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A large hall with white walls, ceiling lights and red-lit backdrop hosts a community meal. Rows of people sit on the floor before green leaf plates of food and water bottles, many in orange and saffron robes and red garments. Standing figures in white dhotis and white head coverings line the back, and a figure in a gold-framed seat with red cloth sits at the centre near a wooden screen, an arrangement consistent with a puja or annadan.

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A large hall with red-tinted ceiling lighting hosts a seated communal meal during a ritual programme. Long rows of devotees sit on the floor before green banana-leaf plates heaped with food, water bottles and small cups set along the rows. Many in saffron and orange robes sit on the left, while others in white dhotis and white shawls sit at right. In the background, a figure in orange and red sits on a golden throne-like seat near a ceremonial stand, with several white-clad people standing and attending nearby. The hall walls display framed red and orange panels.2016-03-30March 30 20162016-03-30Annadhan in 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesMarch 30 20162016-03-30March 30 20162016-03-30A 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 copiesMarch 30 20162016-03-30February 23 20162016-02-23A photograph of a large hall where rows of seated devotees sit on mats in front of banana-leaf plates heaped with food, with small cups beside them, many with hands pressed together in prayer. Men on the left wear white dhotis and some are bare-chested with rudraksha-style beads; women on the right wear white saris with orange borders and orange shawls. At the far end on a raised dais, a seated figure in orange sits before a golden throne-like chair with red cushions, with a framed picture on an easel and standing attendants in white nearby. Colourful hanging cloth banners and ceiling fans hang above, with red curtains behind the stage.2010-11-12A photograph inside a large white tent hung with colourful striped and patterned decorative banners. Rows of seated devotees sit on the floor eating a meal from green banana-leaf plates set with small piles of food and cups, many wearing white and cream clothes, with some in orange and saffron. Several standing attendants in white and orange walk along the central aisle between the rows, one in saffron robes, and a figure in white with a red shawl stands near the centre. A stage with blue draping and a dark backdrop is visible at the far end, with speakers and a camera on a tripod at the sides. The scene appears to be a communal meal served to ashram residents during a gathering.2008-12-27Wide photo of a large hall with cream walls, red curtains and red-framed windows. Rows of people sit on the floor on both sides of a central aisle, eating from green leaf plates with small cups in front of them; most wear white clothes, and some wear orange or pink. Several people in orange robes stand near a stage and table at the far end, and a woman in a red shawl stands at right. Two men in blue shirts stand at left.2011-07-23A wide hall photographed from the rear showing a long seated congregation facing a raised golden throne at the far end. Seated on the throne is a figure in red-orange robes with a rudraksha mala and ornate gold necklace, presiding over the gathering. Rows of monastics and devotees sit cross-legged on striped woven mats; many wear saffron, orange and maroon shawls and robes, while several women in white saris with red borders sit near the front. Long rows of green banana-leaf plates piled with food and small cups of water bottles line the floor in front of them, and a small oil lamp burns on the mat in the foreground. Flowers, potted plants and standing fans decorate the stage and sides of the hall, with framed photographs on easels at the left. A seated figure in the left foreground is in orange with a shaved head. Pink-red stage lighting illuminates the room.2016-02-23