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A large covered outdoor hall with ceiling fans and open sides, filled with a crowd of devotees dressed mostly in white kurtas and white salwar-kameez. Many people sit on beige plastic chairs at tables, some holding plates of food, while others stand in lines and conversation near serving counters with steel containers and kalasha-style urns. Red and maroon canopy tents with ornate patterns line the back, and a man in a white shirt at the centre points toward the food area. Seated diners and standing attendees fill the space.

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Annadhan in 20092009-01-01Annadhan in 20092009-01-01 +2 copiesA large indoor hall with a steel-framed roof and high windows is filled with a dense crowd of people, mostly men in white shirts and dhotis, with some women in saris and salwar kameez. Many are standing and holding green-banana-leaf or steel plates of food, eating at long tables and serving lines. Tall decorative carved pillars and brown drapes line the upper walls. A blue sign hangs on a pillar, and a small banner appears at the left. The scene resembles a large communal meal served during an event.2010-02-14Annadhan in 20092009-01-01 +1 copiesA large photograph of a crowded indoor hall with a metal roof and tall pillars, where hundreds of people stand and sit eating from green-rimmed plates of rice and curry. Most men wear white shirts and white dhotis or trousers, while women wear sarees and salwar kameez in bright colours. Many are holding plates and steel bowls, and a few are seated at plastic chairs near the front.2010-02-14A large open-sided thatched pavilion filled with a crowd of people queuing and serving themselves meal plates at long white-covered tables. Many attendees wear white kurtas and saris, while others wear pastel shirts, pink, red and orange saris, and salwar kameez. Kitchen staff in white uniforms and white head caps stand at the serving area on the right, one handing out food. Plates with rice and curry are carried by people walking through the aisles between white plastic chairs, under bamboo-matting roof and wooden pillars.2010-02-04December 14 20072007-12-14A large indoor dining hall with white walls and high windows holds a dense crowd eating lunch at white plastic chairs and round tables. Many attendees wear white shirts and white clothing, while others wear colourful saris in green, pink and red. Several staff in white uniforms carry plates and serve food. A man in an orange shirt eats at the right foreground. Blue and orange banners hang on the back wall, and plastic water bottles sit on tables. Lunch service at a workshop gathering.2009-07-12A crowded outdoor food distribution under a large maroon and brown canopy supported by bamboo poles. Men in white shirts and trousers, some with white or red ID badges, stand at the front serving food in clear plastic containers, while a man at lower right bends over a steel tray. Women in saris and salwar, some wearing orange, red and pink saris and white shawls, wait with plates and containers in the dense crowd. Steel serving vessels and food packets line the table at lower right. Buildings and parked vehicles are visible behind the tent.2009-08-02December 12 20072007-12-12A large crowd of devotees queues and mingles under a thatched bamboo-roofed open pavilion, with bamboo rafters overhead and a rocky hill visible through the far opening. Many people hold steel plates and bowls while serving tables covered with white cloths line the right side, where volunteers in white shirts and caps ladle food from steel pots. Several women wear saris and salwar kameez in pink, white and orange, and a man in an orange kurta stands near the centre. Other men wear white kurtas and caps, and a man at the front right wears a brown vest. The setting suggests a communal meal service, annadan, at an ashram event.2010-02-04August 02 20092009-08-02