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A photograph of devotees seated in a row on the floor of a plain white-walled hall, eating a meal served on green banana leaves during an annadan-style feeding. Many men wear white dhotis and shirts, some with white head cloths, while a few wear saffron or orange garments and a man in a yellow scarf sits among them. A man in white bends forward to serve food while a boy in blue shorts and white shirt stands beside a steel pot. Yellow-framed windows with decorative grilles light the room.

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A photograph of a seated meal line on a tiled hall floor. In the foreground a woman in white clothing with a gold-bordered sari sits on the floor eating from a green leaf plate, with paper cups beside each leaf. Further along, men in white dhotis and yellow shawls and a man in an orange robe sit in a row with banana-leaf plates and cups, while helpers in white bend over with vessels to serve food. A blue-painted wall and a bag sit at the left. A timestamp reads 12.07.2008 00:54 and a2009-02-12A photograph of a communal meal being served on a concrete floor under shade. Several seated men in white dhotis and white shirts, some with orange saffron scarves draped over their shoulders, eat from banana leaves laid in a long row. Servers in white and pale striped shirts bend over the leaves, ladling rice and dishes from steel pots and buckets. Steel tumblers sit beside each leaf, and a child in shorts stands among the servers. This appears to be an annadan style feeding line.2006-10-16A photo of a long row of seated men eating a communal meal served on banana leaves on a tiled floor. Most wear white dhotis and shawls, and several have shaved heads and rudraksha malas. In the right foreground a man in a white dhoti with gold-bordered edges leans forward, serving food from a steel bowl onto the leaf of a seated diner. Plates hold rice, flatbreads, fried snacks, vegetable curries and pickles, with paper cups of water nearby. Orange cloth and a seated figure in the background are visible at the back of the hall. This appears to be an annadan style communal meal.2010-11-12June 19 20132013-06-19May 20 20122012-05-20A long hall with white walls and wooden floor shows many people seated in two rows on the floor, eating a meal served on green banana leaves with small cups of water. Many wear orange or saffron garments, while others wear white, yellow, or pink clothing. Some seated men wear orange shirts and yellow headbands. Several figures stand at the back of the hall near orange and yellow hanging decorations, and a wall clock is visible. The scene appears to be a communal meal in a religious setting.2011-11-06September 05 20132013-09-05 +2 copiesA seated group of devotees eats from leaf or metal plates on a tiled floor in a hall with a pinkish-brown wall and a steel vessel on a counter behind them. A man in an orange saffron robe with a rudraksha mala sits at the centre of the circle, eating with his right hand. Around him sit men in white dhotis and white shirts, some wearing mala beads, and a woman in a white sari with a gold border stands at the back. The photo is taken from a low angle, with the back of a woman's head with dark hair and a green hair clip in the foreground.2010-07-24June 22 20092009-06-22September 17 20102010-09-17 +1 copiesJanuary 01 20032003-01-01A seated annadaan meal session in a bright whitewashed hall with large windows. Rows of devotees sit on the floor before green banana leaf plates with small metal cups. A bald, bare-chested man in an orange dhoti and rudraksha mala walks down the centre aisle between the rows, while a man in white with an orange shawl stands behind him. Many participants wear white with garlands of white flowers, and staff in white serve food along the rows.2009-06-22