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A photograph of a hall with a grey speckled floor where people sit cross-legged in a long row eating a meal served on green banana leaves. A man in the foreground wears a white shirt and maroon dhoti, with a tilak on his forehead. Women beside him wear colourful saris, one in orange and green. Several others in the row sit facing the leaves, while figures in white and light clothing move along the far end of the line serving food. Plates of rice and curry sit on the leaves, and there are chairs, a table and bags along the back wall under a fluorescent ceiling.

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A photograph inside a plain hall with pale pink walls and a tiled floor where women sit in rows on the floor before green banana leaves, each with small servings of food and a glass of water. A woman in a black blouse and brown patterned sari with white flower garland at the front serves food onto a leaf. Behind, others sit in pink and maroon saris. A man in a maroon shirt and white dhoti bends over a steel vessel, serving food, and another woman in a blue patterned sari stands at right holding a container. Woven mats line the floor. This appears to be a communal meal being served, consistent with annadan.2024-11-10Annadhan in 20122012-01-01 +1 copiesA photograph of an annadanam meal service in a plain hall with lavender-painted pillars and a green door. Children and young women sit on the tiled floor on banana leaves, and a bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a gold border serves rice from a steel bucket. Beside him, a woman in an orange and green silk sari bends over a steel bowl of cooked rice, and a girl in a black top spoons rice onto a leaf. Bananas and yellow rice sit on the leaves. Several seated women in pink and yellow saris line the far wall.November 25 20122012-11-25 +1 copiesAnnadhan in 20072007-01-29 +2 copiesA long hall where many men sit cross-legged in rows on the floor, eating from green banana-leaf plates set out along the floor. Most wear white dhotis and white shirts, and a few wear orange or saffron shawls. Some have shaved heads and others grey hair. Several plates hold rice, sweets and yellow garnish. Steel vessels and a pot stand at the left, and attendants in orange and red saris move along the back of the hall beside pink curtains and a projection screen. The scene looks like a communal meal served to devotees.2013-06-19 +1 copiesAnnadhan in 20112011-01-01 +2 copiesAnnadhan in 20122012-01-01 +1 copiesAnnadhan in 20122012-01-01 +3 copiesPhoto 11689748A large hall where many people sit in rows on striped floor mats eating a communal meal from banana leaves set on the floor. Most diners wear white shirts and white dhotis or trousers. In the centre, a standing man in a dark short-sleeved shirt and light trousers walks between the rows. On the right, a woman in a green saree with yellow trim sits among the diners. Several people in the background carry items and move about, and a standing person in white near the left edge leans over a leaf. Plates of food, cups and water glasses are set out along the rows. Yellow and orange banners hang on the walls behind the hall.2012-01-01Photo 11734163 +3 copies