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Men eat a meal at a long steel table in a yellow-walled hall. Three seated men in the foreground eat from steel plates of rice and curry with a flatbread. The man on the left wears glasses and a white shirt, the centre man wears a light blue striped shirt, and the man on the right has a vertical tilak on his forehead, a black bead necklace and a white shirt. Standing men behind them wear white shirts and white dhotis, and one wears a teal striped shirt. Lanyards and a water bottle and paper cups sit on the table, and a bucket is visible at left. The scene shows a communal meal, annadan style, at a KAILASA ashram.

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Annadhan in 20122012-01-01September 22 20122012-09-22A communal dining hall with steel tables where devotees eat from stainless steel plates of rice, flatbread and curry. A woman in a white sari with a gold border and a rudraksha mala stands centre, holding a booklet and serving or distributing items. Seated men in white shirts and white dhotis, some with sandalwood or kumkum marks and gold bracelets, eat with their hands. Yellow pillars and water bottles on the tables frame the scene. No visible candidate for a person is present in this photo.2012-09-22September 22 20122012-09-22September 22 20122012-09-22A long line of men in white shirts and white dhotis queues along a steel serving counter in a bright hall with yellow pillars and ceiling fans. Stainless steel plates are stacked on the left, and a man in a white shirt with a rudraksha mala ladles food onto a steel tray, while others hold steel tumblers of tea. Men in white and one in a blue-checked shirt wait in line, and a man in white fills paper cups from a row of cups. The scene suggests a communal meal service.2012-09-23September 22 20122012-09-22A dining hall with yellow pillars and walls where men in white shirts and white dhotis eat from steel plates at long metal tables. In the foreground a young man in a white shirt eats yellow rice from a steel plate, while a bearded man in a light shirt and dark trousers eats beside him. Others stand in a queue or move through the hall, many also dressed in white. Ceiling fans and recessed lights are visible. No swami-like figure is clearly present.2012-09-23 +1 copiesAugust 31 20072007-08-31A photograph of a large dining hall with yellow-orange pillars and white ceiling fans, where men in white shirts sit at a long steel table eating from stainless steel plates. In the foreground a bearded man with a short mustache and a red-and-white wristband eats rice with his right hand while looking toward the camera; beside him a man with curly hair and a red tilak mark on his forehead tears a flatbread. Behind them other diners eat at tables, and a man in a striped shirt eats with his hand. No a person candidate is visible.2012-09-22A photograph of men seated at a long table draped in red cloth, eating from stainless steel trays of rice and vegetable sides with water bottles and paper cups in front of them. In the foreground an older man with grey hair and glasses wears a white shirt and an orange-saffron shawl and eats with his right hand. Beside him men in white and light blue shirts, one wearing a wristwatch, continue eating. Behind them, a large framed image glows with pink light on a wall and a gold-toned ornate panel stands in the background, with red-cushioned chairs along the left side of the hall.2015-08-09 +1 copiesA photograph of a long communal dining hall where many men sit at a long steel table eating from round metal plates of rice and curries. Most wear white shirts and white dhotis or trousers; one man at left wears a blue shirt, and another in the back wears a blue uniform-style shirt. Steel jugs and tumblers sit along the table, plastic chairs line the room, and a metal-framed window with grilles lets in daylight. Several men are visibly eating with their hands, and one staff member stands near the back. No a person candidate is visible.2010-07-07