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Outdoor photo of devotees seated on a mat on grass, sharing a meal from a banana leaf on a low wooden board. Four visible people wear white ritual clothing with gold-bordered shawls: a man in the foreground right feeds a smiling woman in a white sari with gold border, who wears a rudraksha-style mala and gold bangles. A man at left in white with an orange-bordered shawl sits nearby, and a woman in the lower left in white holds a pot of food. Two brick fire pits and brass lamps sit in the background.

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Devotees in white ritual clothes sit on a red mat outdoors, sharing food from a banana leaf and steel vessels. A man in the foreground wears a white dhoti and shawl with orange border, a rudraksha mala and a gold chain, and eats with his right hand. A woman in a white saree with gold border wears a red bindi, rudraksha mala and bangles and smiles while holding rice. A man at right in white with orange shawl eats from the leaf. Another woman at lower right with flowers in her hair sits beside a steel pot. Brick blocks and white plastic chairs surround them, with brass lamps and mats behind.2006-11-12A photograph of a group seated on a mat outdoors eating a shared meal from a banana leaf and steel vessels. Several people wear white traditional clothing: men in white dhotis with white shawls bordered in saffron-orange, women in white sarees with gold borders and rudraksha malas. A man in the foreground, wearing a white shirt and a steel watch, serves rice from a pot with a ladle, and a woman seated at the front holds food in her hand. Bricks are stacked in the background, and a red plastic chair and a sack sit nearby.2006-11-12November 12 2006 Salem Aadheenam Inauguration2006-11-12November 12 2006 Salem Aadheenam Inauguration2006-11-12November 21 20152015-11-21 +1 copiesJuly 23 20112011-07-23 +1 copiesA photograph of devotees seated cross-legged on a polished white floor, eating a prasad meal from banana leaves. Four visible people in the foreground wear white ritual clothes: a man in the lower right wears a red shawl and gold wristwatch, a bespectacled man behind him wears glasses and a red shawl, and a woman in white with a red and gold border and a red beaded necklace eats beside a younger person with dark hair. Paper cups and banana-leaf plates with rice, vegetables and sweets line the floor. A sewn2014-09-15A photograph of a communal meal at an ashram hall with a woven mat floor. In the foreground, two seated men in white dhotis and orange shawls face each other; the man on the right, smiling, receives food from an outstretched hand of a standing man in white with a gold-bordered cloth. Banana-leaf plates hold rice, sweets and fried items, and a brass pot sits among them. Behind, a row of people in white clothes with orange shawls stand with hands joined, and a woman in white with an orange shawl sits at the left. A wooden staff stands upright in the centre.2006-10-21Annadhan during Allahabad Kumbhamela 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesJune 19 20132013-06-19 +1 copiesNovember 12 2006 Salem Aadheenam Inauguration2006-11-12Men seated cross-legged in a row on the floor of an open-sided pavilion, eating from green banana leaves set on mats, with steel tumblers beside each leaf. Foreground, a man in white dhoti and shirt with a rudraksha-style bead necklace and gold wristwatch eats with his right hand. Beside him, an older man with grey hair and moustache in white clothes and beaded necklace also eats from a leaf. Further down the row, more seated men in white and light clothes eat, and a standing attendant in white stands at the left edge. Thatched roof structures and palm trees are visible outside through the open walls.2006-10-22