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September 20 20152015-09-20September 20 20152015-09-20September 20 20152015-09-20September 20 20152015-09-20September 20 20152015-09-20September 20 20152015-09-20A long row of seated men eats a meal from white paper plates along a covered colonnade with pale yellow walls and a grey floor. Most wear saffron-orange robes or white dhotis, and several have orange turbans or head cloths. In the centre, a barefoot man in a white dhoti and white shawl with a gold-bordered hem carries a metal pot and serves food. A man in a maroon kurta with an orange head wrap also serves along the line. On the right, a bearded elder in white sits beside an orange-robed man. At the far left, a photographer in grey trousers and a light shirt stands taking pictures. Sprigs of food and small cups sit on the plates.2015-10-03 +1 copiesNovember 20 20062006-11-20A seated annadaan meal session in a bright whitewashed hall with large windows. Rows of devotees sit on the floor before green banana leaf plates with small metal cups. A bald, bare-chested man in an orange dhoti and rudraksha mala walks down the centre aisle between the rows, while a man in white with an orange shawl stands behind him. Many participants wear white with garlands of white flowers, and staff in white serve food along the rows.2009-06-22A dim hall during a communal meal service. Seated rows of devotees eat from banana-leaf plates on the floor. A woman in an orange sari with a red blouse bends forward, serving food from a steel bucket with a ladle. Standing men in white dhotis and orange shawls watch the rows, and a woman in a pink sari with a flower garland sits in the foreground. A photographer with a camera is visible at the upper right.2007-12-26A long hall with polished cream floor tiles and brown border strips shows rows of seated devotees facing each other across a central aisle, with banana-leaf plates of food, small paper cups and a few snacks in front of them. In the foreground at right, a bald man in a saffron robe sits with his hands folded in anjali mudra, dressed in orange with a brown shawl, and behind him seated men wear white. On the left, women in orange and red saris sit with hands pressed together in prayer, one with red and yellow markings on her face, and younger women in white and yellow stand or sit near the back. Many participants have hands joined in prayer before their meals.2010-01-01Photo of a large communal meal in a hall with a polished floor. Rows of seated devotees in orange and saffron robes sit on low wooden platforms and on the floor along a long line, with green leaf plates and small cups set before them. Several attendants in white dhoti-style clothing with white head caps and red shawls walk the aisle serving food, one carrying a tray. Steel serving counters and water jugs stand along the back wall, and a framed picture hangs on the wall behind them.2014-09-14