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A photograph inside a plain hall of men and women in white ritual clothing, some holding paper plates of food. In the foreground a man in a white shirt wears a rudraksha mala and stands beside a woman seated on a blue plastic chair at a metal table, with a woman in a white top bent over the table. A man on the right in white clothes with a lanyard badge talks on a phone, and a woman in an orange sari stands near the back among others seated on the floor.

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Annadhan in 20142014-01-01August 24 20142014-08-24 +1 copiesA dense crowd of devotees in white clothing eats from metal plates in a large hall. Many men wear white shirts and white dhotis, and several women wear white saris with coloured borders. One man in the centre holds a plate in his hands and wears a red beaded garland; another man at right holds a plate of food and wears an orange-red shawl. A young man in front wears a white shirt and a black rudraksha-style mala. Orange and saffron cloth hangs from the ceiling in the background.2014-08-24Annadhan in 20152015-01-01 +1 copiesA photograph of a dining or serving area in an ashram kitchen. Several men in plain white shirts and white dhotis, some with rudraksha malas around their necks, stand in a line holding stainless steel plates of food. The man on the left holds a plate and eats with his right hand; the man in the centre holds a plate with a small portion of food; the man on the right, wearing a dark brown rudraksha mala, holds a plate in his left hand. Behind them, a worker in a white head covering and a bare-chested figure in white are visible near steel serving equipment, with a light peach wall in the background.2014-09-13A indoor dining hall where a crowd of men in white shirts and white dhotis queue along a serving counter. In the foreground, an older man with grey hair sits with hands pressed together in prayer over a metal plate of food, while another man sits beside him. Other men stand in line, one in a red shirt on the right. The setting is a plain tiled hall with a red pillar and a window behind the counter. No prominent figure matching the a person cues is visible.2006-12-15A photograph of a community hall with a white tiled floor, a projector screen on the back wall and colourful striped hangings from the ceiling. Many devotees in white clothing carry metal plates of offerings, and a man in a white kurta holds a leaf plate while standing in the centre. Several people sit on the floor or on blue and beige plastic chairs, a woman in a pink sari sits with hands joined in prayer, and a bald man in a white dhoti stands among the group carrying a plate. No figure is clearly identifiable as a person, so the a person field is none.2014-08-24 +1 copiesDecember 14 20072007-12-14A photograph of a crowd queueing for a meal, with many people holding flat disposable plates of food. In the foreground a man in a peach turban and white shirt stands with a plate of yellow food, looking toward the camera. Beside him an elderly woman with white hair and a red bindi wears a white sari and holds a plate. Other devotees in white clothes, some wearing necklaces and bangles, eat or wait in line in a plain hall with partitions behind them. Lanyards with badges are visible on several people, and a light blue bag hangs at the front. The scene suggests a communal food distribution, annadan style, at an ashram event.2014-08-24 +1 copiesDecember 14 20062006-12-14A seated group of devotees eats a meal from metal thalis in a hall. Most wear white or cream clothes with rust-red shawls and beaded rudraksha-style malas; some wear white head coverings. A woman in front left holds a plate of food, a woman in green and white at centre left eats, and a bespectacled woman with curly hair on the right eats from a steel plate with small bowls. Behind them, standing attendants in white serve food and carry trays of prasad, and a boy in a red garment on the left holds a plate. A red curtain hangs at the far left.2014-09-13A crowded indoor hall with pillars where devotees in white kurta-style clothes queue and gather with food on paper plates. A man in a light blue checked shirt holds a plate with food, while a bald-headed man in white stands nearby. A man in a saffron-orange turban and orange cloth stands in the middle background, smiling. Several men in white and orange garments fill the frame. Visible people number more than twenty, and the setting appears to be a large communal meal or annadan at a program venue.2006-12-15