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A large photograph of a communal meal hall with white walls and a high metal roof, filled with hundreds of seated diners at long rows of tables with red and orange plastic chairs. Most diners wear white clothing, many men in white shirts and dhotis, with some women in coloured saris. Steel plates of food sit on the tables. Standing attendants in white move between the rows, and a few people walk along the open aisle. Upper gallery balconies line the back. This appears to be a group meal, annadan style, during a multi-day programme in Salem, Tamil Nadu. No single figure is clearly identifiable as a person.

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A large hall with white walls and a high ceiling is filled with rows of long tables and red and beige chairs. Hundreds of people in white dhotis and white shirts sit eating from steel plates, while others stand and serve food along the aisles. A few staff members in white carry plates toward the diners. The scene looks like a mass community meal in an ashram dining hall, with a red banner visible on the far wall.2007-12-14December 14 20072007-12-14A wide overhead photograph of a large white-walled hall filled with rows of grey metal tables and red plastic chairs, where hundreds of people sit eating meals from steel plates. Most diners wear white dhotis and white shirts or white salwar-kameez. Staff in white stand between the tables serving food, and a bright side gallery and high ceiling fans are visible.2007-12-14December 14 20072007-12-14Large indoor dining hall during a community meal, with rows of long tables and red plastic chairs filled with hundreds of seated people. Most diners wear white clothing, and many sit with plates of food before them. Some people sit on the floor along the left wall eating from plates, while staff in white move between the tables. Tall windows and white perforated balcony railings line the upper walls, and the scene reads as an annadan style meal service.2007-12-14Wide overhead view of a large white hall where hundreds of devotees sit at long grey tables with red plastic chairs, eating from plates, most wearing white dhotis and white shirts or sarees. Staff in white and some in grey or yellow walk between the rows serving food. Bright ceiling lights, tall windows and white walls frame the crowded community dining scene, an annadan-style meal at an ashram event.2007-12-14A large hall with white walls and a balcony railing holds a dense crowd seated at long grey tables with red plastic chairs, eating from metal plates. Most people wear white dhotis and white shirts or white kurtas, with some in coloured clothing scattered among them. Several standing attendants in white move between the tables, and a serving line runs along the back. Many people are visible, so the scene is a communal meal, annadan, at the a person Spurana programme in Salem, Tamil Nadu.2007-12-14A large hall with white walls and a mezzanine balcony with white railings shows a dense dining scene. Hundreds of people sit at long grey tables with red plastic chairs, eating from plates. Most wear white clothing, with women in saris and sarees in pink, green and blue. Standing attendants and servers move between the rows and along the back walls. Bright ceiling lights hang above. Several people are in the foreground at the lower corners. No identifiable a person figure is clearly visible, so the a person field is set to none.2007-12-14A large white hall filled with long rows of metal tables and red plastic chairs, where many people in white clothing sit eating from plates. Attendees in white shirts and dhotis or white kurtas and saris move between tables, some carrying plates, while others are seated. Walls are white with tall doors and an upper balcony railing. No ceremonial figure is clearly identifiable among those visible.2007-12-14A large indoor dining hall with white walls, high windows and an upper balcony railing. Hundreds of people, mostly men in white dhotis and shirts, sit at long grey tables on red plastic chairs eating from metal plates. Attendants in white move between the tables serving food. A small red and white banner hangs on the far wall. The room is crowded and orderly, consistent with a communal meal served at an event. No individual can be clearly identified as the a person candidate from the visible appearance.2007-12-14December 14 20072007-12-14A large indoor hall with white walls and a tiered white balcony railing shows hundreds of people seated at long grey tables with red plastic chairs, eating from plates. Most attendees wear white clothing, with some in colourful saris and shirts. Volunteers in white stand and walk between tables, and a few people move through the crowd near the back. The scene looks like a mass communal meal.2007-12-14