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A seated group of people eat a meal from steel compartment trays on a tiled floor in an indoor hall, consistent with the annadhan food-serving setting described on the page. A man in a white shirt and khaki trousers sits cross-legged at the top centre, and a woman in a white shirt and grey trousers sits to the right beside a man in a white t-shirt. A young girl in a white top and pink pants eats at the lower right, a boy in white and blue sits at centre, and a curly-haired child in white sits at the left. Blue plastic drums stand in the background, with a woman in white on the upper left and a red folding chair. Plates hold rice, flatbread, vegetables and lemon wedges.

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Annadhan in 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesOctober 12 20142014-10-12 +1 copiesAnnadhan in 20142014-01-01 +1 copiesA seated communal meal in a tiled hall. Many people sit cross-legged on mats in front of banana leaf plates heaped with rice and vegetable dishes, with small white cups and glasses placed between them. Most seated participants wear white kurta-style or white tops with red-orange shawls around their necks and lanyards, while a woman in a teal salwar and a woman in a red sari eat from their leaves. A standing attendant in a white t-shirt and gloves serves, and a woman in a maroon sari stands near a table with steel flasks and jugs. The scene reads as an annadan-style meal.2015-03-11 +1 copiesA photograph of devotees seated cross-legged on a tiled floor eating a meal from metal thali trays with compartments. The people wear white clothes with red-orange shawls draped over their shoulders and red-orange beaded lanyards around their necks. A woman with reddish-blonde hair in a braid sits at left, and a woman with a ponytail in the foreground eats with a spoon. Steel tumblers of water sit beside the trays, and a pillar-and-rope barrier runs along the side of the hall with tables and red cloth in the background. This appears to be a communal meal.2014-10-12 +1 copiesA seated communal meal on a polished cream tiled hall floor. Devotees in white clothing with red-and-black woven shawls sit in rows eating from steel thali trays holding flatbread, rice, curries and small bowls; one woman in front holds a steel bowl of yellow liquid, and others sip from steel cups. Several have red lanyards. Chrome stanchions and chains edge the aisle, and a man in white walks at the top left.2014-09-03Annadhan in 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesFive people sit cross-legged on a polished marble floor in a temple hall, eating a shared meal from steel thali trays with small bowls of food, rice and fried items. Four are dressed in white; one woman in the upper right wears a red-brown beaded mala and gold bangles and gestures while speaking. Another woman in the centre wears a white top with multicolored trim and holds a small glass. A man in the lower right wears white kurta-style clothes, and an edge of a yellow-orange garment appears at the far right. Metal railing posts and a chain are visible behind them. No a person candidate is clearly present in this scene.2014-09-27 +1 copiesA group of people in white clothing sit cross-legged on a polished marble floor eating a meal from metal plates and steel bowls, apparently during a retreat break. A man in the centre wears a white shirt and a dark cord necklace and is serving food onto a thali-style tray. Another man at the back right wears white and sits near a steel tumbler. Two women on the left wear white, one with a red bindi and a red shawl on the floor beside her, and a woman on the right in white is seated near the meal. A seated man in the back left has a white tilak on his forehead and a rudraksha-style mala. Steel stanchions and chains in the background suggest an ashram hall.2014-10-11 +1 copiesSeptember 13 20142014-09-13Annadhan in 20152015-01-01 +1 copiesAnnadhan in 20132013-01-01 +1 copies