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A photograph of a crowded dining hall during an annadan meal service. Long wooden tables hold rows of seated diners eating from green banana leaves, with steel cups beside them. A man in a white shirt and grey trousers, wearing a white shawl with an orange scarf and a rudraksha-style necklace, stands at the table ladling food from a steel tray. Beside him, a young man in long dark hair and an orange robe holds a steel pot of curry, and another young man in an orange robe and orange shawl stands alongside. Several other staff in white shirts move through the room, and seated women in saris and a girl in a blue top are visible at the tables.

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February 10 20092009-02-10A photograph of a communal meal service in a hall with long dark serving tables covered by green banana leaves. A man with long dark hair in a saffron-orange robe stands at center, ladling food from a steel bucket onto a leaf, while a younger man in orange clothing holds the bucket handle beside him. A older man in a white shirt with a rudraksha mala serves nearby. Several women in white saris with hair braids and jasmine flowers, and men in white shirts, stand or sit along the tables, with many more people in the background.2009-02-10 +2 copiesPhotograph of an annadan meal hall with long tables covered in green banana leaves holding dosas and sambar. A figure with long dark hair wears a saffron-orange cloth and reaches toward a seated child, holding a hand near the child's head. Beside him, a person in orange robes stands at a steel bucket of sambar, serving food. Seated diners and white-clad volunteers in the background line the room, with a woman in a blue top and a woman in white at the lower left.2009-02-10 +2 copiesA photograph of a communal meal service under a thatched-roof pavilion. A man in a saffron-orange robe with a long string of golden beads and a long black hair stands at the right, ladling food from a steel bucket onto banana leaves laid along a metal table. Beside him, a man in orange holds a bucket of food while another man in a white dhoti and sacred thread stands at center, and another man in white with a shaved head holds a steel vessel. At left, seated women with hands joined in namaskar sit before the banana leaves, each with a small yellow sweet on the leaf. Plastic chairs and a rear tent with red decorations complete the scene.2011-01-16A photograph inside a thatched-roof pavilion where a meal is being served. Seated devotees sit at long metal tables with green banana leaves laid out. A man in a long-sleeved orange robe with a white forehead marking and a beaded garland holds a ladle and serves food onto the leaves. Beside him, a man in an orange robe with red-striped borders holds a steel bucket. Other men in white dhotis carry steel vessels of food, and a seated woman in a white sari with folded hands looks on. Background banners and people fill the open hall.2011-01-16A large indoor hall during a communal meal service. Seated devotees in white dhotis and shirts eat from green banana leaves laid on long steel-topped tables, with rice served. A man in an orange-saffron robe with a matching orange turban, long hair and bare feet walks through the aisle carrying a steel bowl, while other attendants in orange shawls and white clothes serve food from steel buckets. Standing observers in white kurtas and lanyards watch, and one person holds a camera. The scene reads as an annadan or prasadam distribution during a satsang programme.2007-12-12A large white-walled hall where many people sit at long tables eating a meal served on green banana leaves. In the foreground a man in an orange robe and orange turban, with long hair and a rudraksha mala, stands at the table ladling food from a steel bucket onto the leaves. Beside him stand a shaved-headed man in white with an orange shawl and a mala, and a man in a striped shirt. Seated women in saris and white clothes eat or wait, some with hands folded. Rice, curries and sweets are arranged on the leaves, with steel tumblers and a ladle in view.2007-12-12A photograph of a crowded food-serving scene. A man with long swept-back hair in an orange-red robe stands at center, holding a ladle over a stainless steel pot, serving food onto banana leaves. Beside him a man in a white shirt and a beaded necklace also reaches toward the leaves. On the left, women with folded hands sit before banana leaves holding white flowers in their hair, and a man in a blue-and-white checked shirt stands at far left. A younger man in an orange robe at right holds the pot's handle. Onlookers in white shirts surround them.2009-02-10 +2 copiesJune 22 20092009-06-22December 12 20072007-12-12A photograph of a community dining hall where seated diners eat from banana leaves on long metal tables. A long-haired figure in an orange saffron robe stands at left, serving food from a large steel pot, appearing to be a person by appearance cues: long swept-back hair and saffron clothing. Seated men wear white shirts and dhotis or plain shirts, and a woman in a white sari with a magenta border sits at right with a necklace. Leaves hold idli-style cakes, rice, and sides, with steel tumblers around. Plain grey walls and fluorescent lights frame the room.2007-01-12A dining hall serving meal at long tables covered with green banana leaf plates holding dosas and idli. In the centre, a monastic in a long orange robe with long hair stands at the serving table holding a ladle over a steel pot of sambar, while a man in orange with shoulder-length hair serves dosa onto a steel plate. A man in white with a red-orange shawl and a bare-headed older man in white with rudraksha malas stand nearby. Seated diners in white, blue and pink saris and white shirts eat from the leaves. Many more people stand in the background, dressed in white and orange.2009-02-10 +2 copies