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A photograph of women seated in rows at a meal service, eating from metal thali trays with rice and curries. The woman in front wears a red and black striped sari over white, with a red lanyard and a mala around her neck, and small gold earrings. The woman beside her wears a white sari with a gold border and a red-orange shawl, with gold bangles on her wrists and a lanyard. Behind them, other people in white clothing sit on white plastic chairs under a white tent canopy. The setting suggests an annadan meal, with food served on thalis in the shared dining area.

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Women and a child seated in rows at a community meal, each holding a steel thali plate with rice, yellow and orange curried dishes, and a dollop of white rice. The woman in front wears a red and maroon striped sari with a white border and a red lanyard with a badge around her neck; beside her a woman in a white sari with a red-and-gold shawl wears gold bangles and eats from her plate. A young boy sits behind them, and more people in white clothes are visible at the edges.2014-09-13Annadhan in 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesA woman in a red blouse and peach saree with red border and small red motifs holds a stainless steel thali tray and serves food with her right hand. Gold bangles and a red bangle decorate her wrists, and she wears gold earrings and has hair in a bun. Beside her, a younger woman in a white sari with a plain border and a rudraksha-style beaded necklace watches, holding another steel plate. Other people in white clothing and head coverings stand in the background of a pale pink hall, consistent with an ashram communal meal line.2014-09-13July 11 20132013-07-11 +1 copiesWomen sit cross-legged on the floor in a hall eating a meal from banana leaves set on the floor. Several wear white clothing with orange-red shawls or scarves and rudraksha-style beads; a woman in front has her hair in a braid and wears glasses, and others wear bangles and earrings. Plates hold rice, sweets, fried snacks and fruit, with paper cups nearby. Red curtains and a white wall form the background. Visible people include seated devotees sharing a communal meal, consistent with annadan-style prasadam.2014-10-28 +1 copiesA seated group of devotees eats a meal from metal thalis in a hall. Most wear white or cream clothes with rust-red shawls and beaded rudraksha-style malas; some wear white head coverings. A woman in front left holds a plate of food, a woman in green and white at centre left eats, and a bespectacled woman with curly hair on the right eats from a steel plate with small bowls. Behind them, standing attendants in white serve food and carry trays of prasad, and a boy in a red garment on the left holds a plate. A red curtain hangs at the far left.2014-09-13September 13 20142014-09-13A photograph of a group of women seated cross-legged on the floor of a white-tiled hall, eating a meal served on green leaf plates. Most wear white kurtas or salwar tops with red-orange shawls and red-orange beaded rudraksha-style necklaces, and red lanyard badges hang around their necks. A woman in the front left in white and red eats with her fingers, a woman in the centre wears a green top and white skirt and reaches toward a leaf plate, and a woman on the right with curly blonde hair wears a red shawl and bangles.2014-09-15A photograph of a seated group of women eating from white paper plates in an indoor hall with a screen on the upper right. Several women sit on steps in front of a red curtain; a woman in white with a long white dupatta and a pearl necklace sits lower left, and a woman in a maroon-and-gold sari with a rudraksha-style mala sits centre-right. Two women in red and maroon saris stand on the right, one wearing a white hairnet and holding a plate. Behind them, an older man in white and an older woman in red-and-white sit at a draped table with an orange cloth. No a person candidate is visible.2014-06-12October 28 20142014-10-28 +1 copiesWomen seated cross-legged on a tiled floor eat a meal served on large green banana leaves, with rice, vegetables and fried items. They wear white clothing with orange-red rudraksha-style beaded necklaces and red sashes. Behind them, other devotees in white and orange sit in rows on red mats in a hall.2014-10-28 +1 copiesWomen in rust-orange saris with gold borders sit cross-legged on the floor of a hall, performing a ritual over banana leaves. The woman on the left wears a red blouse, a black beaded mala and a red kumkum mark, and she is pinching or sprinkling material from a leaf with her right hand. The woman on the right, in a maroon blouse and mala, lifts an orange sweet or offering. Small white paper cups, scattered grains and sweets, and a mobile phone lie on the leaves. Several other seated women in matching orange saris and vibhuti marks are visible behind them.2013-04-01