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A large plain dining hall with a corrugated roof, exposed trusses and a wall clock reading about 4:40 above a doorway. Many people, mostly men and women in white clothes, sit at long grey tables eating from metal plates, while others stand and queue or move between tables. Some women wear orange and pink saris and a few men wear blue checked shirts. Steel bowls and plates are set on the tables, and the room is crowded with people filling the space.

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A large hall with white walls and a wall clock showing a meal service during a workshop. Rows of grey metal tables with white plastic chairs are filled with people seated and eating from round plates, with steel tumblers on the tables. Many attendees wear white clothing, and some women wear saris in bright colours including magenta, purple and red. Helpers in white move among the diners, and children are visible among the crowd. Ceiling fans and a fire extinguisher are on the wall at left.2009-01-28July 30 20092009-07-30December 25 20072007-12-25A large white-walled dining hall with a high corrugated roof and ventilation grilles, where many people sit at long grey tables with white plastic chairs eating from round plates. Most men wear white shirts and white dhotis, while women wear saris in pink, lavender, blue, orange and white. Some people in the background stand and walk between tables, and a wall clock and ceiling fan are visible. No one in the scene is identifiable as a person, and the setting appears to be a communal meal at a Kalpataru workshop in Theni, Tamilnadu.2009-01-28A photograph of a large dining hall with white walls, ceiling fans and tall windows, where many people sit at long metal-topped tables with plastic chairs eating from steel plates. Most diners wear white shirts, and some wear light blue or patterned clothes; a woman in a red sari sits at the left. Several standing attendants in white shirts move between the tables and a serving counter at the back, carrying food and bowls, as people serve a communal meal.2010-07-07A large hall with stainless steel serving tables and concrete pillars where many men in white shirts and white dhotis queue and sit for a communal meal. In the foreground a young man in a white shirt holds a white plate with food, and a man in a white shirt beside him carries a steel tray. Several seated diners eat from white plates with rice and curry. Many people in white, some wearing rudraksha-style beaded necklaces, fill the room. Water bottles sit on the table. This looks like an annadan or prasadam meal at a convention.2006-12-15January 28 20092009-01-28A dining hall during a communal meal break. Long rows of metal tables with white plastic and yellow chairs are filled with people eating from steel plates. Most diners wear white clothing, and several older men on the right wear white shirts and dhotis. Volunteers in white garments move along the back and serve food near a counter. Some women in saffron and orange saris stand by the serving area. Steel tumblers sit on the tables. The wall shows a small purple bird logo in the corner.2010-07-06A photograph of a large hall with a curved arched roof and ceiling fans, where many people in white clothes sit at long metal tables eating from steel plates on plastic and wooden chairs. Most diners wear white shirts and white dhotis or trousers, with a few women in white or light saris among them. Servers in white stand near a serving counter at the back left, and windows line the right wall.2010-07-06A large indoor hall with white walls, a red-trimmed ceiling edge and a round wall clock, crowded with many people moving between food counters. Several people in the foreground hold plates of food, including a woman in a light patterned sari on the left and a man in a blue checked shirt in front. Others wear white clothes, saris in orange, red and blue, and a man in a plain white t-shirt gestures in the right foreground. Serving counters and tables line the back wall. No identifiable a person is visible in this image.2009-07-11A large indoor dining hall with white walls and high windows holds a dense crowd eating lunch at white plastic chairs and round tables. Many attendees wear white shirts and white clothing, while others wear colourful saris in green, pink and red. Several staff in white uniforms carry plates and serve food. A man in an orange shirt eats at the right foreground. Blue and orange banners hang on the back wall, and plastic water bottles sit on tables. Lunch service at a workshop gathering.2009-07-12December 14 20072007-12-14