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Outdoor photo of several men seated on the ground eating a communal meal from green banana leaves. On the left, a man in a yellow sleeveless vest over white clothes eats rice; in the centre, a shaved-headed man in orange robes with a vertical tilak on his forehead and a gold bangle reaches toward a leaf plate of rice and yellow dal; on the right, a shaved-headed man in an orange sleeveless shawl over white clothes holds a small plastic cup of water. Behind them, other seated people in white are visible along a concrete ledge. Fresh rice, dal, a red garnish and small plastic cups sit on the leaves.

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Outdoor annadan-style meal on bare dry ground. Several men sit in a row on banana leaves set on yellow cloth mats, eating rice with yellow-tinted side dishes. They wear white shirts and white dhotis; one man at left has a rudraksha-style bead necklace and gold bracelets. A standing server in a white shirt and white dhoti serves from a steel vessel. Behind them more seated people in white clothes eat from leaves, with rows of rubber sandals along the edge, a low pillared wall and dappled sunlight. Timestamp 12.05.2008 17:57 is visible in the corner.2009-11-02November 02 20092009-11-02Outdoor meal service on an orange tarpaulin. Rows of men in white dhotis and white shirts sit cross-legged on both sides, many with palms pressed together, before banana leaves laid as plates. A monk in saffron-orange robes kneels at the far end beside steel vessels, a small brass oil lamp and a brass bell. Standing devotees in white clothes watch from behind, and a framed picture sits on a white pedestal under a green canopy. Timestamp in the corner reads 12.06.2008.2009-02-12November 02 20092009-11-02February 12 20092009-02-12Annadhan in 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesNovember 12 2006 Salem Aadheenam Inauguration2006-11-12A photograph of a long row of seated devotees in white dhotis and white shirts with orange-saffron shawls draped over their shoulders, sitting cross-legged on a concrete floor under an open pavilion. In front of them are banana leaves holding food such as flatbreads and fruit, small brass pots and steel tumblers, and tall bamboo poles run along the row. A shaven-headed man in the foreground looks forward while others eat or wait. A man in white bends over at the left edge, and white plastic chairs and tables are visible in the background under a thatched roof.2006-08-23A photograph of a covered outdoor pavilion where several men in white dhotis and orange shawls sit on the floor before banana leaves laid with food, including flatbreads and rice. Brass vessels and small steel cups sit on the leaves. The men hold long thin bamboo staves upright beside them. In the foreground a young man in a white kurta and orange shawl sits with his head bowed, and to the left an older man in orange and white sits with hands folded. A table with more leaf plates stands at left, and other people in white move in the background beside a dirt road and parked car.2006-08-23Seated devotees in white dhotis and orange shawls perform a puja in an open-sided pavilion with a concrete floor. Several men sit in rows on the floor before banana leaf plates holding white rice, yellow sweets and fruit, with small brass lamps and kalasha-style vessels. Long bamboo poles stand upright between the rows. A bald man on the right in white and orange sits cross-legged, and a man at the far right in similar attire sits beside him. Plastic chairs and tables are visible behind, and a few people are seen in the background.2006-08-23March 14 20172017-03-14Four men in white dhotis and white kurtas with orange shawls sit cross-legged on a raised floor in an open pavilion, eating from banana-leaf plates of rice, pooris, vadas and sweets. The man second from right in the centre has a vibhuti mark on his forehead and a pendant on a cord. A brass lamp stand with a long wick-like rod stands in the foreground. Behind them through glass windows are banana trees and garden greenery, with people seated in the background and steel vessels on a counter.2006-08-23