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A photograph of a large open-sided metal-roofed hall where many people sit on the bare floor eating from steel plates, a communal meal serving. Most seated people wear white shirts and white dhotis; one man in the foreground wears a pink shirt and white trousers, and a woman with curly light hair sits near the centre. Standing attendants in white shirts and dhotis move between the rows, and a table with water bottles stands at the left. Plates hold rice and food, and a green plastic bottle sits on the floor. No a person candidate is visibly present; the people are devotees and servers.

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A large hall with a polished concrete floor, white columns, red-painted roof trusses and ceiling fans, where rows of people sit cross-legged on the floor facing a central aisle for a communal meal. Each seated person has a metal plate in front of them, and many men wear white dhotis with white shirts, some with vibhuti or kumkum marks on their foreheads. Several women in saris, including one in a red blouse and another in a white sari with a yellow border, walk down the aisle serving food. Other people in white stand near the back, and the photo appears to be taken from the front of the hall looking down the line of diners.2010-07-24A large open-sided metal-roofed shed with white corrugated walls and exposed orange steel beams serves a communal meal. Many people sit or stand on a bare concrete floor eating from metal plates. A woman in a white sari with a gold border stands at left holding a plate, and a man in white shirt and dhoti stands behind her. In the foreground a young man in a green T-shirt and jeans holds a plate of food, and a young girl in a pink dress sits on the floor eating. Several men in white and seated children fill the middle and right, and a woman in a cream sari with a red border stands at right. Watermarked archive photo; no a person candidate is clearly visible.2019-01-20A long hall with a corrugated roof and cream walls hosts a communal meal. Rows of people sit on the floor along the length of the room, eating from banana leaves with glasses of water beside them. A man in white dhoti and a yellow shawl walks down the central aisle between the rows, with a bare-footed stride. Several servers in white shirts and white head coverings move about, and women in green and yellow saris sit among the diners. Decorated pillars with colourful patterns stand at the sides. This appears to be an annadan style meal. a person is the man in the yellow shawl walking the aisle, identified by the yellow shawl and white ceremonial clothing; the appearance cues are limited, so this is uncertain.2012-05-20 +2 copiesMay 20 20122012-05-20A long indoor hall with polished floors and colourful striped runners laid along the floor. Rows of seated devotees in white clothes eat from banana-leaf-style plates of rice and food, while servers in white kurtas and hairnets bend along the line ladling food from steel pots. A man in a checked white shirt and white hairnet stands at the left edge, and a man in a white shirt and dhoti stands at right. Several more people in white stand and move in the background. This appears to be an annadan-style communal meal service.2012-05-20 +2 copiesA open-sided pavilion with a yellow-orange tent roof and cement block walls sees a seated communal meal. Devotees in white dhotis and shirts sit cross-legged on mats, many on green banana leaves with steel tumblers, while a server in a white dhoti and orange shawl moves along the row. A woman in a white sari and a woman in blue sit among the men, and an attendant in white stands at the right edge carrying a vessel. Dishes of food sit on a tray at the lower left. Garden greenery and a red gate are visible beyond the open sides.2006-10-22A photograph of a long row of men seated cross-legged on a polished marble floor, eating a meal served on fresh green banana leaves. Most wear white dhotis and white shirts, and some have sacred ash or red marks on their foreheads. Each leaf holds rice, yellow curries and small side dishes, with steel glasses of water beside them. A man in a white dhoti stands at the far end serving food, and a yellow-draped structure is visible at the top right. The scene looks like a communal meal in an ashram dining hall.2012-05-20 +3 copiesA large, bare-walled hall with a polished white floor shows a communal meal in progress. Many people sit on the floor in rows holding metal plates of food, while others in white clothes walk among them serving. Women wear saris in red, yellow, orange, purple, pink and green, many with flowers in their hair, and men wear white shirts and dhotis. Several children sit among the diners, one in an orange dress and one held in a blue top. White plastic chairs line the edges, and a man in a green shirt stands near the left side. This appears to be an annadan style communal meal. No person is clearly identifiable as a person in the visible scene.2010-01-01A photograph of a long open-sided pavilion where rows of seated devotees perform a puja. Dozens of participants sit cross-legged on the floor in white clothes and orange shawls, with brass kalasha pots, banana-leaf plates of flowers and offerings placed before them, and tall decorated sticks rising above. At the far end, a man in white stands near a bucket beside a seated figure in orange, while a woman in white stands nearby. Spectators in white and light clothing sit along the right wall watching. Concrete floor and palm trees are visible beyond the open sides.2006-11-20A photograph of a large seated meal in a hall with a polished floor. Rows of people sit on the floor on mats and wooden planks, eating from green banana-leaf plates with steel tumblers of water beside them. Most men wear white shirts and white dhotis; a woman in a green sari with a yellow shawl sits at right. A person in white with a yellow shawl and white head covering walks down the aisle between the rows, and another figure in white stands at the back near the wall. Coloured woven mats and a wall with a red and yellow painted panel frame the scene.2012-05-20A long white-walled hall with a corrugated roof and exposed wooden trusses, decorated with tall painted pillars in red, blue and yellow with yellow fringed hangings. Rows of people sit cross-legged on mats and the floor eating from banana-leaf plates, served by volunteers in white shirts and white dhotis. A man in a red kurta stands at centre, and a seated child in orange clothing sits at left. Steel vessels and jugs stand on the concrete floor in the foreground, and a serving table is visible at the back. A man in a white shirt with an orange shawl stands at right pointing toward the rows. Approximately twenty-five to thirty people are visible, mostly in white. The meal appears to be an annadan style community meal.2009-02-04A photograph of an annadan meal served in a long thatched shed with blue steel posts and strings of orange and yellow bunting overhead. Rows of diners sit on benches at long tables eating from steel plates, while volunteers in white clothes walk between the tables carrying vessels to serve food. Many more people stand in a crowd near the open side of the shed, some in white shirts and dhotis, others in saris and salwar. The concrete floor is bare and the mood is orderly and communal.2009-08-05