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Photo of a large hall where thirty to forty participants sit cross-legged in rows on the floor, eating from green banana-leaf plates arranged with small portions of food. Most wear white kurta-style clothes with red-orange shawls and red lanyard badges. Several standing attendants in white and cream robes move along the back of the room near a table with orange cloth. On the back wall, framed photographs show saffron-robed figures and crowds. Water bottles sit at the edge of each leaf, and a sign reads Ladies Toilet on the right. The scene suggests a communal meal served in a hall.

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A large hall with cream walls and framed colourful religious artwork on the back wall, where a long row of participants sit cross-legged on mats in white clothes and saffron-red shawls, eating from banana leaf plates set with small food portions and cups along a low table. Attendants in white robes move among them and serve food. A blue Ladies Toilet sign and a potted flower arrangement are visible at the right. The scene reads as a communal meal.2016-02-24 +1 copiesA long hall with a row of participants seated cross-legged on white cloth along both sides, eating a traditional meal served on green banana leaves with small cups and water bottles. Many men wear white kurtas or dhotis with red shawls draped over their shoulders; a few women wear saris or white and cream clothing. A server in a white dhoti and red shawl stands at right, ladling food from a steel tray onto the leaves. Behind the rows, a backdrop of framed photographs covers the wall and a table holds flowers and offerings. Roughly two dozen people are visible.2016-02-24February 24 20162016-02-24 +1 copiesA 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 copiesA large hall with pale pink walls and tiled floor where many devotees sit on the floor in rows for a communal meal. Most wear white clothes with red shawls or red-orange wraps and lanyards. Banana leaf plates heaped with food and small cups of water line the white cloth in front of them. Several saffron-robed sadhus and white-clad attendants move among the rows, serving and walking. Framed photo panels hang on the back walls.2016-04-04 +1 copiesAnnadhan in 20132013-01-01 +2 copiesParticipants in white clothes and red-orange shawls sit in rows on the floor of a hall, eating from green banana-leaf plates set on white cloth, with water bottles and small paper cups beside them. A woman in white sari with a lanyard walks through in the foreground, and a few people sit along a back wall near framed pictures. Tiled floor and cream walls form the setting, reflecting an Inner Awakening meal served as annadan.2016-02-24Annadhan in 20152015-01-01 +1 copiesOctober 12 20162016-10-12August 26 20172017-08-26 +1 copiesMany seated men and women eat a communal meal from green banana-leaf plates laid along a long white cloth on a polished floor. Most wear white kurta-style clothing and red-orange shawls or wraps, and some have shaved heads or hair tied back. Water bottles and small paper cups stand between the plates. Behind them, women in white and orange saris and attendants in white stand and sit in a hall with wooden doors and cushioned seating.2016-02-24A photo of a seated communal meal in a hall with pale walls and polished floor. Many participants sit cross-legged in rows on white cloths, eating from green banana leaves set with rice, curries and side dishes, with small white cups and water bottles along the line. Most men wear white kurta or dhoti-style clothes with red-orange shawls draped over their shoulders, and several women wear saris and salwar in pink, yellow and red. Behind them, framed photographs stand on a long table and a man in white and orange moves through the room. Several people are eating with their right hands. The scene is an annadan-style community meal.2016-02-24