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A large hall with white walls and fluorescent lights holds rows of seated diners eating from green banana-leaf plates at long tables. A standing figure in orange robes and an orange turban, with long dark hair and a rudraksha mala, smiles while serving rice from a steel bucket with a gloved hand. Seated devotees wear white shirts and dhotis, and many attendees sit along the tables. The scene resembles a communal meal (annadan) in a ceremonial hall.

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December 12 20072007-12-12A large hall with rows of long tables where seated men and women eat from green banana leaves. A figure in an orange turban, orange-saffron robe and a rudraksha mala stands at the right, smiling and carrying a steel bucket while serving food to diners. Several seated men wear white shirts and white dhotis; a standing attendant in a blue shirt and blue trousers is at the right edge. Overhead lights and barred windows light the white walls. The scene shows a communal meal service.2007-12-12December 12 20072007-12-12A large hall with white walls and rows of long tables where seated devotees eat from green banana leaves. A figure with long curly hair, an orange turban, an orange-and-red sleeveless garment and an orange wrap stands at the left-centre, holding a steel vessel and serving food onto a leaf. Beside him, a man in white dhoti and shirt with an orange shawl and a yellow rosette stands at the table edge. Other attendees in white and a worker in a blue uniform move among the rows, and many seated people are visible along the right. Swamiji (probable) is shown in saffron and orange robes with a turban and long hair, serving annadan-style food to devotees.2007-12-12December 12 20072007-12-12A large indoor hall filled with seated people eating a communal meal at long tables covered with plastic sheets and banana leaves. Most diners wear white shirts and white dhotis or trousers. In the centre, a man in a saffron-orange robe with a red-orange turban walks between the rows carrying a metal bucket, and beside him a man in a white dhoti and white shirt with an orange shawl and a yellow badge carries another bucket. Steel tumblers sit on the tables and rice is served on the leaves. Ceiling fans, high windows and a mezzanine balcony are visible. The scene shows an annadan style meal service.2007-12-12Annadhan in 20092009-01-01 +2 copiesA photograph of a communal meal in a plain whitewashed hall with tiled floor. A standing figure in saffron-orange robes and a matching orange head wrap leans over a long table, serving food onto banana leaves for seated diners. Several seated men wear white dhotis and shirts, while others wear red and orange clothing. Plates, steel tumblers and a brass pot sit on the table and a side ledge. Wooden cupboard doors line the right wall. A person in saffron with a visible wrap and distinctive long hair matches the a person appearance cues, but the evidence is uncertain.2006-09-23December 12 20072007-12-12December 12 20072007-12-12A photograph of a long dining table in a plain mint-green room with barred windows. Several people sit on chairs at banana leaf plates heaped with rice and side dishes, with steel tumblers set along the table. A man in the centre wears a white dhoti and shirt with long dark wavy hair and a full beard, and is eating with his right hand. Beside him, a bald man in saffron robes sits near several others in orange and saffron clothing. At the far right, a man in orange holds a plate, and a bald elderly man with a white beard and forehead markings sits with his upper body bare. In the foreground, a man in a white cap and white clothes eats from a leaf. a person appears as the bearded man in white at the centre, identified by long hair, beard and white clothing, seated at the meal.2007-01-30A large hall with white walls and high windows where a communal meal is being served on long rows of tables. Many seated people eat from green banana-leaf plates, and servers in white shirts and mundus walk along the rows serving rice from steel pots. In the foreground a saffron-clad sannyasi with long hair and an orange turban carries a steel pot and serves rice, while another man in white with an orange shawl stands at right beside the tables. Dozens of attendees in white and mixed clothing sit throughout the hall, consistent with an annadan feeding event.2007-12-12