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A dim indoor hall with plain white walls and pillars, where people are seated at long metal tables eating from green banana-leaf plates. A long-haired man in a saffron-orange robe stands at left, serving food from a steel pot onto the leaves. Nearby, a man in a white shirt and dark trousers with glasses leans in to take food, and a woman in a light blue sari sits at the table. Diners on the right wear white shirts and a red-checked shirt, and small steel tumblers, bananas, rice and sweets sit on the leaves. Other people stand in the background. The scene reads as a communal meal service.

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January 12 20072007-01-12A dining hall where people are seated at a long metal table eating a meal served on banana leaves. A man in a long-sleeved orange robe with long, swept-back dark hair stands at the table serving food from a steel pot. Seated guests wear white shirts and dhotis or plain clothes; a woman in a white sari with an orange border and a black beaded mala sits in the foreground, and a woman with flowers in her hair stands at left. Steel tumblers, metal pots and portions of rice and dal sit on the leaves. A framed picture hangs on the back wall. Roughly fifteen people are visible.2007-01-12Indoor photograph of a communal meal hall with white pillars and ceiling fans. Men in white shirts and dhotis sit at long metal tables, eating from banana leaves set with rice, flatbread, sliced bananas, and small bowls of curry. A woman in an orange-saffron robe with long, loose dark hair and a rudraksha-style necklace stands at the table's end, smiling and serving food from a steel bucket. A woman in a pink floral sari stands at right, and a man with a camera is partly visible behind the server. Photo credit overlay reads 2020 Nithyananda Paramashivam and Source2007-01-12A dining hall where men in white shirts sit at a long table with banana leaves set out with rice, vegetables and a banana. On the right, a man with long dark hair and an orange-saffron robe with a rudraksha mala serves food from a steel pot with a ladle while smiling. Several seated diners press their palms together in gratitude. Pillars, tube lights and other seated diners fill the background, with a row of people visible behind the table.2007-01-12January 12 20072007-01-12A photograph of a dining hall where men sit on long benches at metal tables eating from green banana-leaf plates. A figure in a saffron-orange robe with long swept-back dark hair and beaded mala necklaces stands at the right, holding a steel bucket and serving food to the diners. White ceiling fans, plain white walls and open doorways frame the room. Diners wear white shirts, checked shirts and a blue shirt; several have steel cups and rice, papad and vegetable dishes on their leaves.2007-01-12A photograph of a long dining hall where men sit at a dark metal table eating from banana leaves set on the table, with steel tumblers and small dishes of food including flatbreads and rice. A woman in a saffron-orange sari with long dark hair stands at right, serving from a large steel pot, and smiles. Many other men in white shirts and striped shirts sit along the tables and behind them, with ceiling fans and a small framed notice on the wall.2007-01-12A dining hall where diners sit at long tables covered with banana leaves holding rice, yellow banana pieces and small piles of food. A person in an orange saffron robe with long dark swept-back hair stands at right, serving from a steel bucket with a ladle, appearing to be the a person candidate; the appearance cues are long hair and saffron robes. Seated men wear white shirts and one wears a peach shirt; women in blue uniforms sit beside them. Steel tumblers sit on the tables and fans hang from the white ceiling.2007-01-12Indoor photograph of a communal meal in a plain, dimly lit hall with pale walls and fluorescent tubes. Four seated men in white and light shirts and glasses are served from steel pots at metal tables with banana-leaf plates of rice and curries. A man in an orange robe with a long, swept-back hair and beaded necklaces leans in with a ladle to serve food, smiling. Other men in white shirts stand in the background.2007-01-12A dining hall where seated men eat meals served on banana leaves placed on long metal tables. Most diners wear white shirts and white dhotis, and some have a white tilak on the forehead. A standing woman in a saffron-orange robe with a long rudraksha mala serves food from a steel bucket, leaning over the table as she ladles out food for the diners. Plates, steel tumblers and small bowls hold rice, flatbreads, sides and sliced fruit. Overhead fans and white walls frame the room, with more seated diners visible in the background.2007-01-12A long dining hall where rows of seated people eat a meal served on banana leaves set on long tables. A person in ochre-orange robes with long dark hair and a rudraksha mala stands at right holding a steel bucket and serving food, barefoot. Seated diners in saris, shirts and white dhotis, including a woman in a red-brown sari at left, eat with their hands. Steel tumblers, small bowls of rice, vegetables, papads and banana leaves cover the tables; more people sit and stand in the background under ceiling fans and white pillars.2007-01-12January 12 20072007-01-12