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A photograph of a large outdoor marquee with white draped fabric and yellow accents, where people sit on a red carpet and on white plastic chairs eating from plates. A smiling man in white dhoti with gold border sits centre, beside a smiling woman in white sari with orange shawl. A woman in a red-orange top and white sari sits at left with a plate, and a woman in a white sari with gold border sits near her. Men in white shirts and white dhotis, and a man in a checked shirt, sit or stand among the guests. Children sit on the carpet, one in a striped shirt at lower right. Visible food is served on plates in a communal meal setting.

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Annadhan in 20132013-01-01A seated group of devotees eats from metal thalis on a red mat during a ritual meal. Most wear white or cream dhotis and sarees with gold borders, and many wear rudraksha malas. A woman in a green-and-white saree and a man in a white shirt eat with their hands; a woman in a white saree with gold border eats from a bowl. A man in a maroon shirt with a tilak sits in the foreground. Behind them, decorated deity murtis in yellow and gold cloth stand on a table with floral offerings, and children sit among the crowd. Roughly a dozen or more people are visible.2016-12-18July 22 20132013-07-22January 31 20162016-01-31A seated group of devotees eats a meal from paper or plastic plates in a hall with red curtains and a framed artwork on the wall. Many wear red and orange shawls with white or teal clothing. A woman in the foreground has a vermilion bindi and wears beaded necklaces, and a woman in a striped top sits in the front row. Water bottles sit on the floor among the food trays, and a large orange-and-yellow decorative hanging is visible at the top left.2015-10-26 +1 copiesA photograph of a large seated group eating a meal on the floor of an indoor hall with cream walls and a red curtain backdrop. Many people sit cross-legged on the floor and on chairs, wearing white and red clothing with red shawls draped over their shoulders. They hold disposable trays of food and eat with their hands, while water bottles sit on the floor. Several women with grey and white hair and a few children are visible among the crowd. A small orange and white decorative banner hangs on the left wall.2015-10-26A long row of seated devotees eats a communal meal from green banana leaves laid on white cloth across a red floor in a large hall. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts, some with rudraksha malas, reach to pick up food. A man in an orange jacket and a white hairnet, standing at right, serves rice from a steel bowl. Behind them more seated people, white draped chairs and a white-draped table with lamps are visible. The page indicates an annadan-style feast; the main visible action is communal serving and eating.2016-12-21 +1 copiesJanuary 02 20162016-01-02A large outdoor tented meal, an annadan-style communal feast, with many people seated on red mats under a yellow and red draped canopy decorated with marigold garlands. A woman in a cream sari with a green border stands centre-left holding a steel plate, and seated men wear white dhotis and shirts. Other diners in green, orange and teal saris eat from steel plates while volunteers in white move between rows. A devotee in white sits centre-front with a rudraksha-style mala, holding a plate. No candidate for a person is clearly identifiable by appearance in this view.2006-12-30A large crowd of devotees sits cross-legged on a red floor covering inside a white tent, eating from white paper plates during a communal meal. In the foreground a man in white dhoti and shirt, with a bare-shouldered wrap, serves food from a blue bucket with a ladle. Many seated people wear shirts, kurtas, saris and churidars in blue, red, white and striped colours. No one is identifiable as a person in the frame, so no appearance-based candidate is claimed.2016-04-30January 02 20162016-01-02A large outdoor gathering under red and yellow canopies with gold fringe, where many devotees dressed mostly in white sit on a red mat and eat from plates while others walk between rows. A woman in white with glasses stands at left, a man in a white dhoti carries a plate, and a woman in white with a green-sleeved blouse stands center right. Several seated people wear lanyard badges, and bags and bottles lie on the mat. Yellow draped tents and greenery frame the scene. No a person candidate is clearly visible.2016-01-31