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A large indoor hall with white tiled floor and pale walls shows a crowd of devotees in white and traditional clothing gathered for a meal service. Many people sit cross-legged on the floor holding leaf plates or steel plates of food, while others stand and move between them carrying plates and baskets. A woman in a white sari with gold border sits in the foreground holding a plate, and a woman in a red top wearing a flower braid sits at the lower left. Men in white shirts and dhotis and several children in colourful clothes are visible, along with plastic water bottles on the floor. The setting suggests an annadan style distribution of food at a satsang gathering.2014-08-24A large, bare-walled hall with a polished white floor shows a communal meal in progress. Many people sit on the floor in rows holding metal plates of food, while others in white clothes walk among them serving. Women wear saris in red, yellow, orange, purple, pink and green, many with flowers in their hair, and men wear white shirts and dhotis. Several children sit among the diners, one in an orange dress and one held in a blue top. White plastic chairs line the edges, and a man in a green shirt stands near the left side. This appears to be an annadan style communal meal. No person is clearly identifiable as a person in the visible scene.2010-01-01September 05 20132013-09-05 +2 copiesAugust 22 20152015-08-22 +1 copiesA photo of a large indoor hall with a polished white floor where many people sit on the ground eating a meal from disposable plates. Most are in white clothes, with women in colourful saris in purple, pink, orange and green, and children in bright shirts. Several men in white shirts and dhotis move among the seated crowd, serving food. A woman in a purple sari in the foreground eats from a bowl, and an older woman in a green and maroon sari sits with a plate. Plastic chairs stand along the edges, and a small child is held on an adult's hip. The scene suggests a communal feast, annadan style.2010-01-01A large bare-walled hall with a polished white floor is filled with seated people taking a communal meal from round metal plates. Many sit cross-legged on the floor, while volunteers in white dhotis and white shirts walk among them carrying plates and serving food. Women wear saris in red, yellow, pink, purple and blue, and children sit among the rows. Plastic chairs stand along the edges, and bags and backpacks lie scattered around. A white-clad figure at the top left stands near the entrance. Some people hold plates of rice, and there is a sense of organized food distribution. A small dove-like logo appears in the upper left corner.2010-01-01A large indoor hall with a white tiled floor where many devotees gather for a meal service. Men in white dhotis and white shirts and women in white and yellow saris stand and sit holding leaf plates and small bowls. Some seated women in pink, grey and striped clothing eat from plates, and a young child in a blue shirt sits among them. A decorated pillar with coloured bands and tassels hangs from the ceiling beside draped dark fabric. The scene suggests a communal food offering or annadan.2014-08-24 +1 copiesA large seated gathering eats a meal from green banana leaves laid on a red carpet at an indoor event. Many devotees sit cross-legged in rows wearing white kurtas and dhotis, yellow, purple, blue and saffron-toned clothes, and rudraksha malas. A woman in a green sari sits at left, and a man in a yellow kurta with a rudraksha mala eats at centre. Bottled water sits along the banana leaves, and some attendants in white bend over the rows serving food. No single leader is clearly identifiable, and no a person candidate is clearly visible among the people shown.2016-12-21A large hall where many men in white shirts and white dhotis sit cross-legged in rows on the floor eating a communal meal from green banana-leaf plates, with small steel cups of water placed along the leaves. Volunteers in white clothing walk between the rows serving food, and one server wears a white sari with a gold border and carries a plate. A man in a white shirt with an orange cloth draped over his shoulder and carrying a notebook stands at the centre. Other people, including a woman in a green sari with an orange border seated at right, are seated on striped mats. Pillars with orange and yellow banners frame the hall, and a few people stand near the back in the background. This appears to be an annadan style communal meal.2012-05-20January 02 20162016-01-02A crowded hall with a pale tiled floor and white walls where many devotees, mostly women and men dressed in white with gold-bordered white saris and white shirts, sit on the floor eating from leaf or plate meals. Some attendees walk through carrying plates and leaf bowls of food, serving as part of a meal line. A woman in the foreground wears a red blouse and a flower garland in her braid, and a girl in a pink dress sits among the adults. Water bottles and small bags lie on the floor, and attendees wear name badges. Some women hold leaf plates aloft while walking between the rows of seated people.2014-08-24 +1 copiesA large hall with white marble floor where many women sit cross-legged in rows eating from paper plates during a shared meal. Most wear saris in blue, turquoise, yellow, green, purple and pink, several with flowers in their hair. Some children are seated among them, including a small boy in a striped shirt in the foreground. In the background, a few standing attendants and servers move near a serving table with lamps, and red and yellow hanging decorations are visible at the top. The scene reads as a communal annadan style meal in an ashram hall. No a person candidate is clearly visible.2014-10-12 +1 copies