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December 30 2009

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A large indoor dining hall with white walls and upper balconies where many people are seated at long steel tables eating from green banana leaves. In the foreground, a smiling man with long dark hair wears an orange turban, an orange-saffron robe and a long rudraksha mala, carrying a steel bucket. Behind him, men in white shirts and white dhotis, some wearing orange shawls, serve food and sit eating. Women in saris and salwar kameez move through the background. Steel tumblers and a silver container sit on the tables. a person (orange turban, long hair, rudraksha mala and saffron robe) stands among the volunteers serving a community meal (annadan).2007-12-12December 12 20072007-12-12February 10 20092009-02-10 +2 copiesDecember 15 20062006-12-15September 15 20142014-09-15January 31 20152015-01-31A photograph of a community meal in a whitewashed hall with a white tented ceiling, red latticed vents, and a yellow-and-orange patterned banner hanging from the right. Seated devotees on plastic chairs are served on banana leaves set along a long covered table; one man in the foreground with a long white bead necklace and a white shirt holds a plate of papads and wears a long-sleeved white garment, while a woman in orange saree stands nearby. Several men in white dhoti and shirts and women in orange robes serve food from steel pots. An elderly bare-chested man with white hair and a red shawl sits at the right, pressing his palms together, wearing a rudraksha-style necklace. A cameraman in white and orange stands at the back.2009-12-30A seated communal meal in a tent with pale yellow draped curtains and a green floor. Rows of sadhus in orange and saffron robes sit on low wooden benches at long tables set with steel plates and cups and bottled water. A young server in a purple jacket and white dhoti bends forward with a pot to serve. A figure in orange stands at the left, and a man in a red turban sits among the diners. Several bald and white-bearded elders are visible, with a large crowd of seated sadhus in the foreground, their backs and heads partly visible.2016-04-22A row of people sit cross-legged on the floor of a bright hall eating a communal meal from green banana-leaf plates laid on white cloth. Many wear white kurta-style clothes with red-orange shawls draped over their shoulders. Small paper cups and water bottles line the leaves. Behind them, attendants in saffron and cream clothing move about, and framed pictures stand on tables near the wall. The setting suggests an ashram annadan-style meal during a multi-day programme.2016-02-24 +1 copiesDecember 15 20062006-12-15December 12 20072007-12-12A large seated group of devotees sits on red mats in a hall during a communal meal. Many are dressed in white, some wear rudraksha malas, and a bare-chested man in white dhoti with a mala sits centre-left. Banana leaves are laid out in rows on white cloth, each holding small rice-based portions, and people in the foreground eat with their hands while others serve from a blue plate. Behind them, a decorated stage with gold and red drapery and a small deity murti or shrine is visible, along with tables and white draping.2016-12-21