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July 28 2005

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Photograph of a communal dining hall with long stainless-steel tables where many people sit eating from green banana-leaf plates with steel tumblers. Most diners wear white or light clothing, with women in white saris and pale blue dresses, some with red bindis, garlands and gold necklaces. On the right, a standing person in a long orange robe with long dark hair serves food from a steel pot, with a second dark-haired person standing nearby. Barred windows with blue panes line the back wall.July 28 20052005-07-28A dining hall where diners sit at long tables covered with banana leaves holding rice, yellow banana pieces and small piles of food. A person in an orange saffron robe with long dark swept-back hair stands at right, serving from a steel bucket with a ladle, appearing to be the a person candidate; the appearance cues are long hair and saffron robes. Seated men wear white shirts and one wears a peach shirt; women in blue uniforms sit beside them. Steel tumblers sit on the tables and fans hang from the white ceiling.2007-01-12A long dining hall where women in light blue uniforms sit at a metal-topped table, eating from green banana leaves set with rice, flatbread, fried snacks and sweets. A man in a saffron-orange robe with long swept-back dark hair and a rudraksha mala stands at the left, smiling and holding a steel pot to serve food. Behind him, a man in white dhoti and an orange shawl stands by. Several more people in blue, pink and white clothing sit or stand along the hall between concrete pillars.2007-01-12A photograph of a community meal in a plain hall with pale blue walls and a wooden door. A man in saffron-orange robes and a matching orange head wrap carries a metal tray of steel cups along a long table covered with a white cloth. Diners seated on chairs at the table eat from banana leaves set with food, and steel tumblers are placed along the table. Women in white saris with gold borders and one in an orange-bordered sari stand in the background, some wearing beaded necklaces. The scene resembles annadan food service during a festival preparation.2006-09-23 +2 copiesIndoor meal service in a plain hall with long metal tables. Seated people in light blue uniforms eat from banana leaves set with rice, flatbread, pickles and sides, with steel tumblers beside them. A man in a long-haired, saffron-orange garment with a shawl stands at right serving rice from a steel bucket with a ladle, a person by appearance cues of long swept-back hair and saffron clothing. Several women have flowers in their hair, and other attendants in white shirts stand in the background.2007-01-12A large white hall with long rows of tables covered in green banana leaves, set with steel tumblers and food portions, where many seated people eat a meal. A man in an orange-saffron robe with an orange turban serves food from a steel bowl along the table, while men in white shirts and dhotis and others in blue shirts stand nearby, one carrying a steel bucket. Seated women in saris, some with hands folded in namaste, sit along the rows. Ceiling fans and rows of windows line the upper white walls.2007-12-12January 12 20072007-01-12A dining hall where people are seated at a long metal table eating a meal served on banana leaves. A man in a long-sleeved orange robe with long, swept-back dark hair stands at the table serving food from a steel pot. Seated guests wear white shirts and dhotis or plain clothes; a woman in a white sari with an orange border and a black beaded mala sits in the foreground, and a woman with flowers in her hair stands at left. Steel tumblers, metal pots and portions of rice and dal sit on the leaves. A framed picture hangs on the back wall. Roughly fifteen people are visible.2007-01-12January 12 20072007-01-12A large hall serving a meal to seated devotees on banana leaves at long tables with red plastic chairs. A man with long hair, a saffron-orange turban and an orange sleeveless robe stands centre-left, serving from a steel pot with a ladle, appearing to be a person with a saffron robe and turban, serving prasadam. Nearby, men and women in white ritual clothes, some wearing rudraksha malas, serve food from steel buckets. Seated women in white, pink and blue saris place rice and dal on the leaves. Steel tumblers sit beside the leaves.2007-12-12December 12 20072007-12-12