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A crowded indoor scene of men queuing for a meal. Many men wear white shirts and white dhotis, with some in checked shirts. Several hold white plates and steel vessels, one man holding a plate with red-orange stains. A bald older man in white stands at the centre-right, and a younger man with curly hair and a beaded necklace is near the centre. No saffron-robed or ornately dressed central figure is visible, and no depiction of a person is identifiable in the image.

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A large crowd of people fills a bare concrete hall, many standing in a dense queue and holding flat round leaf or plate-style dishes. Men wear white shirts and dhotis, one older man in a saffron-orange shirt, and women wear saris in blue, pink and yellow with bangles and gold jewellery. A boy in a white-and-black shirt with a tilak mark stands in the foreground. Red curtains hang at the far right and daylight enters through open doorways at the top. The scene suggests a communal food-serving line.2010-01-01A crowd of men in white shirts and white dhotis queues under a canopy at an outdoor annadan meal line. A man in a blue checked lungi holds a steel plate of food, and another man in a white vest eats with his hand. Metal barrier rails guide the line. Some people in pink and red saris stand in the background.2012-11-27Annadhan in 20142014-01-01 +1 copiesPhotograph of a dim hall at a person Spurana event where many men in white kurta-style clothes sit and stand among rows of chairs. In the foreground, a bearded man in a white shirt holds a paper plate with food, and another man beside him holds a plate, wearing a rudraksha-style mala. Other attendees in white and light shirts are visible, and a saffron-orange banner hangs along the back wall. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person from the visible cues.2006-12-17Annadhan in 20142014-01-01 +1 copiesA crowded dining hall where many men in white shirts and white dhotis hold up steel plates and banana-leaf-style plates of rice and food overhead, pushing forward in a dense mass. Near the centre, a figure in orange-saffron robes stands among them, partly hidden by the crowd, with a steel plate raised. Plates are held high by dozens of arms in the foreground, and the background shows more people and tall pillars in an institutional room.2006-12-15December 15 20062006-12-15September 22 20122012-09-22June 24 20122012-06-24A crowded hall of devotees queues for an annadan meal served from steel vessels of yellow rice and curry. Many people in white shirts and white dhotis or saris stand close together, holding plates and steel tumblers. Volunteers in white with lanyards serve food from large pots on a long table. At the right, a framed portrait garlanded with marigold strands sits on a draped table; the portrait is not a clear a person depiction. Pink and red curtains hang at the back wall.2010-01-01A photograph of a large crowd queuing under a long blue-grey tarpaulin shelter at the Nithyananda Spurana Convention, Day-03. Many men in white shirts and light blue shirts wear blue lanyards with ID badges. In the foreground, a man in white with a saffron-orange scarf and glasses looks down, while a man in white with a blue lanyard holds a steel plate with food. Another man in white on the right serves food from a steel plate. Red and maroon drapes and stage canopies stand in the background among the crowd, with metal poles supporting the roof.2009-11-28Annadhan in 20092009-01-01 +1 copies