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A dining hall with white-covered tables and red-and-gold upholstered chairs. In the centre, a man in a rust-red dhoti with a gold waistband and red shawl, with white tilak on his forehead, smiles while standing. To the left, a bald man in white kurta with a red-and-black shawl holds a cup. To the right, a man in a white kurta and red shawl stands facing away. Trays of food and water bottles sit on the tables, and other people in white and red shawls are seated in the background near a wall air conditioner.

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Annadhan in 20152015-01-01 +1 copiesJuly 05 20162016-07-05A photograph of a community meal in a whitewashed hall with a white tented ceiling, red latticed vents, and a yellow-and-orange patterned banner hanging from the right. Seated devotees on plastic chairs are served on banana leaves set along a long covered table; one man in the foreground with a long white bead necklace and a white shirt holds a plate of papads and wears a long-sleeved white garment, while a woman in orange saree stands nearby. Several men in white dhoti and shirts and women in orange robes serve food from steel pots. An elderly bare-chested man with white hair and a red shawl sits at the right, pressing his palms together, wearing a rudraksha-style necklace. A cameraman in white and orange stands at the back.2009-12-30A large indoor dining hall with white walls and upper balconies where many people are seated at long steel tables eating from green banana leaves. In the foreground, a smiling man with long dark hair wears an orange turban, an orange-saffron robe and a long rudraksha mala, carrying a steel bucket. Behind him, men in white shirts and white dhotis, some wearing orange shawls, serve food and sit eating. Women in saris and salwar kameez move through the background. Steel tumblers and a silver container sit on the tables. a person (orange turban, long hair, rudraksha mala and saffron robe) stands among the volunteers serving a community meal (annadan).2007-12-12September 14 20142014-09-14December 12 20072007-12-12July 13 20152015-07-13February 02 20162016-02-02Indoor photograph in a plain white-walled hall with tiled floor, showing a row of saffron-clad sannyasis and white-clad male devotees in an ashram dining or serving line. A bald man in an orange saffron robe at centre holds a steel plate of food and smiles while extending it toward a man in white dhoti and shawl with a shoulder bag. Other men in white dhotis with yellow and maroon borders stand smiling along the line, several wearing rudraksha malas. A man in orange garments stands at the left edge; a seated figure in white bends over a leaf plate on the floor. Metal serving trays and a wall-mounted speaker are visible. No deity murti or throne is shown.2011-03-05A photograph of a food-serving scene at an indoor event. In the foreground a man with a shaved head and an orange-and-gold cloth draped over his bare shoulders and a beaded necklace sits cross-legged before a green banana leaf heaped with food and steel bowls. Behind him women in white saris with gold borders and red-orange shawls, with white caps on their heads, serve food from steel pots and bowls. A bespectacled man in white clothing with a red-orange shawl sits at the back, and a table with brass items and garlands is at left. Several people wear similar red-orange shawls.2015-06-15 +2 copiesA photograph of a hall with white walls and tiled floor where a line of men stands eating from small leaf or food portions. Several men on the left wear white dhotis with red-bordered cloth and red sashes, and one raises food to his mouth. In the middle, a row of men in saffron-orange robes and bead necklaces holds food and eats, some with shaved heads and glasses. On the right, a man in white with a garland of flowers around his neck and a rudraksha mala stands beside a steel bowl and a banana-leaf decoration hangs in a doorway. A few more people in white sit or stand along the right edge and back, and a loudspeaker is mounted high on the wall.2011-03-05A photograph of a formal dining room on a cruise ship, with round tables covered in white cloths, glassware, and banana leaves used as plates. Several men and women wear white clothes with orange-red shawls and orange lanyards. In the centre, a man in white with an orange shawl rests his chin on his hand while seated at a table. On the table is a silver tray holding flowers and small brass vessels. Another man in a white shirt with an orange shawl smiles at right, and waiters and camera operators move in the background. The setting is a ship dining hall with large windows and warm lighting.2012-12-19