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A photograph of a communal meal in a white-tiled hall. Many men in white dhotis and white shawls with maroon borders sit cross-legged on the floor on orange mats, each before a green banana leaf holding food such as rice, vegetables and flatbread. A standing man in the foreground, bare-chested with a white dhoti, serves from a steel pot of food, and another man in the lower right eats from his leaf. Other attendees stand in the background, and a red-and-orange cot is visible at the top right.

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A photo of a long row of seated men eating a communal meal served on banana leaves on a tiled floor. Most wear white dhotis and shawls, and several have shaved heads and rudraksha malas. In the right foreground a man in a white dhoti with gold-bordered edges leans forward, serving food from a steel bowl onto the leaf of a seated diner. Plates hold rice, flatbreads, fried snacks, vegetable curries and pickles, with paper cups of water nearby. Orange cloth and a seated figure in the background are visible at the back of the hall. This appears to be an annadan style communal meal.2010-11-12A hall with a polished tiled floor where people sit on orange and white mats in long rows, eating from green banana leaves set with rice, curries, papadam and small cups. A man in white dhoti and shirt, with a rudraksha-style mala, bends forward and serves food from a steel bucket with a ladle. Several seated devotees in white dhotis with maroon-bordered cloth eat, while others in cream and white saris and shawls walk along the rows carrying serving vessels. The setting is an organized meal service, with a wall sign and fluorescent lights visible overhead.2010-11-12November 12 20102010-11-12November 12 20102010-11-12September 17 20102010-09-17 +1 copiesSeated devotees in white dhotis and white shirts with maroon-striped borders eat a communal meal on banana leaves laid in a row on a tiled floor. A man at left in a white dhoti and shawl, with a rudraksha mala, serves rice and curry from a steel pot. Several others sit cross-legged eating with their hands, with small paper cups of liquid beside the leaves. A blue and orange striped mat reads DHYANAPEETAM. Behind them, orange cloth covers a bench and other seated people are visible.2010-11-12A row of men in white dhotis and shirts sit cross-legged on a marble floor, eating from green banana leaf plates arranged along a blue-edged mat. Several wear red or orange shawls over their shoulders. Plates hold rice, vegetables, sweets and small paper cups. Two men in the foreground eat with their hands; one older man in glasses sits at right, and a figure in white stands in the background. No one is identifiable as the a person; the scene shows devotees sharing a meal during the event.2014-09-15A long row of seated men eat a meal from banana leaves on the floor of a hall. Most wear white dhotis and some wear red or maroon shawls. A bald man in the foreground with a moustache and gold bracelet eats with his right hand from a leaf plate with vegetables and rice. Water bottles and small paper cups sit along the leaves. On the right, a man in a white hairnet, white dhoti and red shawl bends forward serving food. Behind him a framed portrait and flowers sit on a wooden table. Several people stand at the back, one in white with a red shawl.2016-02-24A row of women sit cross-legged on an orange cloth strip eating a communal meal from banana leaves on a pale tiled floor. Each leaf holds rice and small side portions, with paper cups set beside them. A woman in a cream sari with a red-and-gold border stands at the left holding a steel pot and serving. The women wear white and cream saris with gold and red borders; one older woman has grey hair in a bun and another wears a purple sari. Behind them, other women in white move through a hall with chairs and orange mats. This appears to be an annadan style communal meal.2010-09-17 +1 copiesA photograph of devotees seated cross-legged on a polished white floor, eating a prasad meal from banana leaves. Four visible people in the foreground wear white ritual clothes: a man in the lower right wears a red shawl and gold wristwatch, a bespectacled man behind him wears glasses and a red shawl, and a woman in white with a red and gold border and a red beaded necklace eats beside a younger person with dark hair. Paper cups and banana-leaf plates with rice, vegetables and sweets line the floor. A sewn2014-09-15Annadhan in 20102010-01-01 +1 copiesA row of devotees sits cross-legged on a tiled floor eating a communal meal from banana leaves laid out end to end. Men in white ritual clothes with red or saffron shawls and gold bracelets dig into rice, vegetables and sweets, while small bowls and paper cups sit beside each leaf. Several people wear red lanyards over white shirts.2014-10-28 +1 copies