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Photo inside an open-sided dining pavilion with a corrugated roof, metal trusses and hanging fluorescent tubes. Four people laugh together in the foreground: a bearded man on the left in orange robes with a maroon sash, a smiling young man in white kurta with an orange shawl at centre, and two men in orange robes on the right, one with his hand raised mid-gesture. Behind them, white plastic chairs and steel serving trays are set on tables, with more people and a woman in yellow and white at the back. No one here is identified by face; the scene shows monastic-style orange clothing at a shared meal.

December 25 2008

Four smiling men in orange and saffron robes stand together under an orange-roofed open dining pavilion with metal trusses and fluorescent tube lights. The man on the left has a full dark beard and a red tilak, and is raising a hand in greeting. Beside him a younger man in a white kurta with an orange shawl laughs with his hand raised. Two men on the right in orange clothing smile broadly, one with a wristwatch and a red tilak. Behind them, people sit at long tables with steel plates and white plastic chairs. No a person candidate is distinguishable by the cues required for identification, so the men are described by role only as devotees.

A covered open-sided hall with an orange tin roof and long steel-topped serving tables with blue legs. Two men walk barefoot down the central aisle: on the left, a long-haired man in a loose saffron-orange robe and wrap; on the right, a bald man in a white kurta and white dhoti with an orange shawl over his shoulder, holding a cane. A large framed portrait of a bearded man in white with a white turban hangs on the back wall above a small altar with white cloth, flowers and a striped mat. A woman in a purple sari stands at the right table and another figure stands near the altar.

A thatched-roof hall with a bamboo ceiling serves a meal to seated devotees on banana leaves. A woman in an orange sari with a white forehead mark and a flower garland stands centre, smiling and gesturing toward a man in white beside her. A man in orange robes with a rudraksha-style garland and tilak stands to the right, and a man in a white dhoti and shirt holds out his hand to the left. Other men in white clothes serve and sit at long tables, with food and water glasses in front of them. Printed banners in orange and red hang behind.

December 25 2008

A candid photo taken in an open-sided pavilion with a wooden-beamed roof. In the foreground a smiling man in white kurta and orange shawl with a rudraksha mala grins toward the camera, apparently taking a selfie. Behind him another man in white kurta, orange shawl and rudraksha mala gestures with one hand and holds a small plate, and a third person in white stands near a table at the right. Visible people count is three, at a pavilion setting.

A photograph inside an open-sided covered hall with a corrugated orange roof and long metal-topped benches along both sides. In the foreground, a long-haired figure in a saffron-orange robe walks barefoot on the concrete floor, and beside them a man in a white kurta with an orange shawl and a rudraksha-style necklace holds a long wooden staff. Behind them a person in an orange top stands near a white-draped table with flowers, and a woman in purple sits at the right. A large framed portrait of a woman in white hangs on the back wall, and a copyright notice appears in the lower right corner of the image.

A covered dining hall with a corrugated orange roof and open sides hosts a communal meal. In the foreground a smiling person in a flowing saffron-orange robe and shawl walks between rows of long tables set with metal plates and white cups. Seated diners in white clothing eat at the tables along the left and right, while other attendants in orange robes serve food and carry vessels. Plastic white chairs line the tables and a few curtains hang at the back of the hall.

A photograph of a covered pavilion with an open side overlooking a garden and thatched hut. A long-haired man in white kurta and white dhoti, wearing a gold necklace, smiles while carrying a tray of sweets. Beside him, a man in orange robes walks past. On the left, several young men in white T-shirts lean over a table with steel plates of food and paper cups, serving. Orange-draped tables and a red carpet line the background.

A covered dining hall with a corrugated roof and open side windows holds long metal tables and white plastic chairs. Many people in white dhotis and white garments sit at the tables and on benches eating from steel plates with paper cups, while saffron-robed sadhus in orange clothing move among them serving food. A bearded man in orange stands at the left-centre, and a shaven-headed monk in orange serves at the centre. Orange and yellow drapes hang along the back wall beside a framed picture.

December 30 2009