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A hall with white tiled floor where many people sit on the floor and at low tables eating a communal meal from banana leaves. In the foreground a woman in a magenta cardigan and white-and-blue striped pants sits cross-legged, holding food with her right hand. Beside her a small girl in a yellow top and pink skirt eats from her leaf. Other seated participants wear white clothes and yellow lanyards, and a few people in white dhotis or saris stand at the back carrying steel vessels. Leaves hold rice, curries, pickles and vegetables, with a plastic bottle and steel tumblers placed among them. This appears to be an annadan style meal served during a retreat.

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A row of women sits cross-legged on a polished tile floor eating a communal meal from green banana-leaf plates. Several wear white kurta-style tops with red-brown shawls, one wears a red and gold sari, another wears a teal saree, and one has hair in a bun. Small white cups of water and plates of rice, vegetables and sweets line the floor in front of them. In the background, others move about near an orange cloth and colourful drapes. No a person candidate is visible in the frame.2015-03-11 +1 copiesSeptember 15 20142014-09-15July 23 20112011-07-23 +1 copiesA photograph of a group of participants seated cross-legged on the floor of a hall, eating a meal from green banana leaves set on mats. Many wear white kurtas, white shirts or saris with red-orange shawls draped over their shoulders. A man in a white shirt and red shawl in the foreground eats with his hand, a woman in a red blouse and white sari beside him does the same, and a woman in white and blue sits on the right. Rows of small paper cups of water line the leaves. Behind them stand stacked red chairs and cushions, red curtains, a red-draped table and a gilded shrine. No swami is clearly visible.2015-03-11 +1 copiesMarch 11 20152015-03-11 +1 copiesAnnadhan in 20152015-01-01 +1 copiesAnnadhan in 20152015-01-01 +1 copiesFebruary 24 20162016-02-24 +1 copiesDevotees sit cross-legged in a row on a polished marble floor, eating from green banana-leaf plates set out in a temple hall. A man in light blue shirt and jeans, wearing a white head cloth, bends to serve from a steel tray. Seated participants include a woman in a yellow sari, a child in blue, women in white tops, a bespectacled man in white with a red scarf, and a woman in a white top and black trousers with a rudraksha mala. Leaves hold rice, curries, sweets and vegetables, with steel tumblers of water. At far right, a person with tilak and red-and-white shawl reaches toward a plate. No one is clearly identifiable as a person.2015-03-11 +1 copiesDevotees sit cross-legged in a long row on a polished floor, eating a vegetarian meal served on green banana leaves with small cups of water and milk. Several women and men wear white kurtas and churidars with red shawls or sashes; a woman in the foreground eats with her fingers while another uses a spoon. No a person candidate is clearly visible in this image, and the background shows red chairs and a hall setting.2015-03-11Annadhan in 20152015-01-01 +1 copiesJanuary 31 20152015-01-31 +1 copies