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A photograph of a large institutional dining hall with pink tiled walls, ceiling fans, and long metal tables with bench seating. Many women in sarees are seated and standing, some eating from steel plates, and one woman in a light blue top and yellow sari near the foreground looks toward the camera. Women in white saris and pink, purple and green outfits fill the room. No a person candidate is visible in the scene.

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December 14 20062006-12-14August 13 20092009-08-13December 15 20062006-12-15A large dining hall at a convention in Avadi, Chennai, where women and some men sit along long steel serving counters eating from metal plates and bowls under ceiling fans and fluorescent lights. In the foreground, an older woman with grey hair wears a pale peach sari and another in a light blue sari sits at the counter. Further back, a few people in saffron and orange garments move through the hall, and a man in a white shirt stands at the right edge. The walls are tiled in pinkish-brown and the room is busy with attendees being served a meal.2006-12-16 +1 copiesA crowded indoor dining hall with pink tiled walls and ceiling fans, where many women in sarees crowd around a serving counter holding steel plates and bowls of food. A woman in a teal blouse and blue floral saree stands in the foreground, and a woman in a white saree with colourful border smiles beside her. Others in orange, purple and white sarees wait or sit at tables. No a person candidate is visible in this scene.2006-12-14A photograph of a large dining hall with long steel tables and benches where many women are seated and standing while eating from metal plates of food. Most women wear white or light cotton saris and white blouses, while some wear pink, lavender and floral print saris. Several women have lanyards around their necks. Plastic water bottles sit on the tables. Ceiling fans and fluorescent tube lights hang over the room, and tiled columns line the space. No a person candidate is visible in the scene.A dining hall scene where a line of women in sarees stands at a long steel serving counter, holding out stainless steel plates and bowls to be served food. Foreground: a woman in an orange and cream saree with a long braid bends over the counter; behind her a woman in a pink saree and a woman in a white blouse and cream saree wait. Further back, a woman in a yellow saree and a woman in a white saree with gold border and eyeglasses stand in line, with a woman in a blue saree at the far right. Pink tiled pillars, windows and ceiling fans frame the room.2006-12-14A photograph of a large dining hall with a long grey steel table in the foreground where many women sit on stools eating from stainless steel plates and bowls. Many women wear white saris with coloured borders and white blouses, while others wear pink, yellow, orange and blue saris. Several women in the foreground have hair in long plaits, and one wears a white top with a yellow sari. Overhead ceiling fans, fluorescent lights and beige tiled walls frame the room. The setting suggests an annadan meal service at a large gathering.2006-12-16December 16 20062006-12-16A photograph of a large dining hall with white walls, ceiling fans and tall windows, where many people sit at long metal-topped tables with plastic chairs eating from steel plates. Most diners wear white shirts, and some wear light blue or patterned clothes; a woman in a red sari sits at the left. Several standing attendants in white shirts move between the tables and a serving counter at the back, carrying food and bowls, as people serve a communal meal.2010-07-07A large, bright hall with a corrugated metal roof, ceiling fans and rows of windows, filled with a dense crowd of people standing and queuing for a communal meal. Men wear white shirts and white dhotis, while many women wear cotton saris in pink, peach, orange and maroon. Several volunteers in white stand behind long serving tables, one holding a steel vessel and ladling food onto plates held out by queuing devotees, with stacks of flatbread visible on a table. Many participants wear name badges. Standing and serving activity suggests an annadan meal distribution.2009-07-30A photograph of a dining hall with a long line of women and girls in saris and salwar kameez queuing past steel tables set with stainless steel plates. A woman in a white sari at the left holds a metal serving dish, while others in orange, pink, blue and yellow saris line up with plates. Pink tiled walls, a ceiling fan and a wall-mounted air conditioner are visible. No a person candidate is visible.2006-12-15