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A long row of seated devotees eats a communal meal from green banana leaves laid on white cloth across a red floor in a large hall. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts, some with rudraksha malas, reach to pick up food. A man in an orange jacket and a white hairnet, standing at right, serves rice from a steel bowl. Behind them more seated people, white draped chairs and a white-draped table with lamps are visible. The page indicates an annadan-style feast; the main visible action is communal serving and eating.

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A long hall with a red carpet hosts a communal meal. Rows of participants sit on the floor in white, red, orange and blue clothing, each before a banana leaf loaded with food. A man in an orange shirt and grey hair leans forward to serve from a steel bowl. Other servers in orange shirts and white caps move along the rows. White drapes, a gold pillar and an orange-draped table sit behind. A seated figure in white is at the far left, and a line of people stands along the far right.2016-12-21A large seated group of devotees sits on red mats in a hall during a communal meal. Many are dressed in white, some wear rudraksha malas, and a bare-chested man in white dhoti with a mala sits centre-left. Banana leaves are laid out in rows on white cloth, each holding small rice-based portions, and people in the foreground eat with their hands while others serve from a blue plate. Behind them, a decorated stage with gold and red drapery and a small deity murti or shrine is visible, along with tables and white draping.2016-12-21December 21 20162016-12-21December 21 20162016-12-21A 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 large seated gathering eats a meal from green banana leaves laid on a red carpet at an indoor event. Many devotees sit cross-legged in rows wearing white kurtas and dhotis, yellow, purple, blue and saffron-toned clothes, and rudraksha malas. A woman in a green sari sits at left, and a man in a yellow kurta with a rudraksha mala eats at centre. Bottled water sits along the banana leaves, and some attendants in white bend over the rows serving food. No single leader is clearly identifiable, and no a person candidate is clearly visible among the people shown.2016-12-21December 30 20092009-12-30December 21 20162016-12-21A large hall where many men in white shirts and white dhotis sit cross-legged in rows on the floor eating a communal meal from green banana-leaf plates, with small steel cups of water placed along the leaves. Volunteers in white clothing walk between the rows serving food, and one server wears a white sari with a gold border and carries a plate. A man in a white shirt with an orange cloth draped over his shoulder and carrying a notebook stands at the centre. Other people, including a woman in a green sari with an orange border seated at right, are seated on striped mats. Pillars with orange and yellow banners frame the hall, and a few people stand near the back in the background. This appears to be an annadan style communal meal.2012-05-20A row of people sit cross-legged on the floor of a bright hall eating a communal meal from green banana-leaf plates laid on white cloth. Many wear white kurta-style clothes with red-orange shawls draped over their shoulders. Small paper cups and water bottles line the leaves. Behind them, attendants in saffron and cream clothing move about, and framed pictures stand on tables near the wall. The setting suggests an ashram annadan-style meal during a multi-day programme.2016-02-24 +1 copiesSeptember 21 20162016-09-21July 21 20132013-07-21 +1 copies