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A large indoor hall during a communal meal, with many seated diners in white clothes at long tables covered with green banana leaves. In the foreground a person in an orange turban, orange robe and long hair, wearing a red-and-orange wrap, stands serving food from a steel vessel onto leaves, while a bald young man in white with an orange shawl stands beside him. Seated diners in the foreground include a man with palms pressed together and others in white shirts. Plates of rice and steel tumblers are on the tables, and upper-level railings and windows frame the room.

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December 12 20072007-12-12December 12 20072007-12-12A large indoor hall with white pillars and balconies serves a community meal to rows of seated devotees on red plastic chairs at long tables covered with green banana leaves. A man in a tall orange turban, long hair and orange robes with a rudraksha mala serves rice from a steel pot. Beside him, a man in an orange shawl over white clothes holds a silver tray of rice, and another man with an orange shawl and a garland-like ribbon stands nearby. Several women in white saris with red borders are seated, and about forty people are visible.2007-12-12December 12 20072007-12-12A large indoor hall during a communal meal service. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes, a matching orange turban and a rudraksha mala serves food from a steel bucket onto banana leaves laid along rows of seated women in cotton saris. The seated diners, mostly women in pastel and white clothing, eat from leaves with metal cups beside them. A young man in white with an orange shawl stands to the right, palms pressed together. Behind them, many more people in white and blue move through the hall under ceiling lights, and rows of red plastic chairs line the tables.2007-12-12A large hall with long rows of seated men eating a meal from green banana leaves on folding tables, each with steel tumblers. A figure in saffron-orange robes and an orange head wrap, with long hair and a rudraksha-style beaded necklace, walks between the rows carrying a steel pot, while a younger man in white shirt and white dhoti holds a steel plate of food. Other people in white dhotis and shirts line the tables, with more standing in the background near white walls and upper windows. The scene suggests a communal meal service.2007-12-12A large white-walled hall with a metal roof and rows of seated diners eating from banana leaves on long tables, with red plastic chairs. In the centre, a man in an orange turban, orange shawl and orange dhoti stands behind the line serving food from a steel plate; beside him a man in white ritual clothes and an orange shawl also carries serving dishes. Several people in white and orange move along the rows. The image is a photograph of an annadan meal service with servers and rice being served on leaf plates.2007-12-12A large hall with white walls and high windows where a communal meal is being served on long rows of tables. Many seated people eat from green banana-leaf plates, and servers in white shirts and mundus walk along the rows serving rice from steel pots. In the foreground a saffron-clad sannyasi with long hair and an orange turban carries a steel pot and serves rice, while another man in white with an orange shawl stands at right beside the tables. Dozens of attendees in white and mixed clothing sit throughout the hall, consistent with an annadan feeding event.2007-12-12A large white hall filled with seated diners at long tables covered with green banana leaves and steel tumblers. A man in a bright orange turban, orange robe and long rudraksha mala stands at the centre holding a steel bucket, serving food to the seated people. Beside him a man in white clothes with an orange shawl stands by, and on the right a man in a checked shirt and blue cloth over his shoulder watches. Women in white saris sit at the left and centre tables, and rows of people fill the background.2007-12-12A large indoor dining hall with rows of tables covered in green banana leaves, where people are served food. In the foreground a figure in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban, with long hair and gloved hands, serves rice from a steel vessel onto a leaf. Women seated at the tables, one wearing a white sari with a red border and another in a pale patterned sari, watch or receive food. Men in white shirts and dhotis, some with orange shawls, stand and sit along the room, and a steel bucket sits on the floor. The hall has white columns and windows, with many people visible in the background.2007-12-12December 12 20072007-12-12A large hall serves a communal meal to seated devotees at long tables with red plastic chairs. In the foreground a man in an orange turban, orange robe and rudraksha mala holds a steel ladle and serves rice onto a green banana leaf, while wearing clear plastic gloves. Beside him a man in white shirt and an orange shawl stands at a steel serving pot. Many seated men and women, including women in sarees and a woman in a white sari, receive food on banana leaves set with rice, sides and water glasses.2007-12-12