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A photograph of a long, plain white dining hall with a corrugated metal roof, blue steel trusses and ceiling fans. Blue-framed tables with blue plastic chairs run in two rows. Seated men in saffron and orange robes eat from steel plates, while several standing servers in white and orange clothing carry vessels down the central aisle. Decorative cloth hangings with red, blue and yellow patterns and yellow tassels hang from the walls, and a round wall clock is visible at the back.

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A photograph of a large hall with white walls, a blue steel roof frame and hanging ceiling fans, used for a communal meal. Long metal tables with blue plastic chairs run down the room; seated diners in saffron and orange clothing and light shirts eat from steel plates. On the left a shirtless man in saffron wraps sits at the table. Along the right side, a line of people in saffron, white and pink clothing waits at a serving counter where steel vessels are set out, and attendants in white dhotis stand near the serving area. Hanging decorative cloth columns with red, yellow and blue patterns and orange tassels line the walls. A round wall clock is visible at the back.2011-09-26A long hall with a blue-trussed metal roof and ceiling fans hosts a communal meal. Many people sit on the floor eating from metal plates, while others sit at folding tables with blue chairs. Orange-robed sadhus and white-clad devotees are among those serving and eating. A standing man in an orange robe and red dhoti carries a plate. Tall decorative cloth banners with bird and floral patterns hang along the walls, and a wall clock is visible. The scene shows annadan, a free meal service for devotees and the needy.2011-09-26A long, plainly furnished hall serving a communal meal. Rows of metal tables with blue plastic chairs run along the floor, and people in orange and saffron robes sit eating from steel plates while others stand in a queue at the far end near large steel serving containers. Hanging from the ceiling and walls are decorative woven banners with orange tassels, and a round wall clock and ceiling fans are visible. Several men in orange and white clothing, some with shaved heads, sit and eat, and a bare-chested man in orange cloth sits at the left table. Overall the scene shows an annadan style food service in an ashram dining hall.2011-09-25A photograph of a long hall where many people sit on blue plastic chairs at long metal-topped tables, eating from steel plates and tumblers of water. Several robed figures in saffron and orange clothing, some with white dhotis, stand and walk through the room near serving tables. Ceiling fans hang from a blue steel-framed roof, a wall clock is mounted on the back wall, and decorative colourful cloth-wrapped pillars with orange tassels line the walls. Some seated men wear white dhotis and orange shawls. The scene appears to be a communal meal in an ashram dining hall, with a woman in a white sari serving near the left wall. No identifiable a person candidate is clearly present.2011-09-26December 30 20092009-12-30December 30 20092009-12-30December 30 20092009-12-30December 30 20092009-12-30A large tented hall decorated with tall cylindrical hanging banners in yellow, red, blue and multicolour patterns, with white ceiling fabric and ceiling fans. Long rows of white chairs line tables set with banana-leaf plates for a communal meal. Seated people in orange and saffron robes eat, while people in white dhotis and orange shawls, and a woman in an orange sari, carry vessels and serve food along the aisles. A woman in white and red sari holds a steel pot. Devotees in white and orange move through the hall.2009-12-30December 30 20092009-12-30December 30 20092009-12-30A photograph of a plain, unfinished-looking dining hall with grey plastered walls, ceiling fans and a row of steel serving tables. Many people sit on the left eating from round steel plates, including a man in a red shirt in the foreground. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts serve food or stand at the back near a shrine-like table with a small offering. A young child in a red top walks across the floor, and a man in a white dhoti bends down near it. On the right, men in saffron and orange robes sit at a table. Hanging orange, blue and red decorative panels decorate the ceiling. This appears to be an annadan meal service.2011-09-09