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A photograph of a dining hall with a long green-topped table lined with devotees seated on benches, eating from banana leaves set with rice and food. A woman in a pale yellow sari with a long braid stands at left serving, and another server in a white and gold-bordered sari carries a steel vessel. Several seated men wear white shirts and white dhotis, and a man at lower right in a white shirt wears a dark rudraksha-style mala. Whitewashed walls, arched windows, wooden shutters and a ceiling fan frame the room. A date stamp reads 24 12 2005.

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A photograph of a long hall with pale blue walls and arched doorways where people sit on red plastic chairs at long green-topped tables to eat a meal served on banana leaves. A woman in a pale yellow sari stands at the left serving food from a steel vessel, and another woman in a cream sari with brown patterning serves nearby. Several men in white shirts sit along the tables, and a man in a white shirt is at the right foreground. Ceiling fans hang above, and staff in white move near a serving counter at the back.2005-12-25A photograph of a long dining hall with pale blue walls and arched wooden doors, where people sit on benches at green-topped tables eating from banana leaves set with rice and small portions of food. In the foreground, a woman in a cream sari with a gold border is partly blurred, and several women in white and cream saris and men in white shirts sit along the tables. A man in a white shirt and dark lunghi-style clothing stands among the tables. The man at the lower right wears a white shirt, a dark beaded mala and an orange-and-white badge.2005-12-25A photograph of a communal meal hall with long tables covered in green banana leaves. Seated devotees, mostly men in white shirts and dhotis with some in pastel shirts, eat from the leaves while a woman in a pale yellow sari with a long braid carries a steel vessel and serves food. Plastic cups sit beside the leaves, and a woman in a blue and white sari eats at the front right. A person in white stands at the back near water containers. Walls are pale blue and windows are tall. The scene reads as an annadan style meal.2005-12-25 +1 copiesA photograph of a large hall with pale blue walls and yellow wooden doors where devotees sit on floor-level benches at long rows of tables, eating from green banana-leaf plates. A woman in a cream sari walks between the rows while a man in a green checked shirt and dark lungi moves through the room. Several seated men wear white shirts and white dhotis; one man at right wears a shirt with a rudraksha mala and a pale ceremonial necklace. Ceiling fans and fluorescent tube lights hang overhead. The image is blurred by motion. Red timestamp digits in the corner read 24 12 2005.2005-12-25A photograph of devotees seated along long green-topped tables in a plain hall with pale blue walls, eating a meal served on banana leaves. Several people sit in a row in white and cream clothes, a woman in an orange sari sits in the middle, and a woman in a green top sits at the right edge. Their hands are arranged over the leaves with rice and food. In the background, men in white kurta-style clothing carry steel vessels down the aisle, and a person in a dark dress stands at the right. The scene suggests a communal meal service, possibly annadan.2005-12-25January 12 20072007-01-12A dining hall where people are seated at a long metal table eating a meal served on banana leaves. A man in a long-sleeved orange robe with long, swept-back dark hair stands at the table serving food from a steel pot. Seated guests wear white shirts and dhotis or plain clothes; a woman in a white sari with an orange border and a black beaded mala sits in the foreground, and a woman with flowers in her hair stands at left. Steel tumblers, metal pots and portions of rice and dal sit on the leaves. A framed picture hangs on the back wall. Roughly fifteen people are visible.2007-01-12January 01 20032003-01-01A photograph of a dining hall where men in white shirts and white dhotis sit on benches at long metal tables, eating a meal served on green banana leaves. Each leaf holds rice, fried snacks, a banana and small portions of food, with steel tumblers set along the table. Women in white saris stand and serve in the background near a row of windows, and a ceiling fan hangs above. The walls are plain white and the room is simple and functional, like an ashram annadan meal hall.2007-01-12A seated meal service in a plain hall with pale walls and ventilation grilles. Long dark tables hold banana leaves set with food, steel tumblers and small bowls. A woman in a white sari with orange and red border and a black mangalsutra stands at left, serving from a steel pot. Beside her a long-haired figure in an orange robe leans in to serve, while a man in white shirt and dhoti stands behind. Rows of men in white shirts and dhotis sit along the tables eating, some with raised hands, and another man in a white shirt sits at right. A photograph credit line on the image reads2007-01-12A photograph of a long dining hall where men sit at a dark metal table eating from banana leaves set on the table, with steel tumblers and small dishes of food including flatbreads and rice. A woman in a saffron-orange sari with long dark hair stands at right, serving from a large steel pot, and smiles. Many other men in white shirts and striped shirts sit along the tables and behind them, with ceiling fans and a small framed notice on the wall.2007-01-12A communal meal is served in a long hall with a stainless steel serving table running through the frame. Men in white shirts and dhotis sit and eat from green banana leaves, using their hands, with rice, papadams, poori-style bread and small fried snacks laid out. Behind the table, a woman in a white sari with a coloured border and a black mala serves food from a steel bowl, while another woman in a white sari with a striped border serves from a pan. On the right, a woman in white with gold bangles and a black beaded necklace holds a stack of papadams on a tray. Dozens of people in white are seated along benches in the background. No a person candidate is visible.2007-01-12