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A large hall where many men in white shirts and white dhotis sit cross-legged in rows on the floor eating a communal meal from green banana-leaf plates, with small steel cups of water placed along the leaves. Volunteers in white clothing walk between the rows serving food, and one server wears a white sari with a gold border and carries a plate. A man in a white shirt with an orange cloth draped over his shoulder and carrying a notebook stands at the centre. Other people, including a woman in a green sari with an orange border seated at right, are seated on striped mats. Pillars with orange and yellow banners frame the hall, and a few people stand near the back in the background. This appears to be an annadan style communal meal.

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A row of people sit cross-legged on the floor of a bright hall eating a communal meal from green banana-leaf plates laid on white cloth. Many wear white kurta-style clothes with red-orange shawls draped over their shoulders. Small paper cups and water bottles line the leaves. Behind them, attendants in saffron and cream clothing move about, and framed pictures stand on tables near the wall. The setting suggests an ashram annadan-style meal during a multi-day programme.2016-02-24 +1 copiesJuly 21 20132013-07-21 +1 copiesMay 23 20152015-05-23 +1 copiesDecember 30 20092009-12-30A photograph of a large seated meal in a hall with a polished floor. Rows of people sit on the floor on mats and wooden planks, eating from green banana-leaf plates with steel tumblers of water beside them. Most men wear white shirts and white dhotis; a woman in a green sari with a yellow shawl sits at right. A person in white with a yellow shawl and white head covering walks down the aisle between the rows, and another figure in white stands at the back near the wall. Coloured woven mats and a wall with a red and yellow painted panel frame the scene.2012-05-20September 15 20142014-09-15Participants in white clothes and red-orange shawls sit in rows on the floor of a hall, eating from green banana-leaf plates set on white cloth, with water bottles and small paper cups beside them. A woman in white sari with a lanyard walks through in the foreground, and a few people sit along a back wall near framed pictures. Tiled floor and cream walls form the setting, reflecting an Inner Awakening meal served as annadan.2016-02-24December 12 20072007-12-12February 10 20092009-02-10 +2 copiesPhotograph of an annadan style meal served on banana leaves in a hall with pale tiled floor. A man in white dhoti with gold border, white head cap and rudraksha mala serves food from a steel vessel, bending over a row of seated women in white clothes with red-orange shawls. The women sit cross-legged on red mats, eating from leaves with puris, sweets, rice and side dishes. Orange robes and red mats are visible in the background.2014-10-28 +1 copiesJanuary 31 20152015-01-31A photograph of a long row of men seated cross-legged on a polished marble floor, eating a meal served on fresh green banana leaves. Most wear white dhotis and white shirts, and some have sacred ash or red marks on their foreheads. Each leaf holds rice, yellow curries and small side dishes, with steel glasses of water beside them. A man in a white dhoti stands at the far end serving food, and a yellow-draped structure is visible at the top right. The scene looks like a communal meal in an ashram dining hall.2012-05-20 +3 copies