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A large dining hall filled with many men in white shirts and white dhotis or mundus seated at long tables and standing in lines, with concrete pillars and a high ceiling with fans. In the foreground a man with a moustache, wearing a white shirt and a dark beaded pendant necklace, carries a metal tray of used plates, while a young man in a white shirt with a red tilak mark stands beside him. Men hold plates of food and a worker in a blue shirt eats at a table at lower left. The scene is a communal meal served during the a person Spurana convention. No a person candidate is visible.

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December 15 20062006-12-15A large hall with stainless steel serving tables and concrete pillars where many men in white shirts and white dhotis queue and sit for a communal meal. In the foreground a young man in a white shirt holds a white plate with food, and a man in a white shirt beside him carries a steel tray. Several seated diners eat from white plates with rice and curry. Many people in white, some wearing rudraksha-style beaded necklaces, fill the room. Water bottles sit on the table. This looks like an annadan or prasadam meal at a convention.2006-12-15A photograph of a large dining hall with many men standing and sitting at long metal tables, holding steel plates and bowls. Most wear white shirts and white dhotis, with a few in orange, pink, blue and checked shirts. A man in white with a white cloth draped over his shoulder sits in the foreground, and fans and ceiling lights hang from the pillared concrete ceiling.2006-12-15December 15 20062006-12-15A long hall with many men in white dhotis and white shirts eating a meal from steel plates on long metal tables, serving staff carrying plates and trays through the crowd. Several men in white stand at the back and sides of the room, with large windows and concrete pillars lining the space. A plastic water bottle sits on one table. A small framed portrait hangs on the far left wall. This appears to be a communal dining scene at an event.2006-12-15A dim dining hall where many men in white shirts and white dhotis are seated at long tables eating from steel plates and small bowls set on the tables, with serving trays and steel containers at the centre. Others stand in a crowded queue or move between tables carrying white plates. Windows with grilles and tall pillars line the back of the room. Some attendees wear green and orange cloths, and a person in a blue shirt with a shoulder strap stands at the lower left. Many people are visible, mostly partially seen, at a large annadan or mealtime gathering during an event.2006-12-15December 15 20062006-12-15A large indoor dining hall with rows of seated men eating from metal plates on long tables, with ceiling fans and tube lights overhead and square pillars along the room. Most diners wear white shirts and white dhotis, while some wear checked or striped shirts. A man in a striped shirt and white dhoti walks down the central aisle carrying a plate. A man in the foreground at right wears a striped shirt, and another in a blue shirt stands at the right edge.2006-12-15December 15 20062006-12-15Crowded indoor dining hall with a long serving counter where many men in white clothes queue or sit with white plates. In the foreground, a man wearing an orange-saffron turban, seen from behind, stands among devotees. A man in white with a rudraksha-style mala and a man with glasses are prominent at left. Ceiling fans, fluorescent lights, pillars and barred windows surround the room.2006-12-15A crowded indoor hall with white columns where many men in white dhotis and white shirts gather, many holding steel plates and bowls of food, apparently serving or receiving a meal. A man in a blue and white patterned shirt with a red lanyard and ID badge stands at center-left holding a steel tray. Several younger men in white clothes stand at right, one wearing a red sash, and others in orange shawls appear near the right edge. Photo is part of an annadan-style food service during a multi-day event in Salem, Tamil Nadu.2007-12-14A crowded indoor dining hall with pale walls, columns and ceiling fans, where many men in white dhotis and shirts sit at long metal tables eating from steel plates. Several standing people queue or move between tables carrying food; one man in a white shirt holds a steel tray of food at right. Most diners wear white, with a few in checked or colourful shirts, and a man in an orange shirt stands at the right edge. Windows with grills line the back wall.2006-12-15