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A photograph of a seated group at a long metal table covered with green banana leaves, in an indoor hall with plain white walls and blue plastic chairs. On the left, a bearded man with long dark hair wears an orange saffron robe and sits with palms pressed together. Beside him, a man with short grey hair wears a white shirt and holds his hands together. Further along, a bearded man in an all-white dhoti with a sacred thread presses his palms in namaste, and a man with long hair and a beard wears white. On the far right, an elderly bearded man in white sits with arms folded. Behind them, a standing man in a white shirt and a seated man in white stand near a small deity murti decorated with a gold crown and a red-and-gold cloth, beside a glass display case.

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A photograph of a row of men seated cross-legged on the floor of an open pavilion, eating from banana-leaf plates of rice, sides and sweets. They wear white dhotis and kurta-style shirts with orange saffron shawls draped over the shoulders. The nearest man on the right has long hair, a full beard and a wristwatch and is seated with hands folded. Brass oil lamps and kalasha-like vessels stand along the row, and spectators sit on red benches in the background. The scene resembles a communal meal following a ritual, shown in a sacred-arts style setting.2006-11-20A photograph of a plain whitewashed hall with a concrete floor. A seated figure on the left wears an orange saffron robe, a rudraksha mala and a red-marked forehead, and sits near a patterned mat. Beside a row of metal-frame tables, six men in white dhotis and shirts sit on chairs with green banana leaves laid before them, placed as for a meal. A man in white with a red-bordered shawl stands at the far left, and two more people in orange and white move near an open doorway at the back. The wooden chairs and window grilles are visible at right.2011-01-16A photograph of a community dining hall where seated diners eat from banana leaves on long metal tables. A long-haired figure in an orange saffron robe stands at left, serving food from a large steel pot, appearing to be a person by appearance cues: long swept-back hair and saffron clothing. Seated men wear white shirts and dhotis or plain shirts, and a woman in a white sari with a magenta border sits at right with a necklace. Leaves hold idli-style cakes, rice, and sides, with steel tumblers around. Plain grey walls and fluorescent lights frame the room.2007-01-12September 23 20062006-09-23December 20 20062006-12-20A long dining hall where men in white dhotis and shirts sit at a metal serving table eating from green banana leaves, with rice, fried items and side dishes served on them. A standing figure with long dark hair, wearing an orange saffron robe and a rudraksha mala, smiles while looking toward the diners on the right. Ceiling fans and tube lights hang overhead and a white pillar stands at the right edge of the frame.2007-01-12December 12 20072007-12-12December 20 20062006-12-20January 08 20182018-01-08December 30 20092009-12-30A plain whitewashed hall with a concrete floor and metal ceiling fans. A seated figure in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and bare shaved head sits at the head of a long metal table, with a banana leaf placed before each seat. Around the table, several people in white dhotis and white shirts sit, and a woman in a white head covering sits among them. Two people in white stand at left with palms pressed together, and a woman in white stands at right near the windows. A standing man in white with an orange cloth over his shoulder stands behind the seated figure. At left, a framed portrait of a seated figure in orange robes sits on a red-draped stand flanked by brass lamps. A painted picture of a blue-skinned seated figure hangs on the wall above.2011-01-16December 30 20092009-12-30