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A seated communal meal on a tiled floor. Rows of people sit cross-legged or kneeling before green banana leaves holding rice, yellow dal, fried vadas, pickles and sliced vegetables, with white paper cups set beside them. Many men wear white kurtas with saffron-orange shawls, and several wear orange-trimmed white garments; a man in the foreground has a saffron shawl over white clothes and wears glasses. Children in casual shirts sit at the far right, and additional seated devotees fill the background rows, all eating with their right hands. The mood is an orderly annadan-style feeding line.

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April 26 20122012-04-26 +1 copiesAnnadhan in 20122012-01-01 +1 copiesA long hall where many men sit cross-legged in rows on the floor, eating from green banana-leaf plates set out along the floor. Most wear white dhotis and white shirts, and a few wear orange or saffron shawls. Some have shaved heads and others grey hair. Several plates hold rice, sweets and yellow garnish. Steel vessels and a pot stand at the left, and attendants in orange and red saris move along the back of the hall beside pink curtains and a projection screen. The scene looks like a communal meal served to devotees.2013-06-19 +1 copiesPhoto 11712545April 26 20122012-04-26 +1 copiesMen sit cross-legged in long rows on a tiled hall floor, eating from green banana leaves set before them. Most wear white dhotis and white shirts, one man in the foreground wears a cream kurta, and a few wear saffron or orange clothing. A woman in a white sari with gold border walks between the rows carrying a large steel vessel. Plates hold rice, sweets and cut fruit, and small paper cups stand beside the leaves. In the background a stage has red curtains and an ornate deity backdrop. This is an annadhan community meal.2013-01-01A seated communal meal in a large hall with white tiled floor. Rows of devotees sit cross-legged on the floor before green banana leaf plates holding rice and food, with small cups placed between them. Many wear white dhotis and kurtas, with some in orange or saffron shawls and garlands. Standing servers in white and orange attire carry steel pots and trays down the aisles, and white plastic chairs line the far side of the room. Blue banner text and a framed photo of a woman appear at the top right corner.2008-12-27January 24 20152015-01-24 +1 copiesA long row of devotees sit cross-legged on a white cloth along a colonnade with weathered pale stone pillars, eating from banana leaf plates. Nearest, a man in white dhoti and white shirt with glasses eats with his right hand; beside him a man in a peach-coloured shirt with glasses also eats from a leaf. Further along, a woman in white and a bald man in white eat, with bottled water placed along the cloth. Others in blue and white clothing sit in line, and a colourful embroidered cloth hangs at the right edge. The meal is a community annadan style seated feast.2016-11-11Annadhan in 20122012-01-01 +1 copiesAnnadhan in 20122012-01-01 +1 copiesSeptember 21 20162016-09-21