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A large indoor hall with white tiled floor and pale walls shows a crowd of devotees in white and traditional clothing gathered for a meal service. Many people sit cross-legged on the floor holding leaf plates or steel plates of food, while others stand and move between them carrying plates and baskets. A woman in a white sari with gold border sits in the foreground holding a plate, and a woman in a red top wearing a flower braid sits at the lower left. Men in white shirts and dhotis and several children in colourful clothes are visible, along with plastic water bottles on the floor. The setting suggests an annadan style distribution of food at a satsang gathering.

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August 24 20142014-08-24 +1 copiesA crowded hall with a pale tiled floor and white walls where many devotees, mostly women and men dressed in white with gold-bordered white saris and white shirts, sit on the floor eating from leaf or plate meals. Some attendees walk through carrying plates and leaf bowls of food, serving as part of a meal line. A woman in the foreground wears a red blouse and a flower garland in her braid, and a girl in a pink dress sits among the adults. Water bottles and small bags lie on the floor, and attendees wear name badges. Some women hold leaf plates aloft while walking between the rows of seated people.2014-08-24 +1 copiesA large, bare-walled hall with a polished white floor shows a communal meal in progress. Many people sit on the floor in rows holding metal plates of food, while others in white clothes walk among them serving. Women wear saris in red, yellow, orange, purple, pink and green, many with flowers in their hair, and men wear white shirts and dhotis. Several children sit among the diners, one in an orange dress and one held in a blue top. White plastic chairs line the edges, and a man in a green shirt stands near the left side. This appears to be an annadan style communal meal. No person is clearly identifiable as a person in the visible scene.2010-01-01A large indoor hall with a white tiled floor where many devotees gather for a meal service. Men in white dhotis and white shirts and women in white and yellow saris stand and sit holding leaf plates and small bowls. Some seated women in pink, grey and striped clothing eat from plates, and a young child in a blue shirt sits among them. A decorated pillar with coloured bands and tassels hangs from the ceiling beside draped dark fabric. The scene suggests a communal food offering or annadan.2014-08-24 +1 copiesA photo of a large indoor hall with a polished white floor where many people sit on the ground eating a meal from disposable plates. Most are in white clothes, with women in colourful saris in purple, pink, orange and green, and children in bright shirts. Several men in white shirts and dhotis move among the seated crowd, serving food. A woman in a purple sari in the foreground eats from a bowl, and an older woman in a green and maroon sari sits with a plate. Plastic chairs stand along the edges, and a small child is held on an adult's hip. The scene suggests a communal feast, annadan style.2010-01-01A hall floor with many seated people eating a communal meal served on leaf or steel plates. In the foreground a woman in a cream and gold-bordered white sari bends forward to ladle food from a steel bowl into a plate held by a seated woman in a pink shawl. Beside her, another seated woman wears a red top and white garment, and a round orange-and-white badge with a portrait is pinned on several of the women's clothes. Rows of seated participants in white and cream clothing extend into the background, some in orange garments, with additional servers standing in cream and gold attire.2010-07-24A large bare-walled hall with a polished white floor is filled with seated people taking a communal meal from round metal plates. Many sit cross-legged on the floor, while volunteers in white dhotis and white shirts walk among them carrying plates and serving food. Women wear saris in red, yellow, pink, purple and blue, and children sit among the rows. Plastic chairs stand along the edges, and bags and backpacks lie scattered around. A white-clad figure at the top left stands near the entrance. Some people hold plates of rice, and there is a sense of organized food distribution. A small dove-like logo appears in the upper left corner.2010-01-01September 13 20142014-09-13September 05 20132013-09-05 +2 copiesA large hall with a polished white floor and colourful striped pillars draped with garlands hosts a seated communal meal. Thirty or more people sit on the floor in white clothes, many with plates of food and banana-leaf style trays in front of them. A woman in a green blouse and blue skirt sits in the foreground. A standing man in white with a red-and-white shawl and a gold chain watches the gathering at right. A screen and sound speakers hang near the back wall, and red curtained windows line the upper walls.2014-11-01Indoor hall with white tiled floor where devotees sit cross-legged on the floor eating from steel plates and thali trays. Several seated women wear sarees in blue, orange and maroon, and men wear white kurta and dhoti; one seated man has a shaved head and wears an orange-brown wrap. Others stand in a line behind a long white-draped serving table with steel vessels, with more people standing near windows along the back wall.2009-07-05December 25 20072007-12-25