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A photograph inside a thatched-roof hall where men sit at long metal tables eating a meal served on fresh banana leaves with rice, white rice mounds, yellow and orange sides and small cups of water. In the left foreground a saffron-robed sannyasi with a beaded necklace and bare upper body stands holding a metal vessel, serving the diners. Seated men wear red shirts, white dhotis and a khaki uniform with epaulettes on the right. A banner behind reads Om Hreem Nithyananda, with an orange top band reading Guru Mantra. The orange-robed server's identity cannot be confirmed from appearance, so no a person candidate is asserted.

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A photograph of a communal meal in a thatched open hall. A barefoot man in saffron-orange robes with a bare shaven head stands at left serving food onto banana leaves. Seated along long metal tables are men in khaki police uniforms and men in white dhotis and shirts, plus others in red and teal shirts. A uniformed officer in the foreground eats from a banana leaf holding rice, vadas and sweets. A large banner behind reads Om Hreem Nithyananda, with GURU MAHARAJ printed above. Blue plastic chairs, glasses of water and a partly visible framed portrait complete the scene.2011-01-16A photograph of a thatched-roof hall where people sit on blue plastic chairs along a long metal table laid with fresh green banana leaves and glasses of water. A woman in a long orange sari-style garment stands at the left end of the table, serving food onto the leaves. A man in white dhoti and white shirt with a red-and-white cloth stands at left beside a bald man in a white dhoti, wearing a pendant necklace. Seated diners include a bearded older man at right with white forehead markings and bare upper body, and several men in white shirts with tilaka marks. A red banner reading Namaha and a green banner with orange trim hang on the wall behind the table, and a man holds a camera at the back.2011-01-16A photograph of a thatched-roof pavilion where a meal is being served on long metal tables lined with large green banana leaves. Seated elderly men in white dhotis and shirts, one with a white forehead mark, wait at the left. Standing at centre, a man with long dark hair, a white forehead mark, orange robes and a beaded necklace pours from a steel bucket onto a leaf. Beside him, a bald man in orange robes with a beaded mala and gold-toned bracelet serves food onto a leaf. Several other men in white clothes stand along the tables, and a photographer with a camera stands in the background. The outdoor area behind shows more people in orange and white.2011-01-16A long hall with a thatched roof and open sides, with a row of seated men in saffron and orange robes on bare floor. Many wear orange or saffron head cloths and some have white or grey beards. Each man sits before a green banana leaf plate with a small glass of water beside it, as for a communal meal. Behind them hang orange and white banners with Tamil and English text, and a small framed portrait is mounted on the wall. A standing man in white clothes walks along the far end of the row. The scene resembles a feeding line of ascetics at an ashram.2011-01-16A photograph of a open-sided shelter with a thatched roof where people sit at long metal tables eating a meal served on banana leaves. A man in a peach shirt and glasses eats with his hand beside a young boy in a checked shirt, and a woman in a purple sari sits nearby. On the right, a bare-chested man in white dhoti with an orange-bordered cloth serves from a steel bucket, while a man with an orange turban stands in a banner behind. A large red and white banner with Tamil script hangs on the left, and a poster with a red-turbaned portrait is at the top right. Several other people sit along the tables in the background, serving annadan-style food.2011-01-16A photograph of a thatched-roof hall where people are seated at long metal tables laid with fresh green banana leaves, each holding a yellow-flowered offering. A bald man in white dhoti and shirt stands at left with a steel bowl, while a central figure with long dark hair, a white forehead band and beads, wearing an orange saffron robe and a garland of beads, holds a small bowl over a leaf. A man at right in orange robes with red border and a garland pours from a steel bucket. A woman in pink and a seated woman in the foreground face the table; a red-and-orange banner with a turbaned figure hangs in the background. The central figure with long hair and saffron robe is a person by appearance cues, serving the offerings in a distribution scene.2011-01-16A photograph of a thatched-roof pavilion where people are seated at long metal tables on banana leaves. In the foreground, a young man in an orange saffron robe with a white forehead band and beaded necklaces ladles food from a large steel pot onto a banana leaf, while a second man in an orange robe stands beside him. Seated on blue plastic chairs at left are an older man in a white shirt with glasses, a man in white with a vertical tilak and folded hands, and a bare-chested man with a white forehead mark wearing a white dhoti. Other men in white stand and move in the background, and a man in white raises an arm at center. The setting suggests a prasadam meal service during a temple festival.2011-01-16A photograph of a long open-sided thatched shelter where many men sit on blue plastic chairs at long tables, eating a meal served on green banana leaves with rice and yellow dishes, with water glasses on the tables. In the centre, a man in a white shirt and grey trousers pours from a steel kettle, and a shirtless man with a red cloth over his shoulder and a yellow-and-red dhoti walks down the aisle carrying food. Other men in white shirts and white dhotis serve from the back. Behind the tables are hanging banners with Tamil text and images. Dried palm and thatch form the roof. This appears to be an annadan style community meal.2011-01-16December 12 20072007-12-12Annadhan in 20062006-01-01 +1 copiesA photograph of a communal meal hall with a thatched roof supported by blue poles. Rows of people sit at metal tables eating from banana leaves set with food. A standing man in an orange robe with long dark hair, vertical white forehead marks and a beaded necklace gestures toward the seated diners, with a smiling man in a white shirt and mundu standing at left. At right, a shaved-headed man in white ritual cloth stands near the table edge. A banner behind reads 'GURU MANTRA' and 'Hreem Nithyananda Na...'. Water glasses sit on the tables and a bare-backed man in the foreground wears a sacred thread.2011-01-16A photograph inside a thatched-roof pavilion supported by blue poles, showing a seated community meal. Dozens of men in saffron-orange robes sit cross-legged on the concrete floor before rows of fresh banana leaves holding small sweets, with steel tumblers of water set along the leaves. A younger man in orange robes stands at the centre-left, bending forward with a steel bowl, serving food along the row. Another man in orange stands behind him near the upper centre, and a figure in orange stands on a raised platform at the far left. Several seated men have white hair and beards, wear rudraksha beads, and have white or orange tilak and body markings. Behind them hang orange and white banners with Tamil and English lettering. The people appear to be sadhus receiving an annadan-style meal.2011-01-16