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A long row of devotees sits cross-legged on the floor of a large hall, eating from banana leaves laid end to end on a red carpet. A server in a saffron-orange jacket, white hairnet and gloves walks along the row carrying a steel bowl and serving food onto the leaves. Several seated men wear white kurta-style clothes and rudraksha malas, one wearing an orange-brown shawl; others wear blue shirts and grey jackets. Behind them, many more participants sit in white and pastel clothes, and white draped curtains and tables with red and orange cloths line the back of the hall. No one in the frame is clearly identifiable as a person.

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A long row of seated devotees eats a communal meal from green banana leaves laid on white cloth across a red floor in a large hall. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts, some with rudraksha malas, reach to pick up food. A man in an orange jacket and a white hairnet, standing at right, serves rice from a steel bowl. Behind them more seated people, white draped chairs and a white-draped table with lamps are visible. The page indicates an annadan-style feast; the main visible action is communal serving and eating.2016-12-21 +1 copiesDecember 21 20162016-12-21 +1 copiesDecember 21 20162016-12-21A photograph of a communal meal service in a bright hall with polished floors and striped colourful mats running down the length of the room. Seated devotees in white clothes sit in a long row on the mats, each before a green leaf plate heaped with food. Volunteers in white clothing and white head coverings walk along the row, serving from steel buckets and pots. Other people in white dhotis and sarees stand and move about in the background, and a tall striped pillar and yellow curtain are visible at the rear. No a person candidate is clearly visible; the figures present are volunteers and seated devotees.2012-05-20 +2 copiesA long row of seated men eat a meal from banana leaves on the floor of a hall. Most wear white dhotis and some wear red or maroon shawls. A bald man in the foreground with a moustache and gold bracelet eats with his right hand from a leaf plate with vegetables and rice. Water bottles and small paper cups sit along the leaves. On the right, a man in a white hairnet, white dhoti and red shawl bends forward serving food. Behind him a framed portrait and flowers sit on a wooden table. Several people stand at the back, one in white with a red shawl.2016-02-24May 05 20162016-05-05September 15 20142014-09-15A photograph of a long hall with a polished white floor where rows of men sit cross-legged on the ground eating a meal from banana leaves. Several wear white kurtas, orange or saffron turbans and red shawls, some with red and orange lanyards and rudraksha malas. A woman in white with a red shawl and a hairnet stands at left carrying a metal bucket, serving food along the row. White paper cups are placed between the leaves. Behind them, further seated people, red and orange drapes, pink walls and colourful hanging banners fill the room. Several people are standing near the back, and a hand is visible at lower left on a leaf plate.2013-07-21 +1 copiesMarch 30 20162016-03-30September 15 20142014-09-15A large photograph of a mass seated feast in a hall with a long red carpet running through the centre. Rows of seated devotees in saffron and orange robes, many with orange turbans and head cloths, sit before rows of steel plates and bowls. Servers in white dhotis and shirts with grey head caps walk along the rows carrying steel buckets and trays, serving food. A bare-chested server wears a rudraksha mala and a red-brown cloth. The scene is a bhandara feast, with the people shown in the frame numbering far more than 100, and the seated and serving crowd fills most of the image.2016-05-05A long hall with a row of participants seated cross-legged on white cloth along both sides, eating a traditional meal served on green banana leaves with small cups and water bottles. Many men wear white kurtas or dhotis with red shawls draped over their shoulders; a few women wear saris or white and cream clothing. A server in a white dhoti and red shawl stands at right, ladling food from a steel tray onto the leaves. Behind the rows, a backdrop of framed photographs covers the wall and a table holds flowers and offerings. Roughly two dozen people are visible.2016-02-24