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A photograph of a large banquet-style meal inside a white and red draped tent with striped pillars and floral garlands. Guests sit at long tables set with banana leaves, served food and water glasses. In the foreground a woman in a red and gold brocade saree and red bangles sits with her back to the camera, and a man in white with a red shawl sits at right. A woman in a green and maroon saree with a red shawl stands between tables, and an older man in white kurta sits at center. Other people in white attire with red shawls move through the background. No one present is clearly identifiable as a person.

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A long banquet table draped in white cloth runs through a large open-sided tent with red and white striped pillars and red drapes. Seated devotees eat from green banana-leaf plates, with cups and small bowls set along the table. Men in white dhotis with gold-bordered shawls and women in saris, including red and yellow ones and a woman in a red sari with a rudraksha-style necklace, sit or move between the rows. Attendants in white serve from a side table, and more people stand near the back. Rudraksha malas and red shawls are visible on several seated devotees.2014-05-10 +1 copiesAnnadhan in 20142014-01-01A large white-canopied hall during a communal meal. Many people in white clothes with red-and-cream shawls sit at round tables with white chairs, eating from divided white plates of rice and curries. A woman in a white sari with gold border leans over a table in the foreground while a young boy in white and glasses eats. A woman at right wears a red-and-orange sari and a beaded necklace. Volunteers in white stand and move between tables, with more diners in the background.2015-07-07 +1 copiesDecember 26 20062006-12-26A long banquet table draped in white cloth runs through a red-and-white decorated pavilion. Diners seated along both sides eat from green banana-leaf plates, with fruit slices and small bowls of food, and drink from glasses. In the foreground, two men seen from behind wear white dhotis with gold borders, a rudraksha mala and a red shawl. Further back, a robed figure in saffron stands near the centre with one arm raised, while others in white and red move among the tables.2014-05-10 +1 copiesA large seated gathering of devotees on red floor mats eats a communal meal served on banana leaves. In the foreground a woman in a purple and blue silk saree and dark-rimmed glasses reaches toward a leaf plate of rice and sides, beside a woman in a maroon blouse and white saree and a woman in a green and red saree with rudraksha mala. Others wear white kurtas, saffron-orange shawls and rudraksha malas. Several people stand and walk in the background near draped white tables. No a person candidate is clearly visible; the event is an annadan-style community meal, and the page's text does not establish a readable event name in the image.2016-12-21Indoor photograph of a large ritual meal gathering on a bare floor. Seated devotees, mostly men and women in white and coloured silk saris, sit on mats in rows before fresh green banana leaves. Several people wear red and white flower garlands and are sprinkling or arranging cooked rice and small offerings on the leaves with their hands. Standing attendants in white clothing move between the rows, and large framed images of a woman in red and gold saris hang on the wall behind. White and orange cloth covers part of the floor. The scene looks like an annadan-style communal meal or puja offering.2006-12-26A seated group of devotees eats a meal from green banana leaves laid in a long row on a red carpet in a bright hall with white draped tables and water bottles. In the foreground, men in white ritual clothes and rudraksha malas, one with a thick beaded wrist mala, sit cross-legged and serve food onto the leaves. Behind them, participants in white, orange and green clothing sit at tables, and a woman in an orange and blue sari stands at the right. A white-haired woman in green and maroon sits at the left edge. The meal appears to be a communal annadan-style lunch.2016-12-21May 08 20142014-05-08February 19 20152015-02-19A crowded outdoor dining hall with white-draped tables and chairs under a covered colonnade. Participants wear white or pastel clothing, many with red-orange lanyards around their necks. A woman in the foreground wears a red-orange headwrap and white shawl, looking down. Nearby, a man in white with an orange-red shawl eats from a plate, and a woman in a blue top sits at the right edge. Water bottles and plates of food sit on the tables, with attendants in lavender and white moving between diners. No clearly identifiable a person is visible in this scene.2015-12-20A large seated group of devotees sits on red mats in a hall during a communal meal. Many are dressed in white, some wear rudraksha malas, and a bare-chested man in white dhoti with a mala sits centre-left. Banana leaves are laid out in rows on white cloth, each holding small rice-based portions, and people in the foreground eat with their hands while others serve from a blue plate. Behind them, a decorated stage with gold and red drapery and a small deity murti or shrine is visible, along with tables and white draping.2016-12-21