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A large indoor hall with white fabric ceiling and ceiling fans, pink walls and tall pillars wrapped in patterned red, blue and gold cloth with orange tassels. Many people in white clothes, some with lanyards, queue and mill around long steel serving tables loaded with metal pots and plates, and stacks of disposable leaf plates lie on the floor. Men in white shirts and white caps serve food from steel vessels while others hold plates. A woman in a white salwar kameez stands in the centre. The scene looks like a community meal service in a dining hall.

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A large hall filled with many people in white clothing serving a communal meal. Volunteers in white shirts and trousers, some wearing white caps, stand at long steel serving tables stacked with steel pots, bowls and flatbreads, and stacks of round flatbreads sit on the tables. Tall pillars decorated with red, blue, yellow and white geometric patterns and orange fringe hang from a white ceiling, and orange cloth draping and a golden decorative seat appear along the back wall. Several people in the foreground wear white and one wears a grey shirt, and many more stand throughout the room in the background. The scene reads as an annadan style community meal.2010-08-19A large hall with a white draped ceiling and tall decorated pillars in red, blue and yellow patterns, with orange tassels. Hundreds of people in white clothes crowd the room, many in white shirts and trousers, some women in white saris or kurtas, and several staff in white caps. They queue and serve food from long steel tables, holding steel plates and bowls, with stacks of flatbread on the tables. Ceiling fans, a clock and pink walls frame the scene, with a stage and orange drapes visible at the far end. The page notes a person's presence, but no figure here shows clear cues, so no candidate is identified.2010-08-19A large dining hall at an ashram, filled with many people in white clothing serving food. Volunteers in white shirts, white dhotis and white caps or head coverings stand at long stainless steel serving tables, ladling food from steel pots and trays. Several women in white salwar-style outfits serve as well. Stacks of flat bread or dosa are piled on the tables, and a crowd of devotees in white queues and moves through the hall. Tall decorated pillars wrapped in red, yellow and blue patterns with orange tassels line the room under a white canopy ceiling with ceiling fans. Orange curtains hang at the windows, and a chair and decorative items are visible at the far end. The scene is an annadan style communal meal service.2010-08-19A large indoor hall with a steel-framed roof and high windows is filled with a dense crowd of people, mostly men in white shirts and dhotis, with some women in saris and salwar kameez. Many are standing and holding green-banana-leaf or steel plates of food, eating at long tables and serving lines. Tall decorative carved pillars and brown drapes line the upper walls. A blue sign hangs on a pillar, and a small banner appears at the left. The scene resembles a large communal meal served during an event.2010-02-14A large bright hall with white walls and tall windows serves a communal meal. Many people in white dhotis and white shirts or saris line up and stand at long tables holding metal trays and steel bowls, while others are seated on the floor eating from leaf plates. Volunteers in white with lanyards ladle food from large steel pots at the serving counter. A blue sign reading kitchen hangs above a doorway at the back. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person in this scene.2009-07-12July 30 20092009-07-30A crowded dining hall during an annadan-style meal service. Many men in white dhotis and white shirts queue along a steel food counter, holding leaf plates. Servers in white shirts and hairnets serve food from steel trays. Some men wear orange-red garlands and red sacred threads. A woman in a white and red-striped sari stands at center, holding a leaf plate. A man in the foreground talks on a mobile phone. Colourful woven hangings hang from the ceiling and red curtains frame the windows.2014-08-24 +1 copiesA large plain dining hall with a corrugated roof, exposed trusses and a wall clock reading about 4:40 above a doorway. Many people, mostly men and women in white clothes, sit at long grey tables eating from metal plates, while others stand and queue or move between tables. Some women wear orange and pink saris and a few men wear blue checked shirts. Steel bowls and plates are set on the tables, and the room is crowded with people filling the space.2009-01-28A large hall with a white marble floor where many men sit cross-legged on the ground, most wearing white shirts and white dhotis or trousers. A standing man in a white short-sleeved shirt and beige trousers walks through the rows, and a few people hold steel plates or vessels. Colourful striped cloth decorations with orange tassels hang from the ceiling, and a person in orange robes stands at the right edge. The room has white ceiling fans and a stage area with a screen at the back.2010-08-19A large crowded dining hall at an ashram serves annadan meal. Many devotees, mostly women in white and cream saris and some in red or maroon, hold out round paper plates to be filled at a long glass serving counter. Men in white kurtas and pale shirts stand among them, some wearing white hairnets as food servers. Stacks of white disposable plates sit on the counter, and yellow and blue banners hang from the tented ceiling. Several people are in the frame, with more visible in the background.2014-08-24 +1 copiesA crowded indoor hall with white walls and a white ceiling fan, where many people in white dhotis, white shirts and saris queue and gather around long tables covered with white and red cloths. Several people hold green leaf plates of food, and one woman in an orange blouse and white sari stands near the table. A purple emblem with a bird appears in the top-left corner. The scene looks like a communal meal being served, consistent with an annadan at a satsang and darshan gathering. No one is identifiable as a person in this view.2009-06-14August 02 20082008-08-02