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A photograph inside a thatched-roof shed decorated with strings of orange and yellow pennants. Many people sit on benches at long metal serving tables, eating from steel plates while others stand and queue along the walls. Men in white dhotis wear yellow shawls and serve or walk among the diners, while women in saffron and white saris are visible at the left and centre. Blue metal poles support the roof. A white-clad man with a grey beard stands near the centre serving food. Light enters through the open side at left.

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A long thatched-roof hall decorated with orange paper streamers serves a communal meal. Rows of people in white clothes queue along a steel serving counter where attendants hand out food on metal plates. Diners sit on long wooden benches at tables on the right. A woman in a white sari with a white flower garland in her braid stands in the foreground, and another woman in white wears a rudraksha-style mala. Several men wear white shirts and dhotis, and some wear checked shirts. Blue steel support poles run along the hall.2009-08-05A long thatched-roof pavilion with bamboo and blue metal poles serves a communal meal. Rows of people sit on chairs at long tables eating from steel plates and tumblers, with rice visible on the plates. Orange and red cloth bunting with small framed photos hangs along the roof. Several men in white shirts and dhotis, one in a yellow shawl, walk among the tables serving food, while a woman in a patterned sari carries items down the aisle. A red cloth canopy stands at the far end. The setting suggests an annadan meal.2009-08-05A photograph of an annadan meal served in a long thatched shed with blue steel posts and strings of orange and yellow bunting overhead. Rows of diners sit on benches at long tables eating from steel plates, while volunteers in white clothes walk between the tables carrying vessels to serve food. Many more people stand in a crowd near the open side of the shed, some in white shirts and dhotis, others in saris and salwar. The concrete floor is bare and the mood is orderly and communal.2009-08-05August 05 20092009-08-05A photograph of an annadan meal hall under a thatched palm-leaf roof, with long rows of tables and benches filled with seated diners eating from steel plates and tumblers. Orange and yellow paper garlands hang across the rafters. In the foreground a man in white dhoti and shirt with a yellow shawl and rudraksha-style beaded necklace stands facing away, and a man in a white shirt with a beard stands nearby. A woman in a blue top stands among the diners, and volunteers in white move along the aisles serving food. A red cloth backdrop is visible at the far end.2009-08-05August 05 20092009-08-05A photograph of a thatched-roof open hall during an anna-daan meal service. A long queue of men, women and children stands in line behind a wooden rail on the left, many in white, yellow and bright saris, with a man in a white turban and white kurta at the front. Orange festoon banners hang from the thatch overhead. On the right, a seated elderly man in a light shirt eats from a steel plate at a long table, while a man in white clothes attends the service. Blue steel posts support the roof.2009-08-05August 05 20092009-08-05Large thatched hall decorated with strings of saffron-orange pennants and blue steel posts, filled with a crowd of people. Women in white saris with rudraksha malas serve food from stainless steel tables, ladling from large metal pots into plastic packets and plates. Men in striped shirts and white dhotis stand in line, and a man in a red shirt walks past holding a plate. The setting resembles a community anna-daan meal line. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable.2009-08-05July 30 20092009-07-30A large hall with stainless steel serving tables and concrete pillars where many men in white shirts and white dhotis queue and sit for a communal meal. In the foreground a young man in a white shirt holds a white plate with food, and a man in a white shirt beside him carries a steel tray. Several seated diners eat from white plates with rice and curry. Many people in white, some wearing rudraksha-style beaded necklaces, fill the room. Water bottles sit on the table. This looks like an annadan or prasadam meal at a convention.2006-12-15A covered dining hall with long tables and white plastic chairs where devotees are being served a meal on steel plates. In the foreground a bearded man in an orange robe and a woman in a white sari with a red border serve food from steel containers, while a young woman in white sits at the bench on the left. Many people in white clothes and orange saffron robes sit and eat or move between tables; a woman in orange stands near a shrine-like backdrop with orange and gold curtains. The setting appears to be a communal feast or annadan.2008-12-25