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People eat a meal seated on the floor of an open-sided covered hall, served on banana leaves with rice and side dishes. A woman in a long orange sari walks down the aisle between the rows. Seated diners include an older woman in a teal blouse and white sari, a woman in a yellow sari, a woman in a blue blouse, a little girl in pink, and a small boy in a white shirt drinking from a cup. Men in white shirts eat on the right, and a steel bucket and glasses sit on the floor. Concrete troughs and a red container appear in the background.

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November 15 20212021-11-15November 15 20212021-11-15November 15 20212021-11-15A long covered hall with a corrugated roof and rows of metal posts shows many people seated on the floor eating a meal served on green banana leaves. Most wear orange or saffron cloth, and some sit in an orange-clad row on the left while others walk along the central aisle. A woman in a floral blue sari with a striped shawl leans over the leaves, serving food from a steel bucket, and a man in a red-orange shawl stands at the center. Many people are seated in a long annadan style meal line.2021-11-15Annadhan in 20122012-01-01 +1 copiesFebruary 18 20112011-02-18 +2 copiesOutdoor communal meal under a open-sided tent with green fabric screens and strings of bunting. Many people sit on a concrete floor eating from metal plates and steel bowls, while others sit on white plastic chairs at the back. A woman in a red sari and a woman in a blue sari sit near the front, a child in a yellow top sits on the left, and a woman in orange and pink holds a plate at right. Several men in white shirts and dhotis eat nearby, and a woman in a white sari walks through carrying food. Bamboo poles hold up the tent structure.2012-04-06June 22 20092009-06-22A photograph of a long, open-sided pavilion with a corrugated roof and red metal posts, where devotees are seated on the floor sharing a communal meal served on banana leaves. Most seated people wear saffron-orange robes, several with orange headwraps and white tilak on the forehead, and some wear rudraksha malas. In the foreground, a man in a red-orange robe leans forward to serve food to seated monastics. Behind them, a woman in a purple sari carries a steel pot and another man in a red shirt stands near a tray. Several plates of rice, curries and sweets sit in rows along the floor, with a small framed image of a deity on the left wall. The setting appears to be an outdoor annadan meal during a religious gathering. Visible people number roughly 20 to 30.2021-11-15September 09 20072007-09-09January 23 20172017-01-23A photograph of a seated communal meal in an open-sided pavilion with a concrete floor and a long steel serving counter along the back wall. About a dozen people in white clothes sit on mats on the floor, eating from banana-leaf plates with steel tumblers, while a cameraman in white stands at the left edge filming. At the lower right, a long-haired man in an orange saffron robe sits on a blue cloth beside a small tray holding a plate of rice and curries, serving or eating. Trees and thatched structures are visible outside through the open walls, and a steel pot sits near the foreground.2006-10-22