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A long communal dining line in a large hall with ceiling fans and hanging yellow and blue decorative banners. Seated devotees eat from green banana leaves laid on a white floral-patterned table cloth, with rice, fried snacks, papad, pickles and small steel bowls. A server in a white shirt, glasses and plastic gloves, with a rudraksha mala, ladles rice from a steel vessel onto the leaves. Foreground diners include an older bearded man in orange clothing and a younger man in a maroon shirt with tilak, and others wearing orange and white. Several people in the background wear white and orange. Water bottles sit along the table.

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September 23 2006

2006-09-23 +2 copies

A photograph of a long, narrow hall where men sit on chairs along a white-draped table, eating a meal served on fresh green banana leaves with small metal bowls of curries, rice, and sweets. The man in the foreground wears a white dhoti with a red-and-gold border and has a tilak on his forehead. Beside him, others wear orange and red cloth. At the far right, a figure in a long orange robe and orange headwrap stands near the table, and another in white with an orange shawl stands at the edge. A woman in white clothing stands at the back, holding a pot. Blue-washed walls and a tiled floor frame the scene.

A photograph of a long dining hall where men sit at a dark metal table eating from banana leaves set on the table, with steel tumblers and small dishes of food including flatbreads and rice. A woman in a saffron-orange sari with long dark hair stands at right, serving from a large steel pot, and smiles. Many other men in white shirts and striped shirts sit along the tables and behind them, with ceiling fans and a small framed notice on the wall.

A large white hall with long rows of tables covered in green banana leaves, set with steel tumblers and food portions, where many seated people eat a meal. A man in an orange-saffron robe with an orange turban serves food from a steel bowl along the table, while men in white shirts and dhotis and others in blue shirts stand nearby, one carrying a steel bucket. Seated women in saris, some with hands folded in namaste, sit along the rows. Ceiling fans and rows of windows line the upper white walls.

A long hall with white walls and a corrugated roof shows a communal meal in progress. Rows of people sit cross-legged on the floor facing a central aisle, each before a green leaf plate decorated with white flowers, with metal cups and small bowls set out. Many seated people wear saffron-orange garments, while others wear white shirts and dhotis. Standing attendants in white move along the far end of the aisle. Hanging from the ceiling are orange and multicoloured decorative cloth panels. Some seated figures are elderly, and a child sits near the front.

2011-01-01 +2 copies

A dining hall under a white tent canopy during a feast. Several saffron-robed sannyasis sit on chairs along a long table covered with floral cloth and green banana leaves, with bowls, lemons and water bottles in front of them. Men in white shirts and white dhotis serve food from steel trays and carry dishes along the table. The visible seated figures wear orange garments; the seated figure at left is bare-chested with orange cloth over the shoulder. No identifiable a person candidate is distinguished by the cues required. Colourful hanging decorations line the ceiling.

A dining hall where diners sit at long tables covered with banana leaves holding rice, yellow banana pieces and small piles of food. A person in an orange saffron robe with long dark swept-back hair stands at right, serving from a steel bucket with a ladle, appearing to be the a person candidate; the appearance cues are long hair and saffron robes. Seated men wear white shirts and one wears a peach shirt; women in blue uniforms sit beside them. Steel tumblers sit on the tables and fans hang from the white ceiling.

January 12 2007