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A seated meal in a plain hall with white-clothed tables and blue plastic chairs. In the foreground a man with long dark hair and a red sleeveless robe with rudraksha beads sits at a table, looking toward the camera with a plate of food on a banana leaf before him. Beside him, men in white and pink shirts with white vibhuti marks eat from banana leaves, served by a woman in a yellow sari with floral print who carries a steel pot. Steel tumblers, bowls and dishes sit on the table, with a green-paned window and wooden doors behind. Visible people are about six, including the server and a woman standing at the back.

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A large indoor dining hall with white walls and upper balconies where many people are seated at long steel tables eating from green banana leaves. In the foreground, a smiling man with long dark hair wears an orange turban, an orange-saffron robe and a long rudraksha mala, carrying a steel bucket. Behind him, men in white shirts and white dhotis, some wearing orange shawls, serve food and sit eating. Women in saris and salwar kameez move through the background. Steel tumblers and a silver container sit on the tables. a person (orange turban, long hair, rudraksha mala and saffron robe) stands among the volunteers serving a community meal (annadan).2007-12-12January 12 20072007-01-12A photo of people seated at a long wooden dining table eating a meal served on banana leaves and steel plates with small bowls of curries and rice. A man in a grey vest and dark glasses eats at left, a man in a white polo shirt sits beside him, and a bearded man in saffron robes with a rudraksha mala sits at right eating from a leaf plate. Standing behind them, a man in saffron robes with a rudraksha mala and a woman in red sari with long hair move about the room. Yellow table mats, glass-fronted cabinets and a glass block wall are visible.2017-11-25A dining hall serving meal at long tables covered with green banana leaf plates holding dosas and idli. In the centre, a monastic in a long orange robe with long hair stands at the serving table holding a ladle over a steel pot of sambar, while a man in orange with shoulder-length hair serves dosa onto a steel plate. A man in white with a red-orange shawl and a bare-headed older man in white with rudraksha malas stand nearby. Seated diners in white, blue and pink saris and white shirts eat from the leaves. Many more people stand in the background, dressed in white and orange.2009-02-10 +2 copiesOctober 15 20082008-10-15December 12 20072007-12-12December 30 20092009-12-30December 30 20092009-12-30A 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 20072007-12-12A 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.2007-01-12A photograph inside a open-sided thatched pavilion where a long metal serving table is laid with broad green banana leaves and plastic cups. Two young men in saffron-orange robes stand at the table; the taller one has long dark swept-back hair, a white forehead band and a beaded necklace, and he serves food onto a leaf. Beside him a second man in orange with a gold-toned necklace and a maroon-bordered shawl holds a large stainless steel pot. Seated on the left, several devotees in white and cream shirts sit with palms pressed together in greeting. Other people stand and sit along the table behind them, and a banner hangs on the back wall.2011-01-16