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Several men and women sit in a row at a long table eating a meal served on fresh green banana leaves in a plain hall with pale blue walls. Most men wear white shirts and rudraksha malas, and some have green badges on their shirts. One man in the centre wears an orange shirt with a rudraksha mala. Steel tumblers of water, small metal bowls and steel containers sit on the table, which is draped with a white cloth printed with red floral borders. The diners eat with their hands, with a row of women in white saris visible on the right.

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January 12 20072007-01-12September 23 20062006-09-23Annadhan in 20152015-01-01 +2 copiesA photograph of a dining hall where men in white shirts and white dhotis sit on benches at long metal tables, eating a meal served on green banana leaves. Each leaf holds rice, fried snacks, a banana and small portions of food, with steel tumblers set along the table. Women in white saris stand and serve in the background near a row of windows, and a ceiling fan hangs above. The walls are plain white and the room is simple and functional, like an ashram annadan meal hall.2007-01-12Annadhan during Allahabad Kumbhamela 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesA long communal dining table with many men seated closely along both sides eating a meal from green leaf plates. Each plate holds rice, vegetables and flatbread, with white paper cups of water or drink placed along the table. Several diners wear white shirts, one wears a blue shirt and another a red-and-white striped shirt. Heads are bent over plates as people eat with their right hands or spoons. The setting appears to be a simple dining hall, consistent with an annadan meal service. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person.2015-01-31A dining hall in which men sit at long metal tables eating from banana leaves set with rice, curry and sides, with cups and a steel bucket on the table. On the right, a figure with long dark hair and an orange saffron robe, with a beaded rudraksha-style necklace, stands serving food; the figure matches the candidate appearance cues of the page's Swamiji reference, so this is a probable Swamiji. Several seated men wear white shirts and dhotis or pale clothing, one in a pink shirt, smiling and eating. Other people stand and sit in the background near pillars and walls, and a small logo appears at upper left.2007-01-12January 12 20072007-01-12A 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 long row of seated men eat a meal from banana leaves on the floor of a hall. Most wear white dhotis and some wear red or maroon shawls. A bald man in the foreground with a moustache and gold bracelet eats with his right hand from a leaf plate with vegetables and rice. Water bottles and small paper cups sit along the leaves. On the right, a man in a white hairnet, white dhoti and red shawl bends forward serving food. Behind him a framed portrait and flowers sit on a wooden table. Several people stand at the back, one in white with a red shawl.2016-02-24A photograph of a long dining hall where men in white shirts and white dhotis sit at metal tables eating a meal served on green banana leaves. Several seated men in the foreground have steel tumblers beside their leaves, with rice, vegetables and fried items on the leaves. More people sit farther back along the room, and ceiling fans and tube lights hang over the plain white walls. The setting suggests a communal meal service.2007-01-12A photograph of men seated at a long table eating a meal served on green banana leaves. Food includes white idli-like cakes, flatbreads, dal in small bowls and steel tumblers of water. The men wear white dhotis and shawls, one in a patterned peach shawl, and some have white and orange forehead markings. The wall behind is painted blue with a faded landscape mural.2006-09-23