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A large open-sided hall with a thatched roof and blue metal posts is filled with seated people eating a meal. Strings of orange triangular pennants hang across the ceiling. In the foreground, a man in a white shirt and orange shawl stands beside a seated man in a white shirt and orange shawl, and a man in a pale blue shirt carries a steel bowl of food. Several women in white saris and a woman with a red bindi sit nearby, some holding steel plates. Dozens of people in white and orange are visible across the hall.

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August 05 20092009-08-05August 05 20092009-08-05A long thatched-roof hall decorated with orange paper streamers serves a communal meal. Rows of people in white clothes queue along a steel serving counter where attendants hand out food on metal plates. Diners sit on long wooden benches at tables on the right. A woman in a white sari with a white flower garland in her braid stands in the foreground, and another woman in white wears a rudraksha-style mala. Several men wear white shirts and dhotis, and some wear checked shirts. Blue steel support poles run along the hall.2009-08-05A photograph of an annadan meal hall under a thatched palm-leaf roof, with long rows of tables and benches filled with seated diners eating from steel plates and tumblers. Orange and yellow paper garlands hang across the rafters. In the foreground a man in white dhoti and shirt with a yellow shawl and rudraksha-style beaded necklace stands facing away, and a man in a white shirt with a beard stands nearby. A woman in a blue top stands among the diners, and volunteers in white move along the aisles serving food. A red cloth backdrop is visible at the far end.2009-08-05A photo inside a long, plain temple hall with white walls, a corrugated metal roof on exposed beams, and tall decorated pillars wrapped in orange and blue cloth. Many men and boys stand and walk through the crowd carrying steel plates of food, with some people seated on the floor at left. At the far end, an elaborately decorated deity murti is lit up in a shrine with a golden canopy. A man in a blue sweater holds a plate, and a man in white wears an orange shawl across his shoulders at right. The scene reads as a temple gathering with food being distributed.2011-10-12A large thatched pavilion with a bamboo-and-straw roof and blue metal support poles hung with orange and saffron bunting serves an annadan meal. Many people sit on plastic chairs at long tables, eating from steel plates and bowls. A woman in a white dress walks down the central aisle serving food. Men in white shirts and dhotis, women in sarees of green, pink and teal, and a man in a checked shirt are visible in the foreground. Ceiling fans and tube lights hang overhead. Visible people number well over twenty, so the count is in the 21-100 range. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable.2009-08-05A photograph of a thatched-roof open hall during an anna-daan meal service. A long queue of men, women and children stands in line behind a wooden rail on the left, many in white, yellow and bright saris, with a man in a white turban and white kurta at the front. Orange festoon banners hang from the thatch overhead. On the right, a seated elderly man in a light shirt eats from a steel plate at a long table, while a man in white clothes attends the service. Blue steel posts support the roof.2009-08-05August 05 20092009-08-05August 05 20092009-08-05August 05 20092009-08-05A long thatched-roof pavilion with bamboo and blue metal poles serves a communal meal. Rows of people sit on chairs at long tables eating from steel plates and tumblers, with rice visible on the plates. Orange and red cloth bunting with small framed photos hangs along the roof. Several men in white shirts and dhotis, one in a yellow shawl, walk among the tables serving food, while a woman in a patterned sari carries items down the aisle. A red cloth canopy stands at the far end. The setting suggests an annadan meal.2009-08-05August 05 20092009-08-05