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A photograph of a large white-walled hall with exposed steel roof trusses and ceiling fans, where a crowd of people in white clothes gather for a breakfast meal. Many attendees in white shirts and dhotis or white kurtas stand in a queue near the foreground, some wearing yellow lanyards, while others serve from a long table along the right wall covered with steel pots and trays. A few people in orange and saffron clothing and women in pink, blue and green saris are visible, and several people sit on the floor eating from plates. Two windows with orange curtains line the left side.

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A large, bright hall with white walls, high barred windows and a row of ceiling fans, filled with a dense crowd of men and women queuing for a meal. Men in white shirts and white dhotis stand at the front of the line, one in an orange dhoti, another in a faded orange-brown shirt, and a woman in a dark red sari stands near the serving counter. Stainless steel tables and serving pans line the queue. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person, so no candidate is marked.2009-07-30A large, bright dining hall with white walls, exposed steel roof trusses and ceiling fans, where many people sit at round tables covered with floral-patterned cloths and white chairs eating from steel thalis. Many attendees wear white clothing, including white dhotis and kurtas and a woman in a white head-covering, while a few wear saffron-coloured or green sarees. In the foreground at right, a man in white stands at a long serving counter stacked with steel vessels of food. Orange curtains hang at the windows and the room is busy with people moving between tables, consistent with an annadan-style communal meal.2009-12-10July 27 20062006-07-27A long white-walled hall with ceiling fans and tube lights holds rows of seated devotees eating an annadan meal from green banana leaves set on the floor, with steel tumblers beside each leaf. Many seated people wear white clothing with garlands; a woman in a red-bordered sari and a woman in a yellow sari sit in the foreground, and a blonde woman in white with a garland sits near the left. Standing servers in white and cream move along the aisle, and a man in a saffron robe walks along the right side of the room toward the front. The photo is taken from the rear of the hall.2009-06-22June 25 20092009-06-25A photograph of a large white hall with ceiling fans and tall windows, where many people in white clothing stand in a long queue and move about. Several people in the foreground wear white kurtas and sarees, and one woman in the centre wears a green saree. A few devotees in saffron and orange clothing stand near the back right, and plastic chairs line the room. A small ceiling-mounted speaker and a purple logo appear at the top left. No single leader can be clearly identified in the scene.2009-07-02A photograph of a large hall with rows of square pillars and grilled windows, filled with many men in white dhotis and shirts. In the centre-right, a figure in an orange saffron robe and orange head wrap stands among the crowd, holding a steel plate, while another man in white with an orange shawl carries a plate of food. Several people in the crowd hold steel plates. The people are predominantly in white ritual-style clothing with some in checked shirts.2006-12-15A large, bright hall with a corrugated metal roof, ceiling fans and rows of windows, filled with a dense crowd of people standing and queuing for a communal meal. Men wear white shirts and white dhotis, while many women wear cotton saris in pink, peach, orange and maroon. Several volunteers in white stand behind long serving tables, one holding a steel vessel and ladling food onto plates held out by queuing devotees, with stacks of flatbread visible on a table. Many participants wear name badges. Standing and serving activity suggests an annadan meal distribution.2009-07-30A crowded indoor hall with white walls, ceiling fans and fluorescent lights, where many devotees in white and cream clothing gather around long tables with plates and water bottles, appearing to share a meal. A woman in the foreground wears a red bindi, a beaded mala and a white sari; a woman beside her has short grey hair and a yellow sari; a younger woman wears a yellow shawl. On the right, a framed image with orange and red decoration hangs on the wall beside a small pale wall poster. Several men in white dhotis and shirts stand and sit among the crowd. The scene suggests an annadan or communal food service at an ashram-style gathering.2008-07-17 +2 copiesJune 02 20092009-06-02July 19 20092009-07-19July 30 20092009-07-30