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A photograph of a large hall with white walls, a corrugated roof and exposed steel trusses, where volunteers serve a communal meal. In the foreground, women in cream and white saris and men in white kurtas wear yellow shoulder scarves and carry steel plates, bowls and pots. Several people walk between rows of blue and beige plastic chairs, while others sit at tables eating. A man in a white shirt at right holds a plate, and a cook stands at a steel serving counter with large pots near an open doorway.

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January 04 20102010-01-04September 03 20092009-09-03A photograph of an unfinished, plainly furnished hall with a corrugated metal roof, bare concrete walls and floor. Several devotees in white clothing move about: some wear white dhotis or sarees with yellow shawls, and a woman in a white saree with orange-and-gold border stands near the centre. At left, a man in white and yellow shawl works at a wooden table with steel vessels and pots. Others sit on the floor at right beside bundled bedding and bags. A small framed picture hangs on the left wall. The scene suggests ashram routine and a group gathering rather than a formal ceremony.2009-07-14December 25 20072007-12-25A photograph of a large white-walled hall with exposed steel roof trusses and ceiling fans, where a crowd of people in white clothes gather for a breakfast meal. Many attendees in white shirts and dhotis or white kurtas stand in a queue near the foreground, some wearing yellow lanyards, while others serve from a long table along the right wall covered with steel pots and trays. A few people in orange and saffron clothing and women in pink, blue and green saris are visible, and several people sit on the floor eating from plates. Two windows with orange curtains line the left side.2009-07-02A crowded indoor hall with white walls, ceiling fans and fluorescent lights, where many devotees in white and cream clothing gather around long tables with plates and water bottles, appearing to share a meal. A woman in the foreground wears a red bindi, a beaded mala and a white sari; a woman beside her has short grey hair and a yellow sari; a younger woman wears a yellow shawl. On the right, a framed image with orange and red decoration hangs on the wall beside a small pale wall poster. Several men in white dhotis and shirts stand and sit among the crowd. The scene suggests an annadan or communal food service at an ashram-style gathering.2008-07-17 +2 copiesIndoor photo of a meal service in a tiled hall with white walls and a barred window. A smiling man in white shirt and white dhoti carries a steel plate toward the viewer. Around him, devotees in white clothes serve food from steel vessels on a counter; a woman in a red sari stands at left near a small altar with a saffron cloth, a kalasha-like brass vessel and flowers. Several men and women in white shirts, white dhotis and white sarees move among tables. The setting suggests an annadan meal service.2010-07-06July 08 20092009-07-08A photograph of a community meal service in a bare, white-walled hall with tall windows. In the foreground a smiling young woman in a white top and orange-yellow skirt holds a leaf plate of food. Beside her, a woman in a white salwar-style top and white shawl holds a plate, while a man in white dhoti and white shirt, wearing transparent gloves, ladles rice from a large steel pot. Several other men in white shirts and white dhotis stand in a queue, and a man in a blue shirt stands at the back. A woman in a red-and-orange sari stands at the left edge. Steel vessels of food sit on the counter in the lower part of the frame.2009-07-12A photograph of an ashram dining hall where volunteers in white and cream clothing serve food from steel chafing dishes along a counter. A woman in a white dress with gold border and gloves ladles yellow-green vegetable dish, while a young girl in a yellow top with a long braid holds a plate at the right. Others in white kurtas and saris move through the room, with seated diners and white plastic chairs in the background, plain white walls and tubelights overhead. No identifiable a person candidate is visible.2009-06-17A 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.2009-07-30January 04 20102010-01-04 +1 copies