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A large hall with yellow-orange pillars and white ceilings where a crowd of men stands in a queue holding steel plates of food. Most wear white dhotis and white shirts; one in the foreground wears a dark green shirt, another a navy and white striped polo. A man at lower right wears an orange ID badge on a lanyard. Several men carry tote bags printed with a woman's portrait and Tamil text. Ceiling fans hang above, and a few men in the background wear white caps. The setting appears to be an ashram dining hall during a communal meal line.

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September 23 20122012-09-23A crowd of men queues in a large, open hall with orange-painted columns and ceiling fans, moving toward a food service counter at the left where a cook in a blue cap works. Many men wear white shirts and white dhotis; one young man in the foreground wears a white shirt with a printed logo on the back reading Nithyananda Dhyanapeetham. Others wear striped or checked shirts, and some carry water bottles. The people are standing shoulder to shoulder, waiting in line for annadan-style meal service, with no a person visible in the scene.2012-09-22A crowded indoor hall with white columns banded in yellow and white ceiling fans, where many people in white clothes move among the pillars. In the foreground, a bald older man in glasses and a white shirt stands beside a man in a white shirt, and at left several women in white and cream saris hold brass plates of food. Some people wear name badges, and a steel vessel sits at the bottom edge. No figure is clearly identifiable as a sannyasi in saffron, and the scene looks like a food-serving or annadan gathering.2012-09-20A photograph of a long queue of men in a large dining hall with grey tiled floor, pillars with dark bands, and ceiling fans. Most wear white dhotis and white or checked shirts; several hold round steel plates while waiting in line, with food counters with steel containers visible at left. A man in a light blue checked shirt and glasses stands near the centre, and a man in a white shirt wears a rudraksha-style mala. Background shows more people seated or standing.2006-12-14September 23 20122012-09-23September 20 20122012-09-20A crowded indoor hall with white columns where many men in white dhotis and white shirts gather, many holding steel plates and bowls of food, apparently serving or receiving a meal. A man in a blue and white patterned shirt with a red lanyard and ID badge stands at center-left holding a steel tray. Several younger men in white clothes stand at right, one wearing a red sash, and others in orange shawls appear near the right edge. Photo is part of an annadan-style food service during a multi-day event in Salem, Tamil Nadu.2007-12-14September 20 20122012-09-20July 11 20092009-07-11A large dining hall filled with many men in white shirts and white dhotis or mundus seated at long tables and standing in lines, with concrete pillars and a high ceiling with fans. In the foreground a man with a moustache, wearing a white shirt and a dark beaded pendant necklace, carries a metal tray of used plates, while a young man in a white shirt with a red tilak mark stands beside him. Men hold plates of food and a worker in a blue shirt eats at a table at lower left. The scene is a communal meal served during the a person Spurana convention. No a person candidate is visible.2006-12-15A large hall filled with many people in white clothing serving a communal meal. Volunteers in white shirts and trousers, some wearing white caps, stand at long steel serving tables stacked with steel pots, bowls and flatbreads, and stacks of round flatbreads sit on the tables. Tall pillars decorated with red, blue, yellow and white geometric patterns and orange fringe hang from a white ceiling, and orange cloth draping and a golden decorative seat appear along the back wall. Several people in the foreground wear white and one wears a grey shirt, and many more stand throughout the room in the background. The scene reads as an annadan style community meal.2010-08-19A large yellow-walled hall with white pillars is crowded with devotees queuing and carrying steel plates of food for a meal service. Most people wear white clothing, including white saris and white shirts, with many women in white saris with coloured borders. Several women hold brass plates with rice or curry, and a man in a white shirt with a lanyard and a rudraksha-style mala walks through the crowd. A young girl in pink eats from her plate, and a small boy in a white shirt stands nearby.2012-09-20