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A large hall with pink walls and a draped white fabric ceiling hung with tall cylindrical decorations in red, blue, yellow and green patterns with orange tassels. Rows of white-clothed tables with red and black chairs and small flower arrangements are set out, and many men in shirts and trousers sit eating from plates while others stand and walk between tables. A few people in white ritual-style clothing move through the room. No identifiable a person figure is visible.

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A large dining hall with pale pink walls and a white fabric-draped ceiling hung with colourful cylindrical banners in red, blue, yellow and orange. Many men and a few women sit at round tables covered in white cloths, with red and grey chairs, eating from steel plates. Some people wear pale shirts and trousers, others white garments and a grey shirt. Vases of flowers decorate the tables, and standing attendants move through the room. Black speakers hang on the walls and tall windows with orange curtains line the back.2011-02-01A photograph of a large dining hall at an ashram with white-draped tables set with red and orange flower arrangements. Men in white kurtas and white shirts, plus some in red and blue shirts, sit eating at tables, while others stand and walk among them. Colourful striped cloth hangings with tassels hang from the draped ceiling. A red banner on the right shows a smiling man in an orange turban, and a logo appears in the upper left. Around twenty to thirty people are visible. No one can be confidently identified as a person; the banner figure is a depiction, but his appearance is uncertain.2011-02-01A photograph of a large dining hall with pink walls, a draped fabric ceiling and hanging decorative cylinders with orange tassels. Several men sit at round tables covered with white cloths and red chairs, eating from plates; flower arrangements in orange and yellow sit on the tables. One seated man in a cream-gold shirt and grey trousers eats with his right hand, and a man in a light shirt with a lanyard sits across from him. At right, white-clad attendants in dhotis serve from a long side table covered in blue cloth with steel vessels. Other staff move about in the background. No identifiable swami figure is visible.2011-02-01A photograph of a large white tented dining hall with a curved white canopy, lined with tall cylindrical hanging banners in red, yellow, blue and green patterns. Rows of men in white kurtas and white dhotis sit on white plastic chairs at long tables eating from plates, while others in white stand or walk through the central aisle. Two men in white sit cross-legged on the tiled floor in the foreground near a water bottle. Seated men wear lanyards. Patterned banners and white drapery line the walls, with a doorway and a small stage area at the far end.2010-02-21December 26 20082008-12-26December 26 20082008-12-26December 26 20082008-12-26A large tented hall during an annadan-style meal service. Many seated sannyasis and devotees wear saffron and orange robes and sit at long tables covered with cloths and banana-leaf style plates of food. Men in white shirts and white dhotis walk between the rows carrying metal buckets and serving food. The tent ceiling is hung with colourful decorative tassel banners in red, yellow, green and blue, and white fabric drapes frame the roof. Wall paintings and a deity display are visible at the far end of the hall.2009-12-30A large hall filled with a seated audience facing a stage at the far end, viewed from the back of the room. The white fabric ceiling is hung with many tall cylindrical banners decorated with colourful geometric patterns and orange tassels. Rows of people in white shirts, light and dark clothing sit on red chairs, with a standing crowd along the right side and in the back. Ceiling fans and round lights hang overhead, and orange curtains frame the side entrances. No a person candidate is clearly visible among the attendees.2010-09-20A large white-roofed tent hall set for a seated community meal. Rows of long tables with banana-leaf plates are filled with dozens of guests seated on white plastic chairs, many in white dhotis and kurtas, some women in colourful saris. Hanging decorative cloth tubes with yellow fringe and elephant patterns decorate the ceiling. Several attendants in white stand between the tables serving food. A stage with a maroon curtain and gold trim stands at the right, with a small figure in orange near the stage.2008-12-26A photograph of a large tented hall with a white canvas ceiling, where many people sit at long rows of white plastic-chair tables eating a meal from banana-leaf or steel plates. Colourful decorative cloth hangings with yellow tassels and geometric patterns hang from the ceiling. A dark maroon curtain with a gold fringe forms the backdrop of a stage at left. In the foreground, a woman in a purple sari and a girl in a purple dress sit at the table, and a man in a light blue shirt sits nearby. Two people in white clothes stand near the tables serving food. A blue drape hangs at the right edge.2008-12-26A large hall filled with many people seated at white-clothed round tables and on the floor, eating from steel trays at a meal service. Many guests wear white, saffron, orange and red kurtas and saris. Long buffet tables on the right hold steel chafing dishes and bananas on a yellow cloth. Tall hanging cylindrical banners in orange, blue and multicoloured patterns are suspended from the ceiling. Framed portraits hang on the walls, and a golden decorative backdrop stands at the far end. Several people are queuing or serving food, and some stand in the crowd.2017-12-16