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A large communal meal in an event hall, with many people seated on the floor on a red carpet along white cloth runners. Banana leaves are laid out before them holding rice, sweets and snacks, and water bottles sit beside each leaf. In the foreground a woman in a green sari with red bangles and a rudraksha-style bead necklace eats beside a small girl in a yellow top, and another small girl in navy and red sits nearby. At right an older woman with glasses, a forehead marking and an orange shawl looks down. Other attendees in saffron, pink and white clothing sit or bend over the leaves in the background. No identifiable figure is clearly shown as a person.

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December 21 20162016-12-21A large seated community meal on a red carpet. Long rows of banana leaves hold rice, curries, fried vegetables and small sweets, with plastic water bottles placed between them. Many women in saris and salwar kameez, in yellow, green, orange and pink, sit cross-legged along the leaves, several reaching to eat or serve. A woman in a multicoloured printed top and pink trousers in the foreground holds a phone. Behind them a dense crowd of seated and standing people fills the hall. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible in the frame.2016-12-21September 15 20142014-09-15A large hall with a red carpet and white runner where many women sit in rows on the floor eating a communal meal served on fresh green banana leaves. In the foreground a woman in white garments and a white hair net leans forward to handle food on her leaf, beside water bottles. A woman in a purple saree and gold jewellery carries a steel bucket down the row, while other attendants in white dhotis or saris and white hair nets work at serving tables at the back. Many participants wear saris and salwar kameez in yellow, orange, pink and teal. A small girl in green sits at left. The scene reads as an annadan style community meal.2016-12-21A seated meal in a large hall with a pink-walled backdrop, red curtains and framed pictures. Rows of devotees sit on the floor before green banana leaves holding rice, sweets, yellow and orange food portions and water bottles. A woman in a cream printed sari with an orange shawl and an ID badge smiles beside a woman in a green salwar kameez and orange shawl who points toward the leaves. A man in a white dhoti and orange shawl serves food in the foreground, with another person in orange robes standing further back. Light-coloured plastic chairs and a brown bag sit at the lower right. A feast of annadan style prasadam is being shared during the satsang.2016-10-12December 21 20162016-12-21A long communal meal in a hall where people sit along rows of banana leaves on a white-covered table. Food is served on the green leaves, with small cups and water bottles along the table. Several women and girls in white and pastel clothing sit close together, some with hands pressed palm to palm, while others eat. A woman with dark hair and a red bindi and a woman with light hair in a white top sit near the centre. Workers in hairnets stand at the right edge. Behind them, more diners sit at the long tables. Watermarked archive photo of a serving or annadan-style meal.2015-01-31 +3 copiesA row of women sits cross-legged on a polished tile floor eating a communal meal from green banana-leaf plates. Several wear white kurta-style tops with red-brown shawls, one wears a red and gold sari, another wears a teal saree, and one has hair in a bun. Small white cups of water and plates of rice, vegetables and sweets line the floor in front of them. In the background, others move about near an orange cloth and colourful drapes. No a person candidate is visible in the frame.2015-03-11 +1 copiesSeptember 21 20162016-09-21March 11 20152015-03-11 +1 copiesA long community meal in a hall with people seated on both sides of a white-covered table, eating from green banana leaves set with white rice, flatbreads, small mounds of vegetable curry and brown sweets, with plastic cups of drink along the centre. Several women in the foreground wear pink, red, yellow and cream saris and salwar kameez, some with glasses and bangles. On the right, women in orange robes and white hair nets serve food, and a shrine with a deity murti appears in the background. Stacked red chairs line the far wall.2015-01-31 +1 copiesDecember 20 20152015-12-20