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A photograph of six men seated around a table covered with a white patterned cloth, eating a meal served on fresh green banana leaves. Several wear white kurtas and marigold garlands, while one at the left wears a maroon t-shirt and garland. Steel tumblers and paper cups sit on the table beside a red rose in a vase. Food scraps and yellow dishes lie on the leaves. Orange curtains and a framed devotional picture appear in the background.

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Several people sit cross-legged on the floor eating a meal from banana leaves set on a blue-bordered mat. A man in the foreground wears a white kurta and glasses, leaning over his leaf of rice, vegetables and sweets served in small multicoloured paper cups. Beside him, a man in a white shirt with a rudraksha mala eats with his right hand. At left, a man in cream clothing sits eating, and at right a grey-haired man in a white shirt with red beads is seated. Patterned tiled flooring and a dais edge appear in the background.2011-07-23July 19 20092009-07-19A row of men seated at long tables with yellow and brown cloths, eating a meal served on green banana leaves with small paper cups of liquid, containers of food, and mounds of rice, yellow and orange sides, and round items. The man at left wears a white shirt, orange shawl and rudraksha mala and eats with his fingers. Others wear white shirts, several with orange shawls; one man in the back right wears a grey shirt. The room has pink walls, a window and a white cabinet. The image is a photograph of diners during a communal meal.2012-10-27 +1 copiesAnnadhan in 20132013-01-01 +2 copiesAnnadhan during Allahabad Kumbhamela 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesSeveral men sit cross-legged on a tiled floor eating a communal meal from banana leaves. A man in the foreground wears white kurta-style clothing, glasses and a dark rudraksha mala and reaches toward rice, sweets and vegetables on a leaf. Beside him men in white and light cream clothes, one with a shaved head and a red thread on his wrist, share the meal, with paper cups of water placed on the leaves. Background shows a patterned mat and a partly visible person at the lower edge.2011-07-23 +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 copiesA 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.2014-09-15June 22 20092009-06-22September 05 20132013-09-05 +2 copiesSeptember 15 20142014-09-15Several men sit cross-legged on a white-tiled floor eating a vegetarian meal served on banana leaves. Most wear white kurta-style shirts and white dhotis; several have orange and saffron beaded lanyards or malas. In the foreground a man in a red shawl printed with script and a gold wristwatch looks down at his leaf, while a man in the center lifts food to his mouth with his right hand. The leaves hold rice, curries, fried items, pickles and coconut chutney, with paper cups of drink nearby. A bearded man in white with an orange mala eats to the left, and a person in orange robes bends over at the top. The mood is a communal annadan-style meal in an ashram hall.2013-09-05