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A hall with a painted backdrop of a Hindu goddess figure above a stage area. Women in white and cream saris with gold and green borders and orange shawls sit on the floor and serve food onto banana leaves. A woman in a yellow-bordered sari stands at right holding a large steel vessel, while others kneel and scoop from steel pots. Folding chairs and a table line the room, and several women in orange and white sit near the back.

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Annadhan in 20102010-01-01Annadhan in 20102010-01-01 +1 copiesDecember 27 20082008-12-27Indoor photo of a communal meal service in a white-tiled hall. Women in white and gold-bordered saris and a woman in a pink top serve food from steel buckets onto green banana leaves laid on the floor. Seated devotees, including a woman in a blue top and others in grey and black, wait to eat. In the background, a man in orange robes and another in white stand near the wall, and a larger group sits in rows. Plates hold rice, sambar-style gravy, and fried items with steel tumblers beside them.2009-07-19A photograph of a ceremonial meal in a plain whitewashed hall with a tiled floor. Rows of people sit cross-legged on orange and purple mats, mostly men in white dhoti-style clothing with saffron and gold borders and some with white shirts. Women in white sarees with yellow, green and gold borders sit in a row on the left. Before them are green banana leaves set with small portions of food and steel cups of water. Several people in white garments stand in the background carrying vessels and steel pots, serving the seated group. A white-haired and shaven-headed man with a tilak sits at right. A white ceiling fan and a metal sink fixture are visible at the top right.2010-10-12January 12 20072007-01-12Women seated on the floor of a hall eating a communal meal from banana leaves with small paper cups of drink in front of each leaf. A woman in an orange saree with a red border stands at left, bending to serve or offer food to the seated devotees. Seated women wear white and cream salwar kameez or sarees, a green and gold saree, and red and orange shawls. Behind them is a red curtain, a table with a white cloth and a framed portrait, and a stack of speakers and equipment. A seated woman at right wears a blue patterned top. Several women are visible, all seated or standing in the hall.2013-04-02 +1 copiesAnnadhan in 20102010-01-01 +1 copiesSeptember 17 20102010-09-17Annadhan in 20102010-01-01 +1 copiesA photograph of several women seated on the floor in a courtyard, dressed in white saris and dhotis-style white clothing with yellow and orange shawls. They sit before orange mats and brass plates holding fruit, sweets and small brass vessels, with oil lamps and spoons arranged in front of them, consistent with a padha pooja offering. One woman in the foreground wears a yellow shawl and serves from a brass plate. A green bag and a teal plate sit in the background beside red walls and a potted plant. No a person candidate is visible in the frame.2010-08-10 +1 copiesJanuary 08 20182018-01-08