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A photograph of a hall with white walls, ceiling fans and bamboo-framed windows decorated with banana leaves and hanging cloth panels in orange, blue and red. Seated on woven mats in rows, many people in white clothes, with several younger men in orange robes sitting upright in front. A man in an orange robe with long hair sits at the front right beside a large steel plate of cooked rice, and a steel vessel with a brass kalasha-style pot stands near the front row. Banana leaves and small steel cups are set out on the floor in front of the mats. A man in white stands near the doorway, and a video camera on a tripod and a television are visible at the right side. People are seated during a communal annadhan meal and prayer-like gathering.

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November 12 20082008-11-12Photo 82845342009-01-01 +1 copiesA photograph of a community meal in a whitewashed hall with a corrugated metal roof and ventilation windows decorated with hanging banana leaves and striped cloth banners. Rows of seated devotees sit on woven mats with stainless steel tumblers and leaf plates laid out before them. In the foreground, a person in an orange robe with long dark hair sits on a white cloth, wearing a red and gold brocade shawl, and serves food from a steel bowl. Plates of flowers and yellow marigolds sit nearby, along with a water bottle. Several people in white clothing and orange robes sit in the background. The description reflects visible people only; the appearance of the foreground figure is not sufficiently distinctive to identify anyone.2009-01-01 +1 copiesIndoor annadhan (food offering) scene in a plain white-walled hall with a red and yellow canopy and a hanging decorated cloth. A seated person in orange-red robes with a rudraksha-style mala serves food from a large steel dish with a spoon, a pile of cooked grain on a green leaf before them. Several seated people in white clothes sit on mats to the left, with steel cooking pots and vessels in front. A standing bearded man in orange robes stands in the background near a red curtain. A water bottle, flower garlands and banana leaves sit on the floor, and a dark board with a gold-lettered sign is visible on a stage at right.2009-01-01 +1 copiesOctober 12 20102010-10-12October 12 20102010-10-12 +2 copiesNovember 12 20082008-11-12October 12 20102010-10-12 +1 copiesSeptember 17 20102010-09-17Annadhan in 20082009-01-01 +1 copiesA hall with white walls, a corrugated roof and ceiling fans hosts a seated group serving a meal. Rows of devotees sit cross-legged on mats before green banana leaves set with small steel cups. Several people in orange and white clothes sit at the front in a line, with women in saffron saris and men in white dhotis. A man in a white shirt stands at the back holding a bowl near rows of steel pots and vessels. Tall bamboo poles with orange flags stand among the seated people, and a decorative pillar with blue, yellow and red patterns stands at the left. Ornate brass lamps are set on the left side of the floor.2009-01-01Photograph of a large indoor hall with white walls, a white ceiling with fans and fluorescent lights, and decorative yellow, blue and red banners hanging from the ceiling. A seated crowd of many people dressed mostly in white fills the floor, with a central area of orange and blue mats where several women in white and yellow-green saris sit in rows facing a small fire. A man in white clothing kneels near the fire with his hands pressed together. Green leaf plates with offerings and small cups are arranged on the floor in a line, and an orange cloth runs across the foreground.2010-09-17