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A long, plainly finished hall with a metal roof and bare grey walls hosts a communal meal. Rows of people sit cross-legged on a pale wooden floor, many in white shirts and dhotis, others in colourful saris and salwar, holding metal plates and cups. Yellow and orange hanging decorations with striped borders line the ceiling. At the far end, a large framed painting shows a bearded man with long hair and a saffron robe, a depiction of a revered teacher, and a few standing attendants move about near a serving counter. A standing man in white dhoti in the foreground watches over the seated diners.

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September 12 20112011-09-12A long, plain hall with pale tiled floor and grey walls strung with orange and yellow paper lanterns, where people sit in two rows on the floor eating from metal plates. A woman in a blue sari with a pink blouse stands at left holding a plate and carrying food. Men in white shirts and white dhotis or orange-and-white cloth walk down the centre aisle serving food, and a man in an orange lungi sits in the foreground eating. Many more seated diners line the far right. Cardboard boxes and a black speaker sit at the left edge. This appears to be a communal meal, annadan style, rather than a ritual event.2011-09-12 +1 copiesSeptember 26 20112011-09-26A large hall with a polished concrete floor, white columns, red-painted roof trusses and ceiling fans, where rows of people sit cross-legged on the floor facing a central aisle for a communal meal. Each seated person has a metal plate in front of them, and many men wear white dhotis with white shirts, some with vibhuti or kumkum marks on their foreheads. Several women in saris, including one in a red blouse and another in a white sari with a yellow border, walk down the aisle serving food. Other people in white stand near the back, and the photo appears to be taken from the front of the hall looking down the line of diners.2010-07-24October 12 20142014-10-12 +1 copiesJanuary 02 20092009-01-02 +1 copiesDecember 26 20062006-12-26December 26 20062006-12-26December 26 20062006-12-26May 20 20122012-05-20 +2 copiesMay 17 20112011-05-17A large hall with a fabric-draped ceiling and white plastic chairs along the back wall. Children sit cross-legged on newspaper spread across the bare floor, eating from metal plates while a standing boy in a white shirt and light trousers carries a steel tray. Adults in white and cream clothing move between the groups and some sit on the chairs; one man wears an orange shawl. Metal cups sit beside the plates, and the scene looks like a communal meal.2008-05-15