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Annadhan in 20102010-01-01September 17 20102010-09-17 +1 copiesA photograph of a long row of devotees seated cross-legged on the floor of a large hall, eating a meal from green banana leaves set on the floor. In the foreground, women in saffron-orange saris with red borders and bangles sit on orange mats, one pressing food with her fingers; beside them women in white saris with orange shawls and yellow scarves serve and eat from banana leaves with small paper cups. A woman in a white sari bends at the far right, carrying a tray along the aisle, with a metal bucket on the floor. Behind them a large audience sits in white clothing. At the back, a tall devotional picture of a goddess in a forest setting hangs on the wall beside colourful hanging panels, and a seated figure in white at left is near a table with orange chairs. This is an annadan style community meal.2010-09-17 +1 copiesDecember 27 20082008-12-27April 26 20122012-04-26 +2 copiesOctober 17 20132013-10-17October 17 20132013-10-17 +1 copiesJuly 19 20092009-07-19A large indoor hall with a white tent-style ceiling hung with colourful patterned cloth banners in yellow, blue and red. Many devotees sit cross-legged on mats and rugs on the floor, most dressed in white with gold-bordered traditional clothes, some in saffron or orange garments, and a few in pink or red saris. A woman in a white and gold-bordered sari bends forward carrying a steel bucket and serving the seated rows. Leaf plates and small bowls are placed before the seated devotees. Further back, a stage area with a dark red curtain holds a table and figures in orange and white. Dense crowds of people fill the hall, with several women in the foreground walking past.2008-12-27A photograph of a large whitewashed hall where many devotees sit in rows on the floor eating a communal meal from green banana-leaf plates, a scene consistent with an annadaan session. Most seated people wear white clothing and some wear flower garlands. Several staff in orange and red saris and white shirts walk along the aisles carrying trays and serving food. A red-and-gold ceremonial chair stands at the far end near a small shrine area with a framed picture, and fans and tube lights hang from the high ceiling. A person in a white dhoti stands near the front, and the hall is filled with participants and servers.2009-06-22A large hall with white walls, ceiling fans and a wide white tiled floor holds a long seated meal. Rows of people sit on mats in white clothes, many with yellow or saffron scarves, eating from green banana leaves set with rice and side dishes, with steel cups and bowls beside them. Several women in white and cream saris and white-clad helpers serve from large steel pots, while a standing figure in saffron robes stands at the right edge and another in orange at the left. Tall windows line the back wall. The scene looks like a communal annadan meal in an ashram hall.2009-07-19A seated meal service in a large hall with pale tiled floor. In the foreground, rows of young men with shaved heads wear white dhotis with red-bordered and saffron-edged cloths and sit cross-legged on orange and green mats, with banana-leaf plates before them. A woman in a cream sari with a brown border carries a steel tray, and a man in a white dhoti and shawl stands at left holding a tray. Other men in white attire carry steel vessels near the right side. Women in yellow-and-white and blue salwar outfits sit among the rows in the background. A blue signboard on the wall and a few standing onlookers appear behind.2010-10-12