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Outdoor photo of a group of people seated on a paved courtyard eating from metal plates in a garden setting with lush shrubs, potted plants, white plastic chairs and a striped umbrella. Many are dressed in saffron/orange robes and others in white kurta-style clothing, some wearing rudraksha malas. Bamboo poles with strings stand in the foreground near a large terracotta pot.

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August 17 20062006-08-17Outdoor courtyard scene at an ashram building with white walls and wooden doors. Many people sit on the tiled floor in rows, most wearing saffron-orange robes with a red-bordered shawl, while others wear plain white clothing. Several sit eating from metal plates of yellow rice, with steel plates and a round metal table at left. Bamboo poles with orange cloth streamers, potted plants and green shrubbery frame the scene. A woman in white with light hair sits near the centre. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible in this crowd.2006-08-17August 17 20062006-08-17A seated group of devotees in white clothing with orange shawls sits in a row on a floor inside a bamboo-walled pavilion, each before a banana leaf plate of rice and curries with brass kalasha-style vessels and small steel cups. Bamboo poles run between them. A large banner in the background shows a turbaned figure. The women in the foreground wear orange stoles over white, and one wears a rudraksha mala. The setting suggests a communal meal served after a ritual.2006-10-12A photograph of a long row of people seated cross-legged on a covered tiled floor during a communal meal. Most wear white clothing with orange shawls draped over their shoulders. Brass pots and vessels sit in front of them, with banana leaf plates holding rice, cooked food and sweets. Tall bamboo poles stand upright between the seated rows, and a row of white chairs and a table is visible at the back.2006-08-23August 17 20062006-08-17November 12 2006 Salem Aadheenam Inauguration2006-11-12A row of seated devotees in white dhotis and white tops with orange shawls eats a meal from banana leaves on a covered concrete floor under an open-sided pavilion. Brass vessels and small tumblers sit beside the leaves, which hold rice, curries, fried items and sides. Bamboo poles stand upright between the diners. A smiling blonde woman in the foreground, wearing an orange shawl over white clothes, sits near the front. Dry ground and grass are visible outside the pavilion.2006-08-23Seated devotees in white dhotis and orange shawls perform a puja in an open-sided pavilion with a concrete floor. Several men sit in rows on the floor before banana leaf plates holding white rice, yellow sweets and fruit, with small brass lamps and kalasha-style vessels. Long bamboo poles stand upright between the rows. A bald man on the right in white and orange sits cross-legged, and a man at the far right in similar attire sits beside him. Plastic chairs and tables are visible behind, and a few people are seen in the background.2006-08-23November 12 2006 Salem Aadheenam Inauguration2006-11-12A seated group of about ten people in white dhotis and orange shawls sits on a stone floor under a open-sided pavilion, with bamboo poles visible at the frame edges. Brass vessels with spouts and steel tumblers are set among banana leaf plates heaped with food and small offerings. Several participants, including a woman with light hair in the centre, sit cross-legged and hold or face the food, while a shaven-headed man in the foreground in the same orange and white attire looks down. The scene reads as a seated ritual meal or offering ceremony.2006-08-23August 17 20062006-08-17