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A large tented hall during a festival meal serving, with long tables set with banana-leaf plates where many people sit eating in rows. Seated diners wear white clothing and some women wear white saris. A standing server in white kurta and a monk in orange robes sit at the left foreground. Colourful striped hanging decorations line the ceiling, and a blue backdrop with the word Brahmotsavam stands at the left. A signboard reads Nithyanandam on the right wall.

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A photograph of a large hall set for a communal meal, with long tables covered in green leaf plates of food and rows of seated diners in white clothing. In the foreground at left, a figure in an orange robe sits at a small table on a dark patterned rug, with an orange cloth folded on the table beside them. Standing attendants in white and saffron move between the tables, and a blue draped backdrop with decorative hanging banners fills the upper left. Printed signs on the back wall include one reading Nithyanandam. The hall has white walls and a wall clock. Many people are visible, including seated diners and standing helpers, roughly in the range of 21-100.2008-12-26December 26 20082008-12-26December 26 20082008-12-26A large tented hall during a communal meal, with long rows of tables covered in green leaf plates where many seated people eat. In the foreground, a person in an orange sari stands at the left beside a basket, and a figure in orange robes sits with their back to the camera at a white-clothed table on a patterned rug, the robes draped over a chair. Men and women in white clothes sit along the tables, and attendants in orange and white walk the central aisle. Coloured hanging banners decorate the tent ceiling, a blue stage backdrop stands at left, and a framed photo panel is labelled Nithyanandam at right.2008-12-26December 26 20082008-12-26December 26 20082008-12-26A large white tented hall set for a communal meal, with long rows of tables covered in green-rimmed plates and banana-leaf-style food, and seated devotees eating along both sides. Many people are seated, several in white dress and some in orange or saffron. Colourful hanging fabric panels with elephant motifs hang from the ceiling. In the foreground a seated sannyasi in orange robes sits at a small table with steel vessels, and a wicker basket sits at his feet. At the far end, a banner reads Nithyanandam and a framed image is displayed above a doorway. Volunteers in white move between the tables serving food.2008-12-26December 26 20082008-12-26December 26 20082008-12-26A large covered hall set for a communal meal, with rows of white plastic chairs and long tables draped in green cloth holding banana-leaf plates of food. Many seated people in white dhotis and white shirts, and women in colourful saris, eat or wait; a few wear garlands. Standing attendants in white and an orange-robed figure at the left move through the aisles. Blue and yellow ornamental banners hang from the white ceiling, and a blue stage backdrop displays the word Jayanti. A few people appear to be in white with ceremonial clothing; no clearly identifiable a person figure is evident.2008-12-26December 26 20082008-12-26A large covered hall with a white tent-like ceiling hung with colourful cylindrical banners in red, yellow and blue patterns. Many people sit in rows on mats and cushions on the floor, most in white dhotis and kurtas, with several in saffron and orange robes near the front left. Some sit before green leaf plates with small lamps, while others stand and move between the rows, some carrying items. A blue draped stage at left bears a banner reading Anandotsav 2009. At right, a wall display and a sign reading Nithyanandapeetam Vedic Temple sit beside a wooden altar-like counter. The scene appears to be a communal ritual meal or satsang gathering with many participants.2008-12-27