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A large communal dining hall at a person Spurana Program in Salem, Tamil Nadu, with rows of grey folding tables and red plastic chairs filled with hundreds of seated people eating from metal plates. Most diners wear white shirts and white dhotis or mundus, with some in checked shirts. Volunteers in white walk between the tables serving food. Many men and women are seated eating, forming a dense crowd typical of an annadan meal.

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December 14 20072007-12-14A large hall with white walls and a balcony railing holds a dense crowd seated at long grey tables with red plastic chairs, eating from metal plates. Most people wear white dhotis and white shirts or white kurtas, with some in coloured clothing scattered among them. Several standing attendants in white move between the tables, and a serving line runs along the back. Many people are visible, so the scene is a communal meal, annadan, at the a person Spurana programme in Salem, Tamil Nadu.2007-12-14A large dining hall photographed from above, with many people seated at long white tables and red plastic chairs eating from plates. Most attendees wear white or pale clothing, with some in saffron, pink, green and yellow saris. A few men wear white shirts with a blue-lettered logo. Volunteers in white stand between the tables serving food.2007-12-14December 14 20072007-12-14A large white hall filled with long rows of metal tables and red plastic chairs, where many people in white clothing sit eating from plates. Attendees in white shirts and dhotis or white kurtas and saris move between tables, some carrying plates, while others are seated. Walls are white with tall doors and an upper balcony railing. No ceremonial figure is clearly identifiable among those visible.2007-12-14A large dining hall filled with many people seated at long grey metal tables on red plastic chairs, eating from metal plates of food. Most attendees wear white clothing such as white shirts, white dhotis and white saris, with some in pink, orange, green and yellow. Several people wear white caps or headwear. No clear a person candidate is visible in this crowd; the scene is a communal meal, consistent with annadan. The room is bright and crowded, with people seated in rows across the frame.2007-12-14A large hall with white walls and a mezzanine balcony with white railings shows a dense dining scene. Hundreds of people sit at long grey tables with red plastic chairs, eating from plates. Most wear white clothing, with women in saris and sarees in pink, green and blue. Standing attendants and servers move between the rows and along the back walls. Bright ceiling lights hang above. Several people are in the foreground at the lower corners. No identifiable a person figure is clearly visible, so the a person field is set to none.2007-12-14A large indoor hall with white walls and a tiered white balcony railing shows hundreds of people seated at long grey tables with red plastic chairs, eating from plates. Most attendees wear white clothing, with some in colourful saris and shirts. Volunteers in white stand and walk between tables, and a few people move through the crowd near the back. The scene looks like a mass communal meal.2007-12-14A large indoor dining hall with white walls, high windows and an upper balcony railing. Hundreds of people, mostly men in white dhotis and shirts, sit at long grey tables on red plastic chairs eating from metal plates. Attendants in white move between the tables serving food. A small red and white banner hangs on the far wall. The room is crowded and orderly, consistent with a communal meal served at an event. No individual can be clearly identified as the a person candidate from the visible appearance.2007-12-14A large hall with white walls and a high ceiling is filled with rows of long tables and red and beige chairs. Hundreds of people in white dhotis and white shirts sit eating from steel plates, while others stand and serve food along the aisles. A few staff members in white carry plates toward the diners. The scene looks like a mass community meal in an ashram dining hall, with a red banner visible on the far wall.2007-12-14Large dining hall filled with many people seated at long grey tables on red plastic chairs, eating from plates of food. Most attendees wear white shirts and white dhotis or trousers; some wear coloured shirts in blue, green and pink. Several men in white stand between the tables serving or walking among diners. Overhead view of an annadan-style communal meal.2007-12-14December 14 20072007-12-14