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September 21 20162016-09-21A seated group meal in a hall with a glossy white floor. Rows of devotees sit cross-legged on mats before green banana-leaf plates of food, with small cups and candles placed along the rows. Many wear saffron-orange shawls over white or cream clothing. In the background, a gold throne-like seat holds a framed portrait of a woman in orange, and two women in orange saris stand near it. Red curtains, orange-and-yellow hanging banners and a wall screen frame the room. A man in white stands at right, and a bald man in a white shirt sits in the foreground.2013-03-08 +1 copiesA large hall during an annadan-style communal meal. Rows of seated people in orange and saffron clothing sit on the floor facing the aisle, with green leaf plates and small cups set before them. A woman in a cream sari and blue head covering stands at a steel serving table, serving food from steel trays with a ladle. Another worker in a white head cap bends over the trays at the right. At the far end, golden deity murti and decorated backdrops are visible on a raised stage, and several people in white clothing are seated near the front left. Framed pictures line the walls.2016-09-30September 21 20162016-09-21March 30 20162016-03-30June 22 20092009-06-22A large indoor hall filled with rows of seated devotees in saffron-orange robes and orange turbans, many bare-shouldered, sitting cross-legged on white floor mats before banana-leaf plates of food with small steel cups. Several women in white saris sit near the front, and a stage with a screen is visible at the far end. Framed pictures of deities hang on the upper pale walls, and red curtains frame the back of the hall. Some people stand along the back walls.2017-08-14June 19 20132013-06-19A large hall with a dark maroon curtain backdrop and draped bunting with elephant motifs. Rows of devotees in white clothes sit on the floor before green banana-leaf plates, many with food served and small paper cups placed along the leaves. A woman in a white sari with a yellow border bends low to serve from a steel bucket, while a man in a cream dhoti and orange shawl carries a silver tray down the aisle. At the far end, a figure in orange sits near a raised seat and a decorated stage. The scene resembles a communal meal at an ashram gathering.2008-12-27A large hall with a polished white floor where two long rows of seated women in orange and maroon saris sit facing each other with leaf plates of food and small cups set before them, apparently an annadan-style meal. Women in orange saris wearing rudraksha malas sit on the left and women in maroon saris on the right, with rows of green leaf plates between them. Behind them, seated devotees in white and red clothing, some with red shawls, watch and fold hands in namaste on chairs and mats. A white statue or deity murti stands on a pedestal at the top left corner.2014-09-13A long banquet line in a hall where saffron-robed monastics sit on chairs at a table covered with green banana leaves, eating rice, sides, puris and sweets. Several saffron-clad sannyasis, some with orange head cloths, eat at the front of the line. Attendants in white shirts and white dhotis carry steel pots and serve food along the table, while other white-clad helpers stand in the background. Bottled water sits beside the plates, and a row of tables with white cloths runs along the left side. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance here.2009-12-30Annadhan in 20132013-01-01 +1 copies