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A covered open-sided hall with corrugated metal walls and red-orange roof beams, where many men in white shirts and white dhotis sit cross-legged on a concrete floor eating from metal plates. Several standing attendants in white shirts and dhotis move among them, one holding a white cloth. Large plastic water jugs and steel containers sit on a table at left, and a child stands near the entrance by bougainvillea. This appears to be a communal meal serving line, with no identifiable figure presented as a person.

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January 31 20162016-01-31A photograph inside an open-sided pavilion with a corrugated roof, where a puja is taking place on a bare concrete floor. Several rows of people sit cross-legged in white clothes with orange shawls. A man in a white kurta and a bare-chested figure with white dhoti kneel near the center, bowed toward the floor, with brass vessels and banana leaves in front of them. Two women in white and orange sit at right with hands joined. Large framed portraits hang on the back walls, and a cameraman in white stands at left. Orange flags on bamboo poles rise from the floor. Relevant cues are a bowing devotee, offerings on leaves, and the ritual setting.2006-10-12A dim dining hall with long metal tables where many men in white shirts and white dhotis sit and eat from steel plates, with stainless steel bowls and water bottles on the tables. A man in a lilac shirt and grey trousers sits at the front of the frame, and an older man in a pale blue shirt with a red cloth draped over his shoulder sits nearby. Several men in white stand along the right side, one wearing a saffron-orange dhoti border and holding white plates. People stand and move through the background among the seated diners. This appears to be a communal meal service during a gathering.2006-12-15December 15 20062006-12-15May 10 20172017-05-10December 15 20062006-12-15A large hall where many men in white shirts and white dhotis sit cross-legged in rows on the floor eating a communal meal from green banana-leaf plates, with small steel cups of water placed along the leaves. Volunteers in white clothing walk between the rows serving food, and one server wears a white sari with a gold border and carries a plate. A man in a white shirt with an orange cloth draped over his shoulder and carrying a notebook stands at the centre. Other people, including a woman in a green sari with an orange border seated at right, are seated on striped mats. Pillars with orange and yellow banners frame the hall, and a few people stand near the back in the background. This appears to be an annadan style communal meal.2012-05-20December 15 20062006-12-15December 30 20092009-12-30A large dining hall at a person Spurana convention, with men in white shirts and white dhotis queuing and eating at long steel tables. Several men seated on the left eat from steel plates with their hands, while a line of men holding empty round steel plates waits on the right. Pillars, ceiling fans and fluorescent lights line the hall. No ritual or identifiable a person figure is visible.2006-12-15 +1 copiesA large outdoor gathering under red and yellow canopies with gold fringe, where many devotees dressed mostly in white sit on a red mat and eat from plates while others walk between rows. A woman in white with glasses stands at left, a man in a white dhoti carries a plate, and a woman in white with a green-sleeved blouse stands center right. Several seated people wear lanyard badges, and bags and bottles lie on the mat. Yellow draped tents and greenery frame the scene. No a person candidate is clearly visible.2016-01-31A photo inside a large hall with ceiling fans and fluorescent lights, showing a dining scene with many people seated at long metal tables eating from steel plates. Most attendees wear white shirts and white dhotis or trousers. A standing man in a white shirt with a pendant necklace carries a plate of food and smiles, while another man in a checked shirt walks nearby. Crowds stand and move along the walls, and a man in a patterned jacket sits at the right. The setting suggests a communal meal service at an event.2006-12-15