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A long white-walled hall with ceiling fans and tube lights holds rows of seated devotees eating an annadan meal from green banana leaves set on the floor, with steel tumblers beside each leaf. Many seated people wear white clothing with garlands; a woman in a red-bordered sari and a woman in a yellow sari sit in the foreground, and a blonde woman in white with a garland sits near the left. Standing servers in white and cream move along the aisle, and a man in a saffron robe walks along the right side of the room toward the front. The photo is taken from the rear of the hall.

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June 22 20092009-06-22June 22 20092009-06-22June 22 20092009-06-22June 22 20092009-06-22July 19 20092009-07-19July 19 20092009-07-19June 22 20092009-06-22Interior of a bright white hall where a large seated gathering sits cross-legged in long rows on the tiled floor before green banana leaves holding food and small cups. Many participants wear white clothes, some with orange or red shawls and beads. A man in white dhoti stands at the far end near garlands of yellow flowers. Ceiling fans, fluorescent lights and exposed steel trusses line the room. The scene appears to be a communal meal or satsang setting.2009-07-19June 22 20092009-06-22A photograph of a large whitewashed hall with a high ceiling and fans where a group of devotees sits on the floor for a ritual meal or satsang. Many people wear orange saffron robes, while others in white dhotis and cream saris with yellow borders sit in rows facing a central area. On the right, a seated man in white clothes and a shaved head sits behind an orange cloth and a plantain leaf of food, with his hands folded in namaskar. A woman in a cream sari with a dark border also sits with palms pressed together in the foreground. Steel vessels, banana leaves with food, and a brass lamp stand are arranged on the floors and cloth mats. A small stage with a microphone stand sits at the right edge, and a ceiling-hung speaker is visible.2011-03-05 +3 copiesA 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.2009-06-22A long hall with white tiled floor and white walls where rows of seated devotees sit facing a framed painting of a seated goddess-like figure in orange on an easel, with a small table and offerings before it. On the left, men in white dhoti and shawl with shaved heads sit with palms pressed together in namaskar. On the right, women in cream saris with yellow and orange borders sit in prayer. Banana leaf plates with food and metal tumblers sit before each person, and ceiling fans, a microphone stand and a speaker are visible. The scene appears to be a group meal or prayer offering.2011-03-05