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June 23 20122012-06-23June 24 20122012-06-24 +2 copiesA photograph of a community dining hall where seated diners eat from banana leaves on long metal tables. A long-haired figure in an orange saffron robe stands at left, serving food from a large steel pot, appearing to be a person by appearance cues: long swept-back hair and saffron clothing. Seated men wear white shirts and dhotis or plain shirts, and a woman in a white sari with a magenta border sits at right with a necklace. Leaves hold idli-style cakes, rice, and sides, with steel tumblers around. Plain grey walls and fluorescent lights frame the room.2007-01-12September 12 20112011-09-12 +1 copiesA seated meal service in a plain hall with pale walls and ventilation grilles. Long dark tables hold banana leaves set with food, steel tumblers and small bowls. A woman in a white sari with orange and red border and a black mangalsutra stands at left, serving from a steel pot. Beside her a long-haired figure in an orange robe leans in to serve, while a man in white shirt and dhoti stands behind. Rows of men in white shirts and dhotis sit along the tables eating, some with raised hands, and another man in a white shirt sits at right. A photograph credit line on the image reads2007-01-12A long indoor hall with polished floors and colourful striped runners laid along the floor. Rows of seated devotees in white clothes eat from banana-leaf-style plates of rice and food, while servers in white kurtas and hairnets bend along the line ladling food from steel pots. A man in a checked white shirt and white hairnet stands at the left edge, and a man in a white shirt and dhoti stands at right. Several more people in white stand and move in the background. This appears to be an annadan-style communal meal service.2012-05-20 +2 copiesAugust 22 20152015-08-22 +1 copiesA photograph of a seated meal in a dim hall with white walls and a white pillar. Many men sit cross-legged on a bare floor eating from steel plates heaped with white rice and side dishes. Several wear pale blue and light shirts, one bare-chested man sits at right, and a server in green stands at left holding a plate of rice. A green electric fan is visible at right. No one in the frame is a clear a person candidate, so the scene is an ordinary communal meal.2012-05-25 +2 copiesA photograph of people seated on the floor of a plain, earth-walled room with a checkered tile floor, sharing a meal from small metal plates. Several men and women in white kurta-style clothing sit in a loose circle, while others in striped and plaid clothing sit near a green door. A man in a brown jacket and green-checked lungi stands at right beside a wooden door. Small plates and glasses rest on the floor.May 20 20122012-05-20 +2 copiesAugust 24 20142014-08-24 +1 copiesA photograph of a long communal dining hall where people are being served a meal on green banana leaves along a stainless-steel serving counter. In the foreground a man in a light striped shirt stands at left, while several men in white shirts and white dhotis reach toward the leaves and serving bowls. At right, a woman in a white sari with a gold-and-maroon border and red bangles serves from a steel bowl. Stainless-steel pots and tumblers sit on the counter. Plain pale-blue walls, ceiling fans and fluorescent tube lights frame the room, with many more people visible in the background.2007-01-12