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A seated communal meal in a bright pink hall with white-clad participants sitting on mats along long rows. In the foreground, a blonde woman in white kurta and white pants with a rudraksha mala and a red bindi smiles at the camera beside a younger woman in white with a red shawl and orange sash. Behind them, rows of women in white and orange sashes eat from green banana-leaf plates heaped with rice, fried items, vegetables and sauces, with paper cups of drinks along the mats. Blue and red hanging decorations and a clay water bottle are visible.

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September 05 20132013-09-05 +2 copiesMay 28 20132013-05-28 +2 copiesWomen seated cross-legged on a white tiled floor eat a communal meal from green banana leaves set with vegetables, rice and small portions of food, with white paper cups nearby. Most wear red-orange shawls over white or light kurtas, and some wear red rudraksha-style beaded malas with orange lanyard cards around their necks. One woman in a green-and-white sari eats with her hand, and a blonde woman in white and red-orange shawl sits on the right.2014-09-15July 21 20132013-07-21 +1 copiesA photograph of women seated cross-legged in a row on a wooden floor, eating a meal served on green banana leaves. They wear white kurta-style clothing and orange-red shawls, with rudraksha-style beaded malas around their necks. Several are using their right hands to take food from the leaves, and steel bowls and small paper cups sit along the leaves. A woman with hair in a bun at right and another with a braid at left are prominent. Orange fabric appears in the blurred background at top.2014-10-28 +1 copiesAnnadhan in 20132013-01-01 +2 copiesSeveral women and a girl sit cross-legged in a row on a polished white marble floor, eating from green banana-leaf plates set on the ground. The women wear white kurtas with red-orange shawls draped over their shoulders, and one wears a red-orange shawl over a white top. A girl in a white outfit sits at the far right. Each leaf holds rice, curries, fried items and sliced fruit, with small white paper cups placed between them. The room is bright and spacious, with a blue line marking the floor between seating rows, consistent with a communal annadan meal.2014-09-15July 21 20132013-07-21 +1 copiesWomen seated cross-legged on the floor in a hall eating a communal meal from banana leaves. They wear white clothes with orange-red shawls and red-brown rudraksha malas, and several have bangles and earrings. Each leaf holds rice, fried snacks, sweets and vegetables served in small steel bowls, and a plastic cup sits nearby. Some participants wear white head coverings, and a blue mat runs along the floor.2014-10-28 +1 copiesApril 01 20132013-04-01 +1 copiesSeptember 05 20132013-09-05 +2 copiesPhotograph of an annadan style meal served on banana leaves in a hall with pale tiled floor. A man in white dhoti with gold border, white head cap and rudraksha mala serves food from a steel vessel, bending over a row of seated women in white clothes with red-orange shawls. The women sit cross-legged on red mats, eating from leaves with puris, sweets, rice and side dishes. Orange robes and red mats are visible in the background.2014-10-28 +1 copies