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A large white-walled hall with exposed steel roof trusses and ceiling fans, filled with many men in white dhotis and shirts and some women in saris. Several people carry steel vessels and serving pots while others sit at tables with metal plates, indicating a communal meal service. Some figures wear orange and saffron cloths. A poster hangs on the right wall near the serving area. The scene suggests an organized annadan style meal at an ashram hall during a gathering. No individual can be identified as a specific person from appearance.

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June 17 20082008-06-17A large white hall with a corrugated roof and ceiling fans shows a crowd of devotees eating a meal. Many men in white dhotis and shirts stand and sit at blue plastic chairs and long tables holding steel plates of food. One man in the foreground wears a light green shirt and grey trousers while carrying a plate, and another in the right foreground wears an orange saffron shawl over white clothing. Women in saris stand at the right edge. Steel containers and buckets sit along the right side, and speakers are mounted high on the walls.2008-06-17June 17 20082008-06-17A large white-walled dining hall at an ashram, crowded with devotees eating from steel plates at long tables. Many people wear white garments and a woman in an orange and pink sari stands at the left serving from a steel counter. A man in white sits cross-legged on the floor at lower centre eating from a plate. Blue plastic chairs line the right side, and a yellow-striped shirt is visible at right. Ceiling fans and steel roof trusses hang overhead, with notice boards on the walls. a person is not visibly present in the scene.2008-06-20June 17 20082008-06-17A large white-walled hall with ceiling fans and steel trusses holds a crowded communal meal. Many people in white and light clothing sit at long steel tables and rows of blue plastic chairs, eating from metal plates. Women in saris, including a yellow sari and an orange sari, stand carrying plates and serving or moving between tables. A man in a striped shirt walks through the aisle. A woman in teal sits on the floor at lower left with a plate, and a man in white sits cross-legged on the floor at lower centre. Badges hang from some necks. A poster is pinned to the left wall.2008-06-20June 17 20082008-06-17A crowded white-walled hall with a metal truss ceiling and ceiling fans, filled with devotees in white ritual clothing and some in saffron-orange garments, many holding steel plates of food. Seated people on floor mats and plastic chairs eat from plates in the foreground, while standing people move through the room. A man in a checked shirt holds a plate near the centre, and a framed poster hangs on the right wall. Speakers are mounted high on the walls. This appears to be a communal meal setting at a convention hall.2008-06-20June 17 20082008-06-17A busy communal dining hall with a white-walled interior and a metal ceiling fan. Many people in mostly white clothing sit at long metal tables eating from steel plates, while others walk between the tables carrying plates and bowls. Some women wear saris in orange, pink, and blue. A man in the foreground in a white shirt eats seated at a table, and a woman in purple and white sits at the right edge. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable in the frame, so the scene shows devotees sharing a meal in the hall.2008-06-17March 26 20082008-03-26A large, bright hall with a corrugated roof and rows of metal-topped serving tables where people eat from steel plates. Many devotees in white clothing, mostly women in cream or white saris with gold borders, and men in white shirts and dhotis, move among the tables. Steel pots of food, including rice dishes, sit on the counters at left. A woman in a yellow sari with gold border and white flower in her hair eats from a plate at centre, and a woman in an orange sari stands at right. The scene resembles a communal meal (annadan) in an ashram dining hall.2009-08-06