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A photograph of a meal service inside a plain room with pale blue walls and wooden cupboard doors. A figure in saffron-orange robes and an orange head wrap with long dark hair stands at left, serving or addressing the seated men. Five men sit at a long white-covered table on folding chairs, eating from banana-leaf plates with small steel cups; one wears a red-and-white patterned wrap, another an orange shawl and mala, and others white dhotis and shawls. A young child is partly visible at right, and a steel tiffin carrier sits on the table's right end. The scene appears to be a communal annadan style meal.

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Annadhan in 20062006-01-01September 23 20062006-09-23September 23 20062006-09-23September 23 20062006-09-23A photograph of a meal service in a whitewashed hall with a tiled floor. Four men sit at a long table covered with green banana leaves, eating from small steel bowls and tumblers. On the right, a standing sannyasi in saffron robe and orange head-wrap, with long hair, is turned toward the seated diners and appears to be addressing them. A man in white dhoti with bare torso and forehead marks stands nearby, and a woman in white sari stands by the table. Behind them is a framed portrait of a figure in saffron, garlanded with white and multicoloured flower strings, beside a brass vessel on a white-draped stand. The scene suggests an annadhan food distribution.2006-01-01Indoor annadhan meal in a plain room with white walls and a tiled floor. A long table covered with a green and pink printed cloth holds banana-leaf plates, steel tumblers and small bowls of food. Five or six men sit on the left side eating; one wears an orange-gold shawl and another a red cloth. A standing man in an orange robe and orange turban carries a steel tray along the table, appearing to serve food, with a bare-footed stance. Behind them devotees in white dhotis and orange shawls stand near a framed portrait garlanded with white and yellow flowers, beside a brass figure. A woman in a white sari at the right edge holds a steel vessel. Ceiling fans and a wall niche are visible.2006-01-01Indoor meal service in a plain tiled hall. A standing figure in orange robes and an orange head wrap, with long hair, carries a steel tray down a long table covered with a white cloth and green banana leaves holding food. Seated diners in orange, yellow and maroon clothing eat at the table. A framed portrait garlanded with white and orange flowers and a golden figure sit on a side table against the wall. Several white-clad attendants stand nearby and a sign-like white-clad figure holds a steel vessel at the right edge.2006-09-23A photograph of an indoor dining hall with plain white walls, fluorescent ceiling lights and long metal-legged tables set with banana leaves, steel tumblers and food. Seated diners in white dhotis and shirts eat, while a standing man in a saffron-orange robe with long dark hair, a red forehead mark and a rudraksha mala looks toward the left, a person candidate. Two seated men in white with orange shawls sit at the left edge, and a man in white stands in the background near a doorway. Attendants move among the tables.2007-01-12September 23 20062006-09-23 +1 copiesA photograph of a meal being served in a plain room with pale blue-washed walls, arched alcoves and wooden shutters. A standing man in an orange robe and orange head wrap, his back partly turned, leans over the table to serve. Seated along a long table covered with a white cloth bordered in pink flowers are several people: a bare-chested man in white dhoti drinking from a tumbler, a man in a green-bordered shawl and white dhoti eating, and a woman in an orange and maroon sari with bangles. Each seated person has a banana leaf with small brass bowls and food. The scene has a relaxed, everyday dining feel.2006-09-23September 23 20062006-09-23A photograph of a community meal in a plain hall with pale blue walls and a wooden door. A man in saffron-orange robes and a matching orange head wrap carries a metal tray of steel cups along a long table covered with a white cloth. Diners seated on chairs at the table eat from banana leaves set with food, and steel tumblers are placed along the table. Women in white saris with gold borders and one in an orange-bordered sari stand in the background, some wearing beaded necklaces. The scene resembles annadan food service during a festival preparation.2006-09-23 +2 copies