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A covered veranda beside a white building with red-tiled roof lines people seated in rows of pale yellow plastic chairs at long tables for a communal meal. Many attendees wear white clothing, while a few wear yellow, orange and pink saris and salwar. Green leafy garlands hang along the roof beams above the diners. Ashram staff in white and orange serve food along the tables. Green lawn and paving stones run along the front edge of the veranda.

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A covered open-sided veranda with a corrugated red-brown roof and red-painted pillars runs alongside a white building, with green lawn and potted plants beside it. Dozens of people sit in a long row on white plastic chairs and on a bench, eating from metal plates and steel thalis of food. Many wear white clothing; several women wear orange and maroon saris, and one woman in white on the left holds a plate. Some are seated with bare feet on the concrete floor. A few people stand and walk in the background near doorways. The atmosphere is an ashram-style communal meal, annadan.2009-09-01June 29 20142014-06-29 +1 copiesJune 22 20092009-06-22Annadhan in 20082009-01-01Outdoor courtyard of a white-walled ashram building with red-tiled roofing and red-framed windows, where people sit on plastic chairs on a hexagonal tiled path bordered by grass and green shrubs to eat from metal plates. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti sits near the front left, and beside him sits a bald man in white with an orange-and-white shawl. Women in blue, pink and orange salwar clothing sit along the line, one with long red hair. Steel urns and serving tables stand under the covered walkway on the left, where staff in white move about. A mesh-covered fan frames the right edge.June 25 20092009-06-25A large white-roofed tent hall set for a seated community meal. Rows of long tables with banana-leaf plates are filled with dozens of guests seated on white plastic chairs, many in white dhotis and kurtas, some women in colourful saris. Hanging decorative cloth tubes with yellow fringe and elephant patterns decorate the ceiling. Several attendants in white stand between the tables serving food. A stage with a maroon curtain and gold trim stands at the right, with a small figure in orange near the stage.2008-12-26December 26 20082008-12-26A long white hall with a tiled floor, lattice windows and colourful decorated pillars hung with yellow fabric. Rows of seated devotees sit cross-legged on banana leaves decorated with marigold flowers and small steel tumblers, as if for a communal meal. Many attendees wear white dhotis and sarees, with yellow and green garments among them. At the far end, a man in a saffron robe stands near a table with a serving area, while several people in white stand and attend to the serving. Another group sits at tables along the left wall. The scene resembles an annadan style community meal in an ashram hall.2009-02-04June 25 20092009-06-25A long covered hall with a tiled floor and a thatched wall, where rows of women and some men sit cross-legged on the floor facing each other across a central aisle. Many wear white clothes with orange shawls or scarves. Each seat has a banana leaf set with rice, curries and sweets, plus brass pots and steel tumblers. Bamboo poles with orange flags stand between the rows. A woman on the left with closed eyes has her hands folded, and people at the back move around a service area. A large framed portrait hangs on the far wall. The scene looks like a communal meal served during a ritual gathering.2006-10-12Annadhan in 20112011-01-01 +2 copies