sit eating from green-rimmed plates of rice and curry. Most men wear white shirts and white dhotis or trousers, while women wear sarees and salwar kameez in bright colours. Many are holding plates and steel bowls, and a few are seated at plastic chairs near the front.2010-02-14September 10 20102010-09-10February 14 20102010-02-14Photo 99222362010-01-01 +2 copies