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A photograph of a long queue of men in a large hall with ceiling fans and fluorescent lights, waiting with white plates to be served food at tables on the left. Most wear white or light shirts with dhotis or trousers, and several hold white plates; one man near the centre-left wears a saffron-coloured garment. Concrete pillars and tiled floor frame the scene.

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December 14 20062006-12-14A large dining hall at a person Spurana convention, with men in white shirts and white dhotis queuing and eating at long steel tables. Several men seated on the left eat from steel plates with their hands, while a line of men holding empty round steel plates waits on the right. Pillars, ceiling fans and fluorescent lights line the hall. No ritual or identifiable a person figure is visible.2006-12-15 +1 copiesA photograph inside a large hall with pillars, ceiling fans and fluorescent lights. A line of men in white shirts and dhotis stands holding metal and white disposable plates, several with food on them; the man at left holds a plate of rice and side dishes. In the centre an elderly man with white hair and a white dhoti wears a string of white beads and a sacred thread, holding a steel plate. A man in a red and blue striped shirt stands beside him, and a young man in a pink shirt stands behind. The scene reads as a communal meal line at a programme. No one in the image is identified as a person.2006-12-15A photograph of a large institutional dining hall with long metal tables and benches, where many men in white shirts and white dhotis or trousers are seated eating from steel plates and thalis. A line of men stands along the left, some holding plates, and a man in a checked shirt and dark trousers walks between tables. Ceiling fans, fluorescent lights and barred windows are visible. The setting resembles a communal meal at a conference or annadan-style gathering.2006-12-15December 15 20062006-12-15A dim dining hall with long metal tables where many men in white shirts and white dhotis sit and eat from steel plates, with stainless steel bowls and water bottles on the tables. A man in a lilac shirt and grey trousers sits at the front of the frame, and an older man in a pale blue shirt with a red cloth draped over his shoulder sits nearby. Several men in white stand along the right side, one wearing a saffron-orange dhoti border and holding white plates. People stand and move through the background among the seated diners. This appears to be a communal meal service during a gathering.2006-12-15December 15 20062006-12-15December 15 20062006-12-15A serving counter inside an indoor hall at a person Spurana program, where a line of men in white shirts and dhotis or trousers waits to be served. A man in a saffron-orange turban and orange robe stands behind the marble counter holding a steel plate, with a steel vessel beside him, while a server in white stands at the left with a steel pot. Dark-red marble walls and a blue-grey ceiling frame the room. Several people in the line wear orange or white cloth at the waist.2006-12-15A photo inside a large hall with ceiling fans and fluorescent lights, showing a dining scene with many people seated at long metal tables eating from steel plates. Most attendees wear white shirts and white dhotis or trousers. A standing man in a white shirt with a pendant necklace carries a plate of food and smiles, while another man in a checked shirt walks nearby. Crowds stand and move along the walls, and a man in a patterned jacket sits at the right. The setting suggests a communal meal service at an event.2006-12-15December 15 20062006-12-15A dim dining hall where many men in white shirts and white dhotis are seated at long tables eating from steel plates and small bowls set on the tables, with serving trays and steel containers at the centre. Others stand in a crowded queue or move between tables carrying white plates. Windows with grilles and tall pillars line the back of the room. Some attendees wear green and orange cloths, and a person in a blue shirt with a shoulder strap stands at the lower left. Many people are visible, mostly partially seen, at a large annadan or mealtime gathering during an event.2006-12-15