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July 01 20082008-07-01July 01 20082008-07-01August PH 2010A photograph of a long communal meal line in an ashram hall with yellow curtains and a red curtain at left. Volunteers in white clothing with yellow shawls serve food from steel bowls along a table covered with a cloth, with water bottles and small steel plates of food set out. Seated diners in white, some with hands pressed together, receive the food. Behind the servers, a man in orange robes and a red shawl stands near the wall, and another figure in orange sits at the back. A small vase with red roses sits on the table. This appears to be an annadan style meal service.2009-10-15September 20 20152015-09-20September 20 20152015-09-20A communal dining hall with a long red table and seated devotees eating from steel plates. A man in a saffron-orange sleeveless top with a rudraksha mala holds a plate with food at the center of the table, with a long, swept-back hairstyle and a dark rudraksha necklace, appearing as a person candidate. Nearby, a bald man in white clothes and a yellow shawl stands behind the table, and a man in an orange shawl over white dhoti serves from a plate at right. Around the table, roughly two dozen people in white and mixed clothing are seated or standing against white walls with orange curtains, a few with plates and bowls, and a water bottle sits on the table.2010-08-30A photograph of a communal meal in a plain room with orange-painted walls and ceiling beams and a ceiling fan. Several seated diners eat from white foam plates of rice, curry and fried snacks at a long brown table, with steel jugs and cups on it. Many of the diners and servers wear orange shawls; the diners include men in white shirts and women in orange and salwar kameez. Standing servers in white kurta and orange scarves stir large steel pots on a side counter.2009-10-12October 15 20092009-10-15September 15 20152015-09-15 +2 copiesDecember 30 20092009-12-30A photograph of a long communal meal (annadan or bandara) in a tent hung with red and white drapes and marigold garlands. Along the foreground, saffron-robed monks, several shaved-headed, sit cross-legged on the floor before brass thalis and steel tumblers. Women in colourful saris (yellow-green, pink, orange-red) walk along the line serving food and water from steel vessels. A man in a pink shirt stands at the left edge. Tall brass-bordered serving trays and water bottles line the rows of diners.2016-05-06