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A large hall with a polished cream floor and red curtains sits a long row of people seated cross-legged on the floor before banana leaves. Each leaf holds a meal of rice, small fried snacks, sweets, chutneys and condiments with paper cups beside it. In the foreground a woman with glasses and dark hair in a bun, wearing white clothing and a beaded necklace, sits at the front of the line. Nearby, a woman in white and a woman in a yellow sari are seated, while a woman in a sari kneels and serves food from a steel pot. Further back, a man in a white cap serves from a container, and a figure in orange robes stands near a low table toward the back of the hall.

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Photograph of a long row of people seated on the polished floor of a large hall, eating a communal meal served on green banana leaves. Women in white salwar kameez and in saris with red and yellow tones sit in a line, eating with their right hands from leaves holding idlis, vadas, rice and small cups of drink. A woman in a gold and maroon sari leans over the far end of the row, serving food. A blue water bottle sits in the foreground. Red curtains and a stage are visible at the back of the hall. The scene reads as an annadan style communal lunch.2011-07-23July 23 20112011-07-23 +1 copiesMarch 11 20152015-03-11 +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 copiesMarch 11 20152015-03-11 +1 copiesOctober 28 20142014-10-28 +1 copiesA long row of people sit cross-legged on a polished cream floor eating a communal meal from green banana leaves. Most wear white clothes, and one woman standing at the top right wears a red sari with gold border while holding a tray. Each leaf holds sweets, rice, fried snacks and small paper cups of drink. Several seated women wear gold bangles and glasses, and one has her hair in a bun. The scene reads as an annadan style communal lunch.2011-07-23February 24 20162016-02-24 +1 copiesAnnadhan in 20152015-01-01 +1 copiesMay 28 20132013-05-28 +2 copiesJuly 23 20112011-07-23 +1 copiesDevotees sit cross-legged on a tiled hall floor eating a communal meal from green banana-leaf plates arranged in rows. Many wear white kurtas or salwar-style outfits with red or orange shawls and sashes; one woman wears a teal skirt and a white top, another wears a red blouse. Some drink from small paper cups, and bowls of food sit on the leaves. Behind them, stacked red mats, red drapes and a red-covered table with a blue sign suggest a satsang hall. Several people are seated and eating; the scene is a shared meal, consistent with annadan.2015-03-11 +1 copies