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A crowded indoor dining hall at night, lined with long yellow tables where devotees sit and eat from steel trays. People stand along the aisles and queue, including a man in a white patterned shirt in the foreground and a woman in a blue dress with a pink flower garland. Women in orange and red saris and a woman with a shaved head and sacred markings appear at right. Red and green string lights hang along the walls and counters, and a red bag with a small logo sits at left. Several devotees hold filled plates while serving staff move at the back.

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A long dining hall lit with red and green string lights along the walls and ceiling. Many people sit on both sides of long yellow tables, eating from metal trays with compartments, while others stand and move between the rows. A man in a white shirt on the right serves food from a tray. Framed portraits hang on the left wall, one showing an older man with white hair and a white beard in a light robe, and printed text appears on a red panel beneath. Women wear sarees in blue, red, orange and green, with flowers in their hair, and men wear shirts and dhotis. The scene shows an annadan meal service during a festival.2024-07-21A crowded indoor corridor decorated with strings of pink, green and white fairy lights along the walls and ceiling. People queue along a railing holding steel thali trays with food, while a woman in an orange kurta and black shawl and another in a pink floral top stand at the serving counter. A man in a red checked shirt and another in a light yellow shirt wait nearby. A woman in a yellow sari stands at the left edge. Framed illustrated panels line the right wall, with a caption on the lower right panel. The scene resembles an annadan meal line.2024-07-21A photograph of an annadan meal service in a narrow hall decorated with strings of green and red fairy lights along the walls and ceiling. Long yellow tables are lined with older men and women seated and eating rice from steel compartmented plates. A standing man in a cream shirt and jeans serves food from a tray at the left, while an older man in a striped yellow shirt and light shorts eats at the foreground table. Framed pictures hang along the left wall. At the far end, a shrine area with a deity murti and a standing figure in white garments with a shawl is visible. Several other people are seated or moving among the tables.A photograph of an annadaan meal hall with long yellow tables, where people sit on benches eating from stainless steel compartment trays. Strings of green and pink fairy lights hang along the walls and ceiling, and ceiling fans and lights are visible. At the far end a shrine area with a pink curtain and a gold-framed throne-like seat holds a deity murti, with framed pictures on the left wall. In the foreground an older man in a white shirt holds a tray, a woman in a pink sari and an older man in a pink shirt carry or eat from trays, and a young woman in a mustard shawl and purple dress stands with a tray. Several other diners are visible along the tables. No identifiable a person is clearly present in the scene. +1 copiesInterior of a long hall set up for a community meal service, with rows of yellow wooden benches and tables crowded with seated diners eating from steel plates and trays. Strings of green and white fairy lights hang along the ceiling and walls, and a ceiling fan turns overhead. A woman in a green and blue saree with a white head covering sits in the foreground at a table, while a man in a blue checked shirt and dark trousers stands at the right serving or moving among the tables. At the far end, a golden ornate altar or decorated stage is visible. A timestamp reads Oct 17, 2024 01:42PM.2024-10-17A crowded indoor serving hall with yellow walls and bright ceiling lights, where people queue along a long counter holding steel trays and plates. In the foreground a man in a white shirt and wristwatch carries a stainless steel tray, and beside him a man in a light green shirt holds a steel plate. A woman in a yellow saree with white jasmine flowers in her hair stands at the counter, and another woman in a blue top is nearby. A framed picture on the right wall shows a figure in a religious scene, labelled with a caption about the blessing of an avatar. The scene suggests a communal meal service at a temple annadan hall.2024-09-17A photograph inside a decorated hall with long yellow tables where people sit eating from stainless steel compartment trays of food. A man in a patterned short-sleeved shirt and dark trousers stands at left serving or checking the line. Seated at right, an older man in a red shirt and a woman in a red-and-purple sari with green-patterned lower cloth eat. Behind them, a man in a teal shirt and a man in a dark shirt sit at the tables. Strings of green and multicolour lights hang from the ceiling and along the walls, and framed pictures line the left wall. In the background a golden throne-like seat stands before red drapes, with a deity figure garlanded with marigold flowers near the tables. Ceiling fans and white ceiling lights are visible.A photograph of an annadaan food-service hall decorated with strings of green and pink fairy lights along the ceiling and walls. Many men stand and sit at long yellow tables, several holding stainless steel thali trays being served. On the left, a standing statue in orange and red clothing with a garland and a turban-like head covering stands near framed portraits. A gold-framed shrine with pink curtains and a gold arch sits at the far end, with a small framed picture above it showing a figure with a trident. A woman in a blue top stands at left, and a woman in orange clothing is near the shrine. A man in a white shirt and a man in a blue shirt are prominent in the foreground.A long indoor dining hall at KAILASA Madurai during an annadanam lunch service, with a long queue of devotees, mostly older men and women plus several young girls, standing along a line of metal railings and holding steel plates. On the right, men in white shirts and white dhotis serve food from steel containers across a counter. Wooden wall panels and framed photographs line the left side. A timestamp and captions read 30 Dec 2025 3:28:12 pm, Annadanam Lunch, and hashtags are overlaid in the bottom right corner. Many people are visible, including those partly cut off at the edges.A crowded indoor hall with bright ceiling lights where people queue along a row of food counters with steel trays and containers. In the foreground, a woman in a blue and green checked sari with a white jasmine flower garland in her hair faces away from the camera. Behind her, men stand close together, including one in a green shirt and another in a plaid shirt, and an older man in an orange garment. Framed paintings with gold borders line the wall on the right, one captioned with the words 'Avatar' and another with 'As the Jet of Arunachala' style text. Devotees wait at the Aushada Annadhan service area.2024-09-17A crowded indoor annadhan serving line in a hall lined with framed pictures. Many people queue along a steel serving counter holding stainless steel compartment trays and plates of food. In the foreground a woman in a yellow and blue checked saree with a white flower garland in her hair holds a tray, and beside her a man in a light green shirt carries a steel plate. A man with a tilak mark on his forehead in a striped shirt stands at right. Bright ceiling lights illuminate the hall. Framed pictures of mountain and temple scenes hang on the walls, one with the words 'At the feet of Arunachala' visible.2024-09-17A photograph of a line of people waiting for a food service in a corridor decorated with strings of green, pink and white fairy lights and ceiling fans. On the left, a counter with stainless steel serving trays holds food. A man in a black t-shirt carries a steel plate, and a woman in a pink sari stands in the line. Several older men, including one bearded man in the right foreground wearing a white dhoti-style cloth, wait in the queue. Behind them, framed images and a small deity murti are visible in an alcove on the right. A timestamp in the corner reads 19 Oct 2024 1:54:57 pm.2024-10-19