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December 11 2009

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December 10 20092009-12-10December 12 20092009-12-12A 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.2009-12-10November 19 20092009-11-19A busy communal dining hall with white tiled floors and orange curtains at the windows. Rows of tables covered with floral-patterned cloths are filled with seated diners eating from steel plates. In the foreground, a man in a light beige kurta sits eating, while a woman in a cream sari with a brown border and a woman in a light blue salwar stand at the serving line holding steel plates. Several people in white clothing and staff in white move among the tables carrying food and serving from steel containers. No ritual dress, saffron robes or prominent person is clearly identifiable as a person.2009-12-12December 11 20092009-12-11July 07 20102010-07-07A large dining hall with many people seated at long tables covered in floral-patterned cloths, eating from steel plates. Red and black chairs are arranged around the tables, and terracotta floor tiles cover the floor. Most diners wear white or light clothing, with some in grey, green and pink. A woman in the foreground wears a white top with a yellow lanyard and a red beaded necklace, and a person in a grey top sits at the right edge. Red curtains hang on the windows at the back, and a standing server in white is visible near the top left.2009-12-12A photograph of a bright, white-walled dining hall with a curved corrugated roof and ceiling fans. Groups of people sit at tables covered with white floral cloths, eating from steel plates and drinking from cups. Red and black chairs are arranged around the tables. Orange curtains hang at the windows. Several people wear white clothing, a woman in a teal salwar kameez sits at the centre, and a woman in a pink sari is seated nearby. A bald man in white stands in the background near the tables, and a framed picture hangs on the wall. The scene resembles an ashram canteen during a meal.2011-07-01 +1 copiesA dining hall at an ashram where a group of men sits at a long table draped with a gold cloth printed with colourful floral patterns. Metal plates of food and white cups sit on the table. Men in white kurtas and shirts dominate the near side, one with a light lavender shawl over his shoulder, and a man in a beige shirt sits in the centre. Behind them, several women in white and light clothing sit at other tables near tall windows with yellow curtains. Plain plastic cane-back chairs and a wooden side table complete the room.2009-06-17Wide view of a large hall with a vaulted corrugated roof and ceiling fans, where many people sit at long tables covered with yellow cloths eating a meal from steel plates. Most men wear white shirts and dhotis, women wear sarees, and several attendants in white walk between the tables. Red and orange curtains hang on the walls, and a framed picture hangs above a window. Dozens of diners are visible in an annadan-style communal meal setting at the ashram.2009-09-06July 07 20102010-07-07