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A dining hall with bamboo blinds at a lunch break of the Inner Healing program. In the foreground, two men in white kurta-style clothes eat from steel plates at a glass-topped table. The man on the left wears glasses, a wristwatch and a dark rudraksha mala, and eats with his right hand. The man on the right, with long hair and a dark rudraksha mala, eats from a steel thali while looking down. Behind them, several seated people in white, orange and blue clothing are eating, including a woman in an orange shawl and a woman with a long braid in white. Small white disposable cups sit on the table.

Two men in white ritual-style shirts and dhotis sit at a meal in a hall, eating from stainless steel thalis. The man on the left, wearing glasses and a dark wood mala with a pendant, uses his right hand to eat from a small steel tumbler and bowl. The man on the right, with a moustache, a red tilak, a blue lanyard and a dark rudraksha-style mala, holds a thali of rice, yellow dal-style dish, sliced watermelon and fruit. Standing people in white and pink behind them watch or move about. Steel cups and fruit slices are visible. The scene reads as a communal annadan-style meal.

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A photograph of a communal lunch serving under a bamboo-roofed open pavilion. In the foreground a man in white shirt wears a long rudraksha mala and holds a plate. Women in white saris and dark blouses ladle rice and curry from steel pots and bowls into plates held by serving staff. Men and women in white and cream clothing stand and move in the background among the food counter and steel vessels.

Two men sit cross-legged on a pale tiled floor eating a meal from stainless steel compartmented thalis. The man on the left, wearing glasses, a white kurta and white pants with a dark beaded mala and a name badge, tears flatbread with his right hand over a tray of rice, yellow dal and curry. The man on the right, also in white with glasses, a dark beaded mala and a gold bangle, holds a piece of roti over his plate of rice and dal. Behind them, a bearded man in a green kurta sits, and a few feet appear at the top edge. A saffron cloth lies between the trays.

2015-08-22 +1 copies

October 13 2012

A photograph of a large dining hall where men sit at long tables eating a meal from steel plates, with rice, curry and vegetables served. In the foreground a smiling man in a white shirt holds a plate of rice and curry, beside a man in a striped shirt and another in a pink shirt with a red tilak on his forehead. Other diners sit along the table in the background, and standing people move between pillars in the hall. No a person candidate is visible in the scene. A dark tabletop reflects the diners and a yellow notepad rests in the lower right.

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December 18 2016

A photograph of a long row of seated devotees at a bhandara meal inside an orange tent. In the foreground a man with a shaved head wears a saffron cloth, gold beaded necklaces and rudraksha bracelets, and holds a small steel cup. Beside him an older man with long hair wears a white dhoti and rudraksha mala. Further along, several men and women in saffron and orange clothes sit cross-legged before white paper plates, steel bowls and glasses on the floor. Behind them, other people in orange move around the tent, and a large tent fan is visible at the top right.

A photograph of an outdoor communal meal service under a blue tarpaulin canopy. A bare-chested man in white dhoti with a gold border stands at center, holding a paper plate of rice and curry, wearing a rudraksha mala and a locket pendant, with a horizontal white-and-red forehead mark. Beside him a seated man in a white shirt eats from a plate, and behind them volunteers in white caps and aprons serve food at steel counters, with a cameraman filming. Green trees and a red-tiled boundary wall form the backdrop.

2015-11-01 +1 copies

A seated group of devotees eats from metal thalis on a red mat during a ritual meal. Most wear white or cream dhotis and sarees with gold borders, and many wear rudraksha malas. A woman in a green-and-white saree and a man in a white shirt eat with their hands; a woman in a white saree with gold border eats from a bowl. A man in a maroon shirt with a tilak sits in the foreground. Behind them, decorated deity murtis in yellow and gold cloth stand on a table with floral offerings, and children sit among the crowd. Roughly a dozen or more people are visible.