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A large hall serving a meal to seated devotees on banana leaves at long tables with red plastic chairs. A man with long hair, a saffron-orange turban and an orange sleeveless robe stands centre-left, serving from a steel pot with a ladle, appearing to be a person with a saffron robe and turban, serving prasadam. Nearby, men and women in white ritual clothes, some wearing rudraksha malas, serve food from steel buckets. Seated women in white, pink and blue saris place rice and dal on the leaves. Steel tumblers sit beside the leaves.

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A large white-walled hall with a metal roof and rows of seated diners eating from banana leaves on long tables, with red plastic chairs. In the centre, a man in an orange turban, orange shawl and orange dhoti stands behind the line serving food from a steel plate; beside him a man in white ritual clothes and an orange shawl also carries serving dishes. Several people in white and orange move along the rows. The image is a photograph of an annadan meal service with servers and rice being served on leaf plates.2007-12-12A large hall serves a communal meal to seated devotees at long tables with red plastic chairs. In the foreground a man in an orange turban, orange robe and rudraksha mala holds a steel ladle and serves rice onto a green banana leaf, while wearing clear plastic gloves. Beside him a man in white shirt and an orange shawl stands at a steel serving pot. Many seated men and women, including women in sarees and a woman in a white sari, receive food on banana leaves set with rice, sides and water glasses.2007-12-12A monk in saffron robes and an orange turban serves food at a long communal dining hall, where rows of seated devotees eat from banana leaves set on tables. Red plastic chairs line the tables, and white-clad volunteers move along the aisles. A saffron-clad server in the foreground, wearing gloves, places rice onto leaves before a row of women in saffron-and-white saris, some with gold bangles and necklaces. The setting suggests an annadan meal at an ashram or temple hall.2007-12-12December 12 20072007-12-12December 12 20072007-12-12A large hall with white walls and high windows where a communal meal is being served on long rows of tables. Many seated people eat from green banana-leaf plates, and servers in white shirts and mundus walk along the rows serving rice from steel pots. In the foreground a saffron-clad sannyasi with long hair and an orange turban carries a steel pot and serves rice, while another man in white with an orange shawl stands at right beside the tables. Dozens of attendees in white and mixed clothing sit throughout the hall, consistent with an annadan feeding event.2007-12-12A large indoor hall with white pillars and balconies serves a community meal to rows of seated devotees on red plastic chairs at long tables covered with green banana leaves. A man in a tall orange turban, long hair and orange robes with a rudraksha mala serves rice from a steel pot. Beside him, a man in an orange shawl over white clothes holds a silver tray of rice, and another man with an orange shawl and a garland-like ribbon stands nearby. Several women in white saris with red borders are seated, and about forty people are visible.2007-12-12A large indoor dining hall with rows of tables covered in green banana leaves, where people are served food. In the foreground a figure in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban, with long hair and gloved hands, serves rice from a steel vessel onto a leaf. Women seated at the tables, one wearing a white sari with a red border and another in a pale patterned sari, watch or receive food. Men in white shirts and dhotis, some with orange shawls, stand and sit along the room, and a steel bucket sits on the floor. The hall has white columns and windows, with many people visible in the background.2007-12-12A large white hall with long rows of tables covered in green banana leaves, set with steel tumblers and food portions, where many seated people eat a meal. A man in an orange-saffron robe with an orange turban serves food from a steel bowl along the table, while men in white shirts and dhotis and others in blue shirts stand nearby, one carrying a steel bucket. Seated women in saris, some with hands folded in namaste, sit along the rows. Ceiling fans and rows of windows line the upper white walls.2007-12-12December 12 20072007-12-12December 12 20072007-12-12December 12 20072007-12-12