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A photograph of a seated communal meal line on a yellow mat beside a paved walkway. Men in white clothing sit cross-legged along the row, several with white and sandalwood forehead markings and beaded necklaces. Each person has a green or pale leaf plate holding white rice balls and a portion of savoury food, with plastic cups in green, pink and orange placed among the plates. A barefoot man in white dhoti and shirt stoops at the head of the line carrying a steel vessel, serving food. In the foreground a man in a white T-shirt with Tamil lettering and a bird logo faces away from the camera. Greenish tarpaulin and an orange flag appear at the upper right.

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Photograph of a long line of seated devotees in white dhotis and white shirts eating a communal meal on banana leaves laid over a bright orange cloth along a paved roadside. Idli-style rice cakes and small portions of food sit on the leaves, with coloured plastic cups in green, orange, yellow and pink placed between them. A barefoot man in white bends forward at the centre, carrying a steel vessel and serving food. Several participants wear beaded rudraksha-style necklaces. Part of a tent and a green structure appear at the top right.2009-02-12Outdoor annadan-style meal on bare dry ground. Several men sit in a row on banana leaves set on yellow cloth mats, eating rice with yellow-tinted side dishes. They wear white shirts and white dhotis; one man at left has a rudraksha-style bead necklace and gold bracelets. A standing server in a white shirt and white dhoti serves from a steel vessel. Behind them more seated people in white clothes eat from leaves, with rows of rubber sandals along the edge, a low pillared wall and dappled sunlight. Timestamp 12.05.2008 17:57 is visible in the corner.2009-11-02Outdoor meal service on an orange tarpaulin. Rows of men in white dhotis and white shirts sit cross-legged on both sides, many with palms pressed together, before banana leaves laid as plates. A monk in saffron-orange robes kneels at the far end beside steel vessels, a small brass oil lamp and a brass bell. Standing devotees in white clothes watch from behind, and a framed picture sits on a white pedestal under a green canopy. Timestamp in the corner reads 12.06.2008.2009-02-12February 12 20092009-02-12 +1 copiesOutdoor scene on dry dirt ground beside a white-walled structure. Several men in plain white dhotis and white shirts sit cross-legged on yellow cloth mats, eating from fresh green banana leaves set before them. Each leaf holds mounds of white rice and yellow-tinted rice with other food. A man standing at right in a white dhoti and shirt serves food from a metal pot. Other seated people in white clothing, some wearing garlands, and rows of sandals are visible in the background.2009-11-02 +1 copiesOutdoor communal meal on a long line of white cloths spread along a paved area beneath a teal-pillared canopy. Rows of seated women and girls in white and saffron-orange saris, some with yellow shawls, eat from green leaf plates. A woman in a white sari serves food from a steel vessel at the center, while a man in white kneels at a blue bucket near the pillars. A saffron-robed figure sits at the far left end of the line. A white van with a colourful poster stands in the background beside a roadside. The scene reads as an annadan-style feeding during a procession.2009-02-12A photograph of an outdoor communal meal on a paved forecourt beside a petrol station with an orange-trimmed canopy. Rows of men sit cross-legged on yellow mats eating from green banana leaves, with rice, fried snacks and flatbreads served; orange and green plastic cups stand among them. Most wear white shirts and white dhotis with lanyards, and several wear printed white T-shirts. Standing white-clad volunteers in the background carry pots and serve, and a man in a blue shirt stands nearby beside a parked truck.2009-02-12February 12 20092009-02-12September 21 20162016-09-21A photograph of a communal meal being served on a concrete floor under shade. Several seated men in white dhotis and white shirts, some with orange saffron scarves draped over their shoulders, eat from banana leaves laid in a long row. Servers in white and pale striped shirts bend over the leaves, ladling rice and dishes from steel pots and buckets. Steel tumblers sit beside each leaf, and a child in shorts stands among the servers. This appears to be an annadan style feeding line.2006-10-16February 12 20092009-02-12A photograph of a long row of men seated cross-legged on a polished marble floor, eating a meal served on fresh green banana leaves. Most wear white dhotis and white shirts, and some have sacred ash or red marks on their foreheads. Each leaf holds rice, yellow curries and small side dishes, with steel glasses of water beside them. A man in a white dhoti stands at the far end serving food, and a yellow-draped structure is visible at the top right. The scene looks like a communal meal in an ashram dining hall.2012-05-20 +3 copies