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A seated meal on banana leaves in a hall with red and gold chairs behind. Devotees in white and pale clothing sit in a long row on the tiled floor, eating from green banana leaves with rice, fried snacks, lemon-yellow fruit and small white cups. A woman in a teal sari eats with her fingers, a woman with curly hair wears an orange lanyard and a blonde woman in a teal top sits in front. Other devotees wear orange sashes and white clothes. A tripod and red velvet seats are visible in the background. The scene reflects an annadan style communal meal.

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March 11 20152015-03-11 +1 copiesJuly 23 20112011-07-23 +1 copiesA row of women sits cross-legged on a polished tile floor eating a communal meal from green banana-leaf plates. Several wear white kurta-style tops with red-brown shawls, one wears a red and gold sari, another wears a teal saree, and one has hair in a bun. Small white cups of water and plates of rice, vegetables and sweets line the floor in front of them. In the background, others move about near an orange cloth and colourful drapes. No a person candidate is visible in the frame.2015-03-11 +1 copiesPhotograph of a seated communal meal in a tiled hall with devotees sitting cross-legged on mats before banana leaf plates heaped with rice, curries, fried items and pickles, with paper cups of drink nearby. In the foreground a woman in an orange top and green trousers, wearing a red shawl and orange lanyard, eats with her fingers; beside her a woman in a white sari with a red shawl and gold bangles eats from her leaf; at right a woman in a white top with a red shawl and red wrist thread eats while a woman in a teal blouse with a red shawl sits behind. Several other devotees in white and red shawls are seated further back. No a person candidate is visibly present.2013-09-05 +2 copiesWomen sit cross-legged on a tiled floor eating a meal served on green banana leaves with paper cups of drink. On the left, two women in saris, one in green and yellow and one in red, sit with their hands near their food. In the centre, a woman in white clothes and a red-and-beaded mala eats with her right hand. On the right, a blonde woman in a white kurta and white trousers with a red beaded necklace gestures with one hand while eating. Leaves hold rice, fried snacks and sweets, and a blue water bottle sits in front. The floor is white marble and a striped red mat runs along the back.2011-07-23 +1 copiesPhotograph of a long row of people seated on the polished floor of a large hall, eating a communal meal served on green banana leaves. Women in white salwar kameez and in saris with red and yellow tones sit in a line, eating with their right hands from leaves holding idlis, vadas, rice and small cups of drink. A woman in a gold and maroon sari leans over the far end of the row, serving food. A blue water bottle sits in the foreground. Red curtains and a stage are visible at the back of the hall. The scene reads as an annadan style communal lunch.2011-07-23March 11 20152015-03-11 +1 copiesOctober 17 20132013-10-17 +1 copiesAnnadhan in 20152015-01-01 +1 copiesA photograph of a group of devotees seated cross-legged in a row on the floor of a hall, eating from green leaf plates set on the floor in front of them. Several people wear white kurta or shirt outfits with red-and-orange shawls around their necks; one woman wears a yellow top with a red shawl and another wears white with a red shawl. Small glasses of water are placed along the row between the plates. Red flowers are visible in the blurred foreground, and chairs and a red-draped table sit in the background. No one is identified as a person in this image.2015-03-11 +1 copiesAnnadhan in 20152015-01-01 +1 copiesAnnadhan in 20152015-01-01 +1 copies