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Indoor photo of a seated group of devotees eating a meal served on banana leaves on a floor covered with mats. Many wear white clothes with orange and red shawls and stoles, and a few wear saris and salwar kameez. Behind them stand ornate gold and red thrones and red armchairs. A man in a green shirt with an orange stole and a man in white with a red shawl and tilak sit in front. Banana leaves hold rice, lentil preparations, bananas and sweets, with small cups of water.

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A photo of a seated communal meal in a hall with pale walls and polished floor. Many participants sit cross-legged in rows on white cloths, eating from green banana leaves set with rice, curries and side dishes, with small white cups and water bottles along the line. Most men wear white kurta or dhoti-style clothes with red-orange shawls draped over their shoulders, and several women wear saris and salwar in pink, yellow and red. Behind them, framed photographs stand on a long table and a man in white and orange moves through the room. Several people are eating with their right hands. The scene is an annadan-style community meal.2016-02-24Annadhan in 20152015-01-01 +1 copiesSeated devotees eat a meal served on large green banana leaves on a white tiled floor, with rice, a banana, a small bowl of pale food and dark dal-like and sweet dishes. Three men sit cross-legged in front: on the left a man in white shirt and white dhoti with an orange-red shawl and glasses, in the centre a man with a red tilak on his forehead in white kurta and dhoti with a red shawl, and on the right a man in a green silk kurta with an orange shawl. Behind them more people in white and orange-red shawls sit on mats, a woman in a red shawl sits among them, and a server in a light blue sari carries a tray at upper right. A red and gold throne-like chair and a video tripod stand in the background.2012-10-12March 08 20132013-03-08 +1 copiesMarch 11 20152015-03-11 +1 copiesDevotees sit cross-legged on a tiled hall floor eating a communal meal from green banana-leaf plates arranged in rows. Many wear white kurtas or salwar-style outfits with red or orange shawls and sashes; one woman wears a teal skirt and a white top, another wears a red blouse. Some drink from small paper cups, and bowls of food sit on the leaves. Behind them, stacked red mats, red drapes and a red-covered table with a blue sign suggest a satsang hall. Several people are seated and eating; the scene is a shared meal, consistent with annadan.2015-03-11 +1 copiesAnnadhan during Allahabad Kumbhamela 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesA photograph of a seated community meal at an ashram hall with pink-and-white patterned panels. Rows of people sit on the white floor: monks in orange robes with shaved heads on the left, many in white clothes with red-and-orange shawls, and women in saris and orange garments. In the foreground, long rows of green banana leaves hold rice, fried snacks and small cups, with water bottles placed between them. Behind the rows, a figure in orange sits on an ornate golden throne-like seat beneath a golden lamp, with framed photographs displayed on the wall behind. The scene suggests a satsang lunch or annadan with devotees seated in rows.2015-05-23 +1 copiesAnnadhan in 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesAnnadhan in 20132013-01-01 +2 copiesA photograph of devotees seated cross-legged on a polished white floor, eating a prasad meal from banana leaves. Four visible people in the foreground wear white ritual clothes: a man in the lower right wears a red shawl and gold wristwatch, a bespectacled man behind him wears glasses and a red shawl, and a woman in white with a red and gold border and a red beaded necklace eats beside a younger person with dark hair. Paper cups and banana-leaf plates with rice, vegetables and sweets line the floor. A sewn2014-09-15September 05 20132013-09-05 +2 copies