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A photograph of a large hall where a meal is being served to seated participants on long rows of banana leaves. Several men in bare upper bodies wear white dhotis with yellow borders and rudraksha malas, carrying food along the line. Women in white and cream saris with rudraksha necklaces stand and serve, one in a yellow sari with orange blouse bending over a plate. Ornate golden throne-like chair stands at the back beneath hanging colourful tassel decorations.

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January 01 20192019-01-01A large white tent hall during a seated communal meal service. Many devotees sit in rows on mats and cloth on the floor, dressed in white and cream, some with orange or yellow shawls. Women in cream and gold-bordered saris and men in white kurtas and dhotis walk between the rows carrying steel buckets and serving food. Hanging decorative cylinders with painted elephant motifs and yellow tassels line the ceiling. A raised stage with a white-draped table and a deity seat is visible at the far end.2008-12-27January 01 20192019-01-01December 27 20082008-12-27A photo of a community meal during a Maheshwara Puja at a Haridwar ashram. In the foreground, a woman in a red blouse and white sari with a red-and-gold border sits on a white cloth beside a low wooden tray holding large green leaves with food. A bald man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, with a rudraksha mala, kneels on a patterned red carpet and offers food from the leaves to the group. Behind him, seated devotees in white and red-bordered clothes receive leaf plates. A steel bowl of food and white paper plates sit on the floor. Standing figures in white and orange robes stand at the right and left edges.2014-07-26A large white-tented hall with hanging colourful banners on yellow-tasselled poles. Many devotees sit cross-legged on mats across the white tiled floor, mostly dressed in white and cream traditional garments with yellow and orange borders and yellow shawls. Several women in white saris bend forward to serve food from steel vessels and pots into leaf plates, while standing attendants in white move among the seated crowd. A stage with dark drapes and a dark backdrop stands at the right, with some figures at the far end in orange garments. The scene appears to be a communal meal or annadan service at an ashram gathering.2008-12-27A large hall with rows of devotees seated on mats on the floor, most dressed in white with orange or yellow-bordered shawls, some women in green, lavender and yellow saris. A woman in a white and orange sari stands at the centre bending forward, apparently serving or offering near a metal vessel, while others sit with hands folded and brass plates or cups before them. At the far end of the stage is an ornate gold and red throne with flowers beside it and a white-draped table where an orange-clad figure sits. Blue and gold banners hang from the ceiling. The scene reads as a ritual or puja gathering.2009-01-02 +1 copiesPhotograph of an annadan style meal served on banana leaves in a hall with pale tiled floor. A man in white dhoti with gold border, white head cap and rudraksha mala serves food from a steel vessel, bending over a row of seated women in white clothes with red-orange shawls. The women sit cross-legged on red mats, eating from leaves with puris, sweets, rice and side dishes. Orange robes and red mats are visible in the background.2014-10-28 +1 copiesJanuary 01 20192019-01-01A photograph of a ceremonial meal in a plain whitewashed hall with a tiled floor. Rows of people sit cross-legged on orange and purple mats, mostly men in white dhoti-style clothing with saffron and gold borders and some with white shirts. Women in white sarees with yellow, green and gold borders sit in a row on the left. Before them are green banana leaves set with small portions of food and steel cups of water. Several people in white garments stand in the background carrying vessels and steel pots, serving the seated group. A white-haired and shaven-headed man with a tilak sits at right. A white ceiling fan and a metal sink fixture are visible at the top right.2010-10-12A photograph of a communal meal in a bright, tiled hall with large windows. Rows of people sit on mats on the floor, eating from green banana-leaf plates with steel tumblers beside them. Men in white dhotis and white shirts with saffron-trimmed shoulder cloths stand in a line, and a woman in an orange sari and saffron shawl serves rice from a large steel pot. Other women in white saris with red or orange borders serve food along the rows. At the far right, a figure in an orange robe stands near the wall, and more people in white stand at serving tables in the background. This appears to be an annadan style meal served to devotees.2011-03-05December 21 20162016-12-21