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Photograph of a long indoor dining hall where many people sit cross-legged on the floor in rows along a pale tiled floor beneath a pale green and pink wall. Foreground figures include a bare-chested young man in white dhoti with a red thread across his chest and a woman in white sari with flowers in her hair, seated before banana-leaf plates heaped with food, flower petals, and small glasses. Behind them, many monks and sannyasis in saffron-orange robes sit in rows, some with shaved heads, and a few men stand in orange. Pillars and doorways line the hall. a person is not clearly visible in this image.

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August 09 20072007-08-09Annadhan in 20102010-01-01 +1 copiesAnnadhan in 20102010-01-01 +1 copiesAnnadhan in 20122012-01-01 +1 copiesA long indoor hall with pale mint-green walls and white tiled floor shows many people seated cross-legged in rows sharing a meal served on large green banana leaves. Most seated people wear saffron-orange robes and some wear white; a bald monk in orange sits near the front left, and a man in white with a red-and-white cloth sits among them. Standing attendants in grey and orange serve food along the aisle, and small white cups and plates are set on each leaf.2007-08-09Annadhan in 20152015-01-01 +1 copiesAnnadhan in 20102010-01-01 +1 copiesA long hall with pale teal walls and a white tiled floor shows many monks in saffron-orange robes seated cross-legged in rows on both sides of an aisle. Before each seated monk is a green leaf plate set with food and small flower garlands. A bald monk in front left sits near a water bottle. Standing attendants in white and orange move along the aisle, and a few people in white clothes stand near the doorways. The scene suggests a communal meal served on leaf plates.2007-08-09Annadhan in 20142014-01-01 +3 copiesA large hall with pale green walls and a white tiled floor holds a seated gathering of saffron-robed monks and sannyasis in orange and red clothing, many shaved-headed. They sit in rows on the floor before green banana leaves set with flowers, fruit and small bowls, with water bottles placed among them. Standing attendants in white and grey clothing move through the room, and a few people in the foreground are seated and bowing. The scene looks like a communal meal or annadan at a monastic gathering. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance, so the figures are described by role only.2007-08-09Annadhan in 20152015-01-01 +1 copiesAnnadhan in 20122012-01-01 +1 copies