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November 06 2011

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A long hall with white walls and a corrugated roof shows a communal meal in progress. Rows of people sit cross-legged on the floor facing a central aisle, each before a green leaf plate decorated with white flowers, with metal cups and small bowls set out. Many seated people wear saffron-orange garments, while others wear white shirts and dhotis. Standing attendants in white move along the far end of the aisle. Hanging from the ceiling are orange and multicoloured decorative cloth panels. Some seated figures are elderly, and a child sits near the front.2011-01-01November 06 20112011-11-06 +2 copiesNovember 07 20112011-11-07A long hall with white walls and wooden floor shows many people seated in two rows on the floor, eating a meal served on green banana leaves with small cups of water. Many wear orange or saffron garments, while others wear white, yellow, or pink clothing. Some seated men wear orange shirts and yellow headbands. Several figures stand at the back of the hall near orange and yellow hanging decorations, and a wall clock is visible. The scene appears to be a communal meal in a religious setting.2011-11-06November 06 20112011-11-06 +1 copiesNovember 06 20112011-11-06 +2 copiesA long hall with a corrugated metal roof, white sheer fabric draped across the ceiling, and yellow and orange fabric hangings with painted decorative columns. Thirty to forty men and older men sit cross-legged in long rows on the floor at banana-leaf place settings, eating from plates with rice and small bowls, many wearing orange or saffron cloths and some in white dhotis. Several attendants in white or orange clothing stand and walk between the rows serving food. A computer monitor and a blue exercise ball sit at the left edge near the wall.2011-11-06 +2 copiesA large hall with a white tented ceiling and hanging colourful cloth banners with elephant motifs. Rows of seated devotees fill the floor in white clothes and orange saffron garments, many seated on orange mats with banana leaf plates in front of them. Some figures in white stand and move among the rows near the centre. A few people sit on the right side in orange and white. Ceiling fans and tube lights hang above, and a wall clock is visible on the left.2010-09-17 +1 copiesA long hall with white walls and a metal roof where many men sit cross-legged on the floor in rows along both sides, eating from banana leaf plates with rice and sides, water bottles beside them. Several are bare-chested or in white and saffron/orange cloths, and one elderly man in a yellow cloth sits at the right. A man in a light blue shirt and grey trousers walks down the central aisle, and a white-clad attendant stands near a decorated altar with a deity image and framed pictures at the far end. Tasseled colourful hangings hang from the ceiling beams. The scene looks like a communal meal, possibly annadan.2011-10-14Interior of a large white tented hall with rows of seated devotees on orange mats, many in white dhotis and shawls and some in saffron robes. Ornate colourful hanging banners with elephant motifs drape from the tent ceiling. Several people in white and orange move among the rows, while a painted deity image stands at the left side. Ceremonial activity appears to be underway with devotees seated in orderly lines.2010-09-17November 06 20112011-11-06 +2 copiesA photograph of a seated ritual gathering inside a tented hall decorated with striped fabric and colourful hanging cloth tassels. In the foreground, a row of devotees sits cross-legged on mats in white and cream clothing with orange shawls, with brass lamps and leaf plates of offerings set before them. Behind them, more seated participants and children watch, with a banner and a blue backdrop at the far side of the hall.2007-12-27