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June 20 2009

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A photo of a communal dining hall with pale blue walls and ceiling fans. Seated devotees at long metal tables eat from steel thalis, many wearing white clothes. Standing people in white, cream and orange, including one in an orange shawl, queue to serve food from steel vessels on the left. A framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" hangs on a red backdrop near the centre, showing a printed image rather than a physical person. Several people are visible in the room, mostly in white attire.2009-08-26Indoor hall with white tiled floor where devotees sit cross-legged on the floor eating from steel plates and thali trays. Several seated women wear sarees in blue, orange and maroon, and men wear white kurta and dhoti; one seated man has a shaved head and wears an orange-brown wrap. Others stand in a line behind a long white-draped serving table with steel vessels, with more people standing near windows along the back wall.2009-07-05A photograph of a large hall with a curved arched roof and ceiling fans, where many people in white clothes sit at long metal tables eating from steel plates on plastic and wooden chairs. Most diners wear white shirts and white dhotis or trousers, with a few women in white or light saris among them. Servers in white stand near a serving counter at the back left, and windows line the right wall.2010-07-06July 08 20092009-07-08A long, high-ceilinged hall with a barrel-vaulted corrugated roof and ceiling fans, where people sit at rows of metal-topped tables and white plastic chairs eating from steel plates. Most diners wear white clothing, and several older men wear white shirts and white dhotis. In the background, a few attendants in white and one in a saffron-coloured garment move between the tables, serving food near the far end of the hall. The scene looks like an annadan meal service.2010-07-06A photograph of a large whitewashed hall where many devotees sit in rows on the floor eating a communal meal from green banana-leaf plates, a scene consistent with an annadaan session. Most seated people wear white clothing and some wear flower garlands. Several staff in orange and red saris and white shirts walk along the aisles carrying trays and serving food. A red-and-gold ceremonial chair stands at the far end near a small shrine area with a framed picture, and fans and tube lights hang from the high ceiling. A person in a white dhoti stands near the front, and the hall is filled with participants and servers.2009-06-22A photograph of devotees eating a seated lunch in a plain white-walled hall with rows of beige plastic chairs on a tiled floor. Several people in white and orange clothing sit at tables holding steel thali plates and cups. A framed portrait of a woman in orange hangs on the wall, and through the window a person in white is visible outdoors. Two women in white sari-style clothing and white kurta-style outfits sit near the front, one wearing an orange shawl.2009-06-20June 30 20102010-06-30A photograph of a long, white-walled dining hall with a corrugated metal roof and fans. Rows of white plastic chairs and grey tables are filled with seated diners eating from steel plates. Several people wear white kurtas or dhotis with yellow shawls, and one woman wears an orange top with a blue shawl. A standing man in white with a red-orange shawl stands near the tables, and a bald man in white with a red shawl is at centre.2011-02-13August 26 20092009-08-26July 05 20092009-07-05A photograph of a large whitewashed hall with a high beamed ceiling and ceiling fans, where rows of woven mats are laid on the tiled floor with banana leaves and small brass cups set out for a meal. A seated bald man in white dhoti and shawl sits at left on the floor. Several people move about: a woman in an orange sari bends to a brass vessel near the centre, a woman in a blue sari and orange-clad figures stand nearby, and a woman in orange carries a tray at right. Other attendants in white dhotis and shawls stand near the doorway and windows.2011-03-05