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July 23 20092009-07-23A group of people sit at a long white-covered table in a plain white-walled dining room with yellow and red curtains, eating a meal from steel thalis with small bowls of curry and rice. A bald man in a white shirt with a beaded necklace speaks at the right, while a man in a striped yellow shirt and a man in white with an orange cord sit nearby. A woman with curly dark hair in a floral top gestures at the front. Red chairs and a standing fan are visible, and a woman in an orange top works at the far left.2009-11-19Two men sit across a small table covered with a yellow floral cloth, sharing a meal from steel plates and bowls with a water bottle and steel tumblers. The man on the left wears a white kurta and has a full dark beard and glasses, listening with his hands near the plate. The man on the right has long swept-back dark hair, a red bindi, and an orange saffron robe with a red shawl, speaking while gesturing. A cream plastic chair stands behind him against a white wall beside yellow checked curtains.2009-10-15A 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 dining room with red curtains and a white wall fan. Three seated men at a table covered with a yellow floral cloth eat from steel thali plates with small bowls of food. The man on the left wears white with a beaded necklace, the bald man in the centre wears white with a flower garland, and the man on the right wears white with a garland and glasses. A standing woman in a white dress with a yellow shawl and crossbody bag watches them. Other diners sit at tables in the background.2009-06-01June 22 20092009-06-22Three men sit at a dining table covered with a yellow floral tablecloth, eating from steel thali plates in a plain room with pale blue walls. The man on the left wears a white kurta and eats with his right hand. The man in the centre wears a white t-shirt and a pendant on a cord, gesturing with both hands while speaking. The man on the right wears a white shirt and eats from a thali. Yellow checked curtains hang at the window behind them, a pedestal fan stands by the table and a blue water bottle sits on the table, with red and black chairs around it.2009-06-04January 12 20092009-01-12A photograph inside an open-sided tent-like pavilion with an orange canvas roof, showing saffron-robed sannyasis seated at metal tables eating a meal from steel plates. One man with a full beard sits at the centre holding a white cup, and another with long hair in an orange robe eats from a plate at right. Two women in white saris with orange borders stand and serve nearby, one in a yellow shawl. Behind them are a wooden shelf with small items, an orange curtain and a framed picture on the white wall. The meal is an annadan-style feast for the monastics.2008-12-25A dining hall with white-draped tables and red chairs where devotees eat a meal served on steel plates. In the foreground, young men in white kurta-style clothing sit at a table with flower-decorated centrepieces, one holding a plate and another eating. A man in a white shirt and rudraksha mala serves food at the table. Behind them, a woman in a yellow shawl sits at another table, and a person in an orange robe stands near a framed portrait on a green-draped stand, where a figure in orange with long hair is depicted. A yellow curtain and a television appear in the background.2009-10-17A photograph of a dining hall with plain white walls, ceiling fans and a row of metal-legged tables. A woman with long dark wavy hair in an orange garment stands at left, facing the seated diners. Seated at the tables, men in white dhotis and shirts, several with orange shawls and rudraksha-style neck beads, are eating from green banana-leaf plates with rice, sides and sweets. A man in the centre wears a white outfit and orange shawl and is serving or touching food on a leaf. Steel tumblers sit on the tables. The scene reads as an annadan-style community meal in a temple-area building.2007-01-12December 30 20092009-12-30