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A large hall with white walls, ceiling fans and a wide white tiled floor holds a long seated meal. Rows of people sit on mats in white clothes, many with yellow or saffron scarves, eating from green banana leaves set with rice and side dishes, with steel cups and bowls beside them. Several women in white and cream saris and white-clad helpers serve from large steel pots, while a standing figure in saffron robes stands at the right edge and another in orange at the left. Tall windows line the back wall. The scene looks like a communal annadan meal in an ashram hall.

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July 19 20092009-07-19June 22 20092009-06-22Annadaan meal in a white-walled hall with ceiling fans. Long rows of seated devotees in white clothes sit on the floor before green banana-leaf plates heaped with food and small metal cups. Several people in saffron and orange robes walk down the central aisle carrying items, while attendants in white dhotis serve along the rows. A gold-framed red throne-like seat stands near the wall, and a framed portrait hangs on the back wall. Women in red and orange saris stand at a doorway at left. Many people are visible, most seated, with partial figures at the edges.2009-06-22A large hall with white walls, ceiling fans and fluorescent lights holds a seated gathering of many people in white clothes, several with yellow or orange cords, sitting on the floor in long rows before banana leaf plates with food and small steel cups. A woman in a red sari stands near the open doorway at left, while a man in white stands near the back and attendants move between rows. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person from the visible cues, so no candidate is named.2009-07-19June 22 20092009-06-22June 22 20092009-06-22June 22 20092009-06-22Interior of a bright white hall where a large seated gathering sits cross-legged in long rows on the tiled floor before green banana leaves holding food and small cups. Many participants wear white clothes, some with orange or red shawls and beads. A man in white dhoti stands at the far end near garlands of yellow flowers. Ceiling fans, fluorescent lights and exposed steel trusses line the room. The scene appears to be a communal meal or satsang setting.2009-07-19June 22 20092009-06-22A photograph of an annadaan meal session in a large whitewashed hall with ceiling fans and fluorescent lights. Rows of seated devotees sit on the floor before green banana-leaf plates, many in white clothing, some with white or yellow garlands. Volunteers in white dhotis and saffron-orange shawls walk between the rows carrying steel vessels and serving food, while a woman in a red sari and another in a green sari assist. A standing fan and a metal bucket sit in the foreground, and a plastic water tumbler is set on each leaf. Several people are seated along the right side near tables.2009-06-22June 22 20092009-06-22June 22 20092009-06-22