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A seated communal meal on a red-painted floor. Many people in plain white clothes sit in rows and small clusters, eating from round leaf or metal plates with food. A woman in the centre wears a white sari with a red bindi and holds a cup; a man in a white shirt and dhoti eats from a plate near the front. A middle-aged man in glasses and a white shirt sits at lower left with a plate of orange food, and a bald man at right holds a plate. Water bottles and a yellow cloth lie on the floor. A large crowd of white-clad devotees fills the background.

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January 31 20162016-01-31January 02 20162016-01-02A large outdoor annadan meal under yellow and red canopy tents, with many devotees seated on a red mat-covered floor eating from steel plates. Most wear white dhotis, shirts and saris, with a woman in a yellow blouse and white sari in the lower right. Volunteers in white stand and walk among the rows carrying bags and serving. Bottles of water and yellow cloth bags are visible among the seated crowd.2016-01-02 +1 copiesJanuary 02 20162016-01-02A large outdoor tented meal, an annadan-style communal feast, with many people seated on red mats under a yellow and red draped canopy decorated with marigold garlands. A woman in a cream sari with a green border stands centre-left holding a steel plate, and seated men wear white dhotis and shirts. Other diners in green, orange and teal saris eat from steel plates while volunteers in white move between rows. A devotee in white sits centre-front with a rudraksha-style mala, holding a plate. No candidate for a person is clearly identifiable by appearance in this view.2006-12-30A large crowd of men in white dhotis and white shirts fills a tent with red floor covering and yellow draped walls. Many stand or sit on the red floor holding round steel plates of food, and some carry yellow cloth bags. A few men wear orange shawls or saffron garments. The scene looks like a mass annadan meal served during a festival at the ashram. No single figure is clearly identifiable as a person.2016-01-02A large crowd of women sits cross-legged on a red carpet inside a tented hall at a person Spurana programme. Most wear white saris and white dresses, while a few wear pink, red, blue and cream. Several hold small metal plates with flower petals and offerings in their laps. Behind them, rows of seated participants stretch back under white draped ceilings, and a man in white stands at the right edge near a white-covered table. A woman in a red blouse and white sari sits at the left foreground.2006-12-17A large seated gathering of men in white shirts and white dhotis sits cross-legged on red floor mats inside a tent hall. Each person has a white paper plate with food and a small water bottle nearby, and several people wear white lanyard badges. Rows of attendees stretch across the frame, with blue and purple banners and framed pictures on a side wall behind them. Many participants have their hands folded or are eating from the plates.2006-12-17August 24 20142014-08-24 +1 copiesA hall with a polished pale floor where many people sit cross-legged in rows on mats, most dressed in white with red or orange shawls and sashes. Several are seated with their backs to the camera, eating from leaf plates on the floor, with small paper cups beside them. A bald man sits bare-chested with a white dhoti and red waist cloth in the left foreground. In the background, others sit at long tables and a person in white moves near a steel counter.2013-09-05 +2 copiesWomen and girls sit cross-legged on a bright red floor covering, eating a meal from round paper plates containing rice, yellow curry and flatbread. A woman in white with a red-bordered shawl and a name badge eats at centre; a girl in a yellow and red dress with a long braid sits to the right. A woman in a teal and red sari with glasses eats at left, and a woman in a beige sari with a purple border eats at lower right. Small paper cups of water and a green flask sit among the plates. Other people in white clothing sit in the background. No a person is visibly present in this image.2015-11-01 +1 copiesA large feast hall with a red carpet runs through rows of seated devotees in saffron and orange robes eating from steel trays. Women in white saris with white head covers serve food from baskets and buckets along the aisles, while others in white stand and walk between the rows. Many people are seated on the floor in dense rows. No clearly identifiable a person is visible in this view.2016-05-05