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A 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.

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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 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 2005.2005-12-25A 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 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.2005-12-25A photograph of an annadaan meal session in a large whitewashed hall with ceiling fans and fluorescent lights. Rows of seated devotees sit on the floor before green banana-leaf plates, many in white clothing, some with white or yellow garlands. Volunteers in white dhotis and saffron-orange shawls walk between the rows carrying steel vessels and serving food, while a woman in a red sari and another in a green sari assist. A standing fan and a metal bucket sit in the foreground, and a plastic water tumbler is set on each leaf. Several people are seated along the right side near tables.2009-06-22A photograph of a large dining hall with long stainless steel tables covered in green banana-leaf plates, where many people sit eating in rows under white ceiling fans. A figure in an orange saffron garment with long dark hair walks between the tables, serving food along the rows. Most diners wear white or pale clothing, and several women wear saris in pink and white. Men in white shirts and trousers stand near the far walls, and steel tumblers sit beside each plate. The image appears to show a communal meal service. The serving figure's appearance is consistent with a person presence in orange clothing, though the image is small and uncertain.2005-11-26A 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.2007-01-12November 25 20052005-11-25A photograph of a dining hall where devotees sit at long metal tables with banana leaves set out, each leaf holding rice, vegetables and sweets, with steel tumblers and paper cups beside them. Several people in white and saffron clothing sit on plastic chairs; a woman in a white top with an orange shawl and a woman in a pink sari sit near the foreground. Pale blue walls and bright ceiling lights fill the room. Several men in white kurtas and dhotis and a few in t-shirts sit further back, and an orange-clad figure stands at the left edge. The scene shows an annadan style communal meal.2009-07-19November 25 20052005-11-25January 12 20072007-01-12