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A photograph of a large whitewashed hall where many devotees sit in rows on the floor eating a communal meal from green banana-leaf plates, a scene consistent with an annadaan session. Most seated people wear white clothing and some wear flower garlands. Several staff in orange and red saris and white shirts walk along the aisles carrying trays and serving food. A red-and-gold ceremonial chair stands at the far end near a small shrine area with a framed picture, and fans and tube lights hang from the high ceiling. A person in a white dhoti stands near the front, and the hall is filled with participants and servers.

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June 22 20092009-06-22A photograph of an annadaan meal session in a white-walled hall with exposed steel roof trusses and ceiling fans. Rows of banana leaves are laid on the white floor, each with small steel cups, while seated devotees in white clothes with white and floral garlands wait to be served. Women in red, maroon and orange saris and men in white kurtas and orange shawls move among them serving food, and a few stand near an orange-draped doorway at the back. A sign-free indoor ashram setting with a glass cabinet at left.2009-06-22June 22 20092009-06-22June 22 20092009-06-22A photograph of an annadaan meal session in a large whitewashed hall with ceiling fans and fluorescent lights. Rows of seated devotees sit on the floor before green banana-leaf plates, many in white clothing, some with white or yellow garlands. Volunteers in white dhotis and saffron-orange shawls walk between the rows carrying steel vessels and serving food, while a woman in a red sari and another in a green sari assist. A standing fan and a metal bucket sit in the foreground, and a plastic water tumbler is set on each leaf. Several people are seated along the right side near tables.2009-06-22June 22 20092009-06-22July 19 20092009-07-19June 22 20092009-06-22A large hall with white walls, ceiling fans and a wide white tiled floor holds a long seated meal. Rows of people sit on mats in white clothes, many with yellow or saffron scarves, eating from green banana leaves set with rice and side dishes, with steel cups and bowls beside them. Several women in white and cream saris and white-clad helpers serve from large steel pots, while a standing figure in saffron robes stands at the right edge and another in orange at the left. Tall windows line the back wall. The scene looks like a communal annadan meal in an ashram hall.2009-07-19Annadaan meal in a white-walled hall with ceiling fans. Long rows of seated devotees in white clothes sit on the floor before green banana-leaf plates heaped with food and small metal cups. Several people in saffron and orange robes walk down the central aisle carrying items, while attendants in white dhotis serve along the rows. A gold-framed red throne-like seat stands near the wall, and a framed portrait hangs on the back wall. Women in red and orange saris stand at a doorway at left. Many people are visible, most seated, with partial figures at the edges.2009-06-22June 22 20092009-06-22A photograph of an annadaan meal inside a large whitewashed hall with tube lights, ceiling fans and open steel roof trusses. Many people sit cross-legged in long rows on the white tiled floor, each before a green banana leaf plate. Most wear white dhotis and shirts, some with garlands of flowers. In the foreground a woman in a green sari with a light border bends forward pouring from a steel vessel onto the leaves. Several standing attendants in white and orange-robed figures move among the rows, and a woman in a red sari stands near the centre. A small logo appears in the upper left corner.2009-06-22