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Women sit cross-legged in a long row on the floor of a hall, eating a communal meal from green banana leaves laid along a white cloth. In front of them are bottles of mineral water, small steel cups and bowls of food. The woman at left wears a magenta salwar with a rudraksha-style bead necklace and gold bangles. Beside her, a woman in a red blouse and yellow sari eats with her right hand. Next, a woman in a blue top with a saffron shawl serves herself from a leaf. Other participants in white and saffron shawls sit further down the row, and staff move in the background near a red wall and wooden door.

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September 30 20162016-09-30February 24 20162016-02-24 +1 copiesA large seated gathering eats a meal from green banana leaves laid on a red carpet at an indoor event. Many devotees sit cross-legged in rows wearing white kurtas and dhotis, yellow, purple, blue and saffron-toned clothes, and rudraksha malas. A woman in a green sari sits at left, and a man in a yellow kurta with a rudraksha mala eats at centre. Bottled water sits along the banana leaves, and some attendants in white bend over the rows serving food. No single leader is clearly identifiable, and no a person candidate is clearly visible among the people shown.2016-12-21Many seated men and women eat a communal meal from green banana-leaf plates laid along a long white cloth on a polished floor. Most wear white kurta-style clothing and red-orange shawls or wraps, and some have shaved heads or hair tied back. Water bottles and small paper cups stand between the plates. Behind them, women in white and orange saris and attendants in white stand and sit in a hall with wooden doors and cushioned seating.2016-02-24A large hall with a red carpet and white runner where many women sit in rows on the floor eating a communal meal served on fresh green banana leaves. In the foreground a woman in white garments and a white hair net leans forward to handle food on her leaf, beside water bottles. A woman in a purple saree and gold jewellery carries a steel bucket down the row, while other attendants in white dhotis or saris and white hair nets work at serving tables at the back. Many participants wear saris and salwar kameez in yellow, orange, pink and teal. A small girl in green sits at left. The scene reads as an annadan style community meal.2016-12-21A row of women seated on the floor eating a meal from banana leaves at a long table in a hall. They wear rust-red saris with gold borders and have white vibhuti or tilak marks on their foreheads; several wear rudraksha malas. Plastic water bottles and bowls of food sit along the leaves, and one woman in the foreground reaches toward her plate while others smile and talk. A basket and white cloth are visible at left.2016-03-30March 30 20162016-03-30Annadhan in 20132013-01-01 +2 copiesA large seated community meal on a red carpet. Long rows of banana leaves hold rice, curries, fried vegetables and small sweets, with plastic water bottles placed between them. Many women in saris and salwar kameez, in yellow, green, orange and pink, sit cross-legged along the leaves, several reaching to eat or serve. A woman in a multicoloured printed top and pink trousers in the foreground holds a phone. Behind them a dense crowd of seated and standing people fills the hall. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible in the frame.2016-12-21October 12 20162016-10-12February 24 20162016-02-24 +1 copiesSeptember 15 20142014-09-15