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A large white-walled dining hall with a high corrugated roof and ventilation grilles, where many people sit at long grey tables with white plastic chairs eating from round plates. Most men wear white shirts and white dhotis, while women wear saris in pink, lavender, blue, orange and white. Some people in the background stand and walk between tables, and a wall clock and ceiling fan are visible. No one in the scene is identifiable as a person, and the setting appears to be a communal meal at a Kalpataru workshop in Theni, Tamilnadu.

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A large hall with white walls and a wall clock showing a meal service during a workshop. Rows of grey metal tables with white plastic chairs are filled with people seated and eating from round plates, with steel tumblers on the tables. Many attendees wear white clothing, and some women wear saris in bright colours including magenta, purple and red. Helpers in white move among the diners, and children are visible among the crowd. Ceiling fans and a fire extinguisher are on the wall at left.2009-01-28A large plain dining hall with a corrugated roof, exposed trusses and a wall clock reading about 4:40 above a doorway. Many people, mostly men and women in white clothes, sit at long grey tables eating from metal plates, while others stand and queue or move between tables. Some women wear orange and pink saris and a few men wear blue checked shirts. Steel bowls and plates are set on the tables, and the room is crowded with people filling the space.2009-01-28A large hall with white walls and a high ceiling holds many seated people eating from round metal plates at long grey tables with white plastic chairs, a meal service in progress. Many attendees wear white clothes, while others wear saris and salwar kameez in pink, red, orange, and blue. Several people stand between the tables carrying items and serving food. A wall clock, a wall fan, and ventilated lattice windows are visible.2009-01-28December 14 20072007-12-14A large hall with a white tiled floor where many women sit cross-legged in rows on the floor, eating from round metal plates. Most wear white or pale sarees with coloured borders, including orange, green, blue, pink and red garments. Some attendants in white move between the rows, one in a white shirt and cap near the centre. A wall clock, ceiling fans, a framed notice board and a colourful woven hanging with an elephant motif are visible. This appears to be a communal meal in an ashram dining hall.2010-08-19January 28 20092009-01-28A photograph of a large dining hall during an annadan meal, with long metal-topped tables and white plastic and wooden chairs arranged in rows. Many men in white shirts and white dhotis sit eating from metal plates, with steel cups set on the tables. Several people in white and saffron-coloured clothing serve food and move about near a serving counter at the back. Ceiling fans hang from a corrugated roof, and large windows with red frames line the walls.2010-07-06December 14 20072007-12-14A photograph of a large hall where many men in white shirts and white dhotis sit at long dark tables eating a meal from steel plates, with steel tumblers on the tables. White and blue plastic chairs line the tables, and a few people stand and walk along the room, including a figure in orange near the back. Ceiling fans hang beneath an arched roof, and red-framed windows with a plant outside are along the right wall. This is a community annadan meal break with volunteers and devotees.2010-07-06A photograph of a large hall with a curved arched roof and ceiling fans, where many people in white clothes sit at long metal tables eating from steel plates on plastic and wooden chairs. Most diners wear white shirts and white dhotis or trousers, with a few women in white or light saris among them. Servers in white stand near a serving counter at the back left, and windows line the right wall.2010-07-06July 12 20092009-07-12Wide overhead view of a large, bright white hall filled with long rows of grey folding tables and red plastic chairs. Hundreds of people, mostly men in white shirts and white dhotis or trousers, sit eating from plates and leaf-style meals, while others walk between the rows and stand along the walls. Upper-level balconies with white lattice railings line the far side. A purple dove logo appears in the upper-left corner. Lighting is even and fluorescent.2007-12-14