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A photograph of a large, plain tiled kitchen hall with a corrugated metal roof, exposed steel beams and ceiling fans, used for mass food preparation. Several men and women in white clothing and white dhotis or mundus move between steel counters, stainless steel vessels and large pots. A man in a red shirt and another in a striped shirt stand at a cooking area, while a seated man in a striped shirt sits near black plastic sheets spread on the floor. A woman in a white sari with a flower in her hair sits on the floor at left, and a man in white bends over a stack of plates. Name badges are visible on some participants.

A photograph of devotees preparing food in a narrow hall with cream walls and a wooden floor. Several women in white saris and white head coverings stoop and stir over large steel pots and bowls of food, some pouring from a bucket. A man in a white checked kurta and white head cover works at the centre, and a woman in an orange sari stands among them. An orange cloth with gold trim hangs at the left. Many steel vessels of curry and rice sit on the floor, consistent with annadan kitchen service. No clearly identifiable a person appears in the frame.

A large, bright dining hall with white walls, exposed steel roof trusses and ceiling fans, where many people sit at round tables covered with floral-patterned cloths and white chairs eating from steel thalis. Many attendees wear white clothing, including white dhotis and kurtas and a woman in a white head-covering, while a few wear saffron-coloured or green sarees. In the foreground at right, a man in white stands at a long serving counter stacked with steel vessels of food. Orange curtains hang at the windows and the room is busy with people moving between tables, consistent with an annadan-style communal meal.

December 15 2006

December 15 2006

A photo inside a large hall with ceiling fans and fluorescent lights, showing a dining scene with many people seated at long metal tables eating from steel plates. Most attendees wear white shirts and white dhotis or trousers. A standing man in a white shirt with a pendant necklace carries a plate of food and smiles, while another man in a checked shirt walks nearby. Crowds stand and move along the walls, and a man in a patterned jacket sits at the right. The setting suggests a communal meal service at an event.

December 14 2006

A photograph of a crowded dining hall with a long stainless steel serving counter in the foreground. A woman in a white sari with a rudraksha mala holds a steel plate, and a woman in a red blouse and red sari with a gold necklace and a name badge stands beside the counter. Other women in white, red, yellow and orange saris carry plates and stand in a queue along the counter, while ceiling fans and fluorescent lights hang over a large hall with brick pillars.

A kitchen serving line in a plain whitewashed room with a stone-block wall on the left. Several women in white saris with coloured borders and white hair nets stand behind a long steel counter, serving food onto plates with gloved hands. Men in white shirts and white dhotis queue along the counter holding plates, one in a white shirt and white dhoti with an ID badge reaching toward the food. A cameraman stands in the background, and a wall-mounted electrical panel and a cardboard box appear at right. Several people are visible, all in white clothing.

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A dining hall with long metal tables and stools, where men in white shirts and white dhotis queue and sit to eat. Several standing people wear white with name badges or lanyards, and one holds a white plate. Large barred windows line the pale walls, and fluorescent lights hang overhead. No one in the scene is clearly identifiable as a person.

A photograph of a large white-walled hall with exposed steel roof trusses and ceiling fans, where a crowd of people in white clothes gather for a breakfast meal. Many attendees in white shirts and dhotis or white kurtas stand in a queue near the foreground, some wearing yellow lanyards, while others serve from a long table along the right wall covered with steel pots and trays. A few people in orange and saffron clothing and women in pink, blue and green saris are visible, and several people sit on the floor eating from plates. Two windows with orange curtains line the left side.

A photo inside a bright, tiled hall with barred windows and a ceiling fan, where people queue to receive food. A woman in gloves serves from a large steel pot of white food. Around her, men in white shirts with lanyards and rudraksha-style beads, a woman in an orange sari, an older woman with grey hair, and a young man in a teal shirt hold out steel plates and leaf or foil plates. A cameraman in a white shirt with an orange shawl films the scene from the left. The atmosphere suggests a community meal line, with people in saffron and white clothing.