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A photograph of a plain whitewashed hall where people are seated at long metal tables eating a meal from steel plates, with steel tumblers beside them. Several men on the right wear saffron and orange garments, and one man at the far right wears white with a beaded mala. Across the room, attendants in white dhotis serve food from large steel vessels set on a serving counter near a doorway. A small child in grey shorts walks between the tables. Colourful woven hangings in red, yellow, blue and orange hang on the walls, and ceiling fans run overhead. This appears to be an annadan style communal meal.

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A long plain dining hall with a grey concrete wall and a metal roof with ceiling fans. Elderly men in orange and white clothes sit on blue plastic chairs at a long steel table, each with a metal plate of food. A man in a white dhoti and shirt walks along the aisle in the foreground, another man in white stands at left, and a man in a checked shirt looks on. Colourful fabric hangings with tassels hang from the ceiling, and a banner with a photo of a saffron-robed figure hangs in the back. A plastic water bottle sits on the table in front.2011-09-09A photograph of a plain, unfinished-looking dining hall with grey plastered walls, ceiling fans and a row of steel serving tables. Many people sit on the left eating from round steel plates, including a man in a red shirt in the foreground. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts serve food or stand at the back near a shrine-like table with a small offering. A young child in a red top walks across the floor, and a man in a white dhoti bends down near it. On the right, men in saffron and orange robes sit at a table. Hanging orange, blue and red decorative panels decorate the ceiling. This appears to be an annadan meal service.2011-09-09A photograph of a long hall where many people sit on blue plastic chairs at long metal-topped tables, eating from steel plates and tumblers of water. Several robed figures in saffron and orange clothing, some with white dhotis, stand and walk through the room near serving tables. Ceiling fans hang from a blue steel-framed roof, a wall clock is mounted on the back wall, and decorative colourful cloth-wrapped pillars with orange tassels line the walls. Some seated men wear white dhotis and orange shawls. The scene appears to be a communal meal in an ashram dining hall, with a woman in a white sari serving near the left wall. No identifiable a person candidate is clearly present.2011-09-26A long white-walled dining hall with a blue steel roof frame and ceiling fans. Rows of metal tables with blue plastic chairs run down both sides, and many people sit eating from steel plates. Those seated include men in saffron and orange robes and a woman in a pink sari at the left edge. Colourful woven hangings with orange tassels decorate the pillars. At the far end stands a large framed portrait of a bearded sage in orange, with a lamp and flowers in front of it. Staff in white move between the tables, and a young boy in blue shorts stands in the central aisle.2011-09-26September 09 20112011-09-09September 09 20112011-09-09December 14 20072007-12-14A photograph of an annadan meal served in a long thatched shed with blue steel posts and strings of orange and yellow bunting overhead. Rows of diners sit on benches at long tables eating from steel plates, while volunteers in white clothes walk between the tables carrying vessels to serve food. Many more people stand in a crowd near the open side of the shed, some in white shirts and dhotis, others in saris and salwar. The concrete floor is bare and the mood is orderly and communal.2009-08-05September 09 20112011-09-09A dining hall during a communal meal break. Long rows of metal tables with white plastic and yellow chairs are filled with people eating from steel plates. Most diners wear white clothing, and several older men on the right wear white shirts and dhotis. Volunteers in white garments move along the back and serve food near a counter. Some women in saffron and orange saris stand by the serving area. Steel tumblers sit on the tables. The wall shows a small purple bird logo in the corner.2010-07-06A photograph of a long canteen-style dining hall with bare grey concrete walls and blue-legged chairs at a steel-topped table. Several men sit eating from steel plates, including a bearded man in saffron-orange robes with long grey hair and a bearded man in white dhoti and shirt. Other saffron-clad men and white-clad attendants stand or sit along the table, while a cameraman in the foreground films with a camcorder and a phone is held nearby. Orange and yellow cloth hangings decorate the wall.2011-09-09November 06 20112011-11-06 +2 copies