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Wide overhead view of a large, bright white hall filled with long rows of grey folding tables and red plastic chairs. Hundreds of people, mostly men in white shirts and white dhotis or trousers, sit eating from plates and leaf-style meals, while others walk between the rows and stand along the walls. Upper-level balconies with white lattice railings line the far side. A purple dove logo appears in the upper-left corner. Lighting is even and fluorescent.

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A large white-walled hall with a high corrugated roof and skylights hosts a communal meal. Hundreds of men in white dhotis and white shirts sit at long grey metal tables on red plastic chairs, eating from steel plates. Some stand in the aisles between tables, and a figure in a light shirt and tan trousers walks through the foreground. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person.2007-12-14A wide overhead photograph of a large white-walled hall filled with rows of grey metal tables and red plastic chairs, where hundreds of people sit eating meals from steel plates. Most diners wear white dhotis and white shirts or white salwar-kameez. Staff in white stand between the tables serving food, and a bright side gallery and high ceiling fans are visible.2007-12-14A large photograph of a communal meal hall with white walls and a high metal roof, filled with hundreds of seated diners at long rows of tables with red and orange plastic chairs. Most diners wear white clothing, many men in white shirts and dhotis, with some women in coloured saris. Steel plates of food sit on the tables. Standing attendants in white move between the rows, and a few people walk along the open aisle. Upper gallery balconies line the back. This appears to be a group meal, annadan style, during a multi-day programme in Salem, Tamil Nadu. No single figure is clearly identifiable as a person.2007-12-14December 14 20072007-12-14Overhead view of a large dining hall with rows of grey metal tables and bright red plastic chairs filled with seated diners eating from steel plates. Many attendees wear white clothing, and staff in white dhotis and shirts walk the central aisle carrying food. The hall has white walls, balcony railings with geometric patterns, and a red poster on the right wall. Scene suggests a mass meal service at an event.2007-12-14Wide overhead view of a large white hall where hundreds of devotees sit at long grey tables with red plastic chairs, eating from plates, most wearing white dhotis and white shirts or sarees. Staff in white and some in grey or yellow walk between the rows serving food. Bright ceiling lights, tall windows and white walls frame the crowded community dining scene, an annadan-style meal at an ashram event.2007-12-14December 14 20072007-12-14A large hall with white walls and a high ceiling is filled with rows of long tables and red and beige chairs. Hundreds of people in white dhotis and white shirts sit eating from steel plates, while others stand and serve food along the aisles. A few staff members in white carry plates toward the diners. The scene looks like a mass community meal in an ashram dining hall, with a red banner visible on the far wall.2007-12-14December 12 20072007-12-12December 14 20072007-12-14December 14 20072007-12-14A large white hall filled with long rows of metal tables and red plastic chairs, where many people in white clothing sit eating from plates. Attendees in white shirts and dhotis or white kurtas and saris move between tables, some carrying plates, while others are seated. Walls are white with tall doors and an upper balcony railing. No ceremonial figure is clearly identifiable among those visible.2007-12-14