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A photograph of a communal meal in a hall with red patterned curtains and a red carpet. Children and young adults in white kurtas and white dresses stand and sit around a large white cloth spread on the floor, eating from plates. A woman in a black top sits on the cloth while a child in a blue top leans against her. Along the back, several people in white stand at a row of steel serving trays and chafing dishes. A woman in an orange sari stands at left, and a girl in a striped top and purple pants stands at right. The scene suggests a communal meal service.

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A photograph of an ashram dining hall with a red carpet and a large white cloth spread on the floor. Many people in white clothing move around; several boys in white kurta-style outfits stand near the cloth. A woman in orange sari stands at left. Seated on the white cloth are a woman in a blue dress with long dark hair, a woman in white sitting at right, and a young man in green at far right, eating from plates. Behind them, people in white stand at a long table with steel plates and framed pictures near a red patterned curtain, serving or preparing food. Visible people number roughly twenty or more.2014-07-19 +1 copiesA buffet line of children and a few adults serves food in a hall with a red carpet. In the foreground a boy in a white kurta and a curly-haired boy in a white T-shirt hold white plates at a steel serving counter with trays of yellow dal, rice and salad. A woman in an orange sari with a long braid stands among them, helping the children serve themselves. Behind them, other children sit on white cloths and mats on the floor, and loose papers are scattered across the red carpet. The scene looks like an annadan or community meal for children.2014-07-19 +1 copiesA seated communal meal in a hall with dark walls and a patterned carpet. Many people sit on the floor eating from white plates and bowls, with rice, bread and curry visible. Children in colourful clothes sit in the foreground, and a woman in an orange sari and several people in white and red-shawled white garments move around in the background. A red-draped table with silver vessels stands at left. A few adults in white outfits stand near the back. No identifiable candidate is clearly visible in the scene, so no a person identification is made.2014-07-21Annadhan in 20142014-01-01July 23 20142014-07-23July 25 20142014-07-25 +1 copiesA large crowd of devotees sits cross-legged on a red floor covering inside a white tent, eating from white paper plates during a communal meal. In the foreground a man in white dhoti and shirt, with a bare-shouldered wrap, serves food from a blue bucket with a ladle. Many seated people wear shirts, kurtas, saris and churidars in blue, red, white and striped colours. No one is identifiable as a person in the frame, so no appearance-based candidate is claimed.2016-04-30July 22 20142014-07-22A large hall of seated people eating a communal meal from white divided plastic trays on red floor mats. Many attendees wear orange-red shawls or scarves, with orange lanyards around some necks; some wear white kurta-style clothes. A woman in the centre wears a green top and a garland, while others wear saffron, yellow, green and pink outfits. Plates and steel bowls are set out along the mats and some diners eat with their hands. Red chairs and striped fabric are visible at the back. The scene looks like a sangha meal, with no visible throne or a person candidate in view.2015-07-21 +1 copiesA 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 seated group of devotees eats a meal from green banana leaves laid in a long row on a red carpet in a bright hall with white draped tables and water bottles. In the foreground, men in white ritual clothes and rudraksha malas, one with a thick beaded wrist mala, sit cross-legged and serve food onto the leaves. Behind them, participants in white, orange and green clothing sit at tables, and a woman in an orange and blue sari stands at the right. A white-haired woman in green and maroon sits at the left edge. The meal appears to be a communal annadan-style lunch.2016-12-21A large white-canopied hall during a communal meal. Many people in white clothes with red-and-cream shawls sit at round tables with white chairs, eating from divided white plates of rice and curries. A woman in a white sari with gold border leans over a table in the foreground while a young boy in white and glasses eats. A woman at right wears a red-and-orange sari and a beaded necklace. Volunteers in white stand and move between tables, with more diners in the background.2015-07-07 +1 copies