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A dining hall scene during a meal service. An elderly woman with grey hair, wearing glasses, a teal blue sari with a multicoloured border and a purple blouse, and a red shawl with a red lanyard, carries a metal tray of food. Beside her an older man with white hair and glasses, wearing a white kurta and red shawl, holds a tray with food and a paper plate. In the background a banner with a saffron-robed figure hangs on the wall, a golden shrine stands at left, and other volunteers in white and red stand near serving tables. The floor is polished tile under ceiling lights.

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November 25 20112011-11-25August 16 20132013-08-16Annadhan in 20142014-01-01A photograph in an indoor hall with pale walls and a tiled floor. A bald elderly man in white shirt, cream cardigan and glasses bends forward to accept an offering from a bare-chested man in an orange-and-gold turban, gold armlets, a rudraksha mala and a gold necklace, wearing an orange-gold dhoti and sash. A grey-haired woman in a blue blouse and white sari with gold bangles stands at left, hands held near the man's. Two more men in white dhotis stand at right, and people in white and in white ritual dress are visible in the background beside a glass display case.2013-08-16A crowded indoor dining hall with cream walls and a white ceiling, where many people queue at buffet tables to take food onto plates. Several attendees wear white clothing and lanyards, and some wear white hairnets. A woman in a green blouse and beige sari stands at a serving table, and a bald man in white stands center. Framed portraits hang along the back wall beneath red drapes, and a sign reads LADIES TOILET on the right. An orange cloth hangs on the far right.2011-11-24November 21 20112011-11-21August 16 20132013-08-16A large hall with cream walls and framed colourful religious artwork on the back wall, where a long row of participants sit cross-legged on mats in white clothes and saffron-red shawls, eating from banana leaf plates set with small food portions and cups along a low table. Attendants in white robes move among them and serve food. A blue Ladies Toilet sign and a potted flower arrangement are visible at the right. The scene reads as a communal meal.2016-02-24 +1 copiesAugust 21 20162016-08-21A busy dining hall where devotees serve and receive food at a buffet. Several women in hairnets and disposable gloves serve from steel trays of fried snacks and bowls, including a woman in a white sari with a red border at the centre. A woman in a purple sari stands at the right holding a plate, and a bald man in white dhoti-style clothing with a rudraksha mala is at the centre-right assisting with serving. Other people in white clothes, saris and casual wear queue along a long buffet table. Framed portraits hang on the far wall above a seating area, and a gold-framed shrine with a deity murti stands at the left. A sign reads GENTS TOILET.2011-11-25A photograph of a meal hall with white tiled floor and red-curtained walls. In the foreground an older man with white hair and a red shawl sits cross-legged on the floor eating from a steel thali. To the right a woman in a teal sari with a red shawl sits on a chair holding a steel thali of rice and curries. Behind them several people in white clothes with red sashes sit on the floor eating, and others stand and move around the hall.2014-10-11 +1 copiesNovember 01 20132013-11-01 +1 copies