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A long banquet hall set for a meal served on banana leaves over floral-patterned tablecloths. In the centre, a long-haired man in saffron-orange robes with a dark rudraksha mala stands holding a steel vessel and serving food onto a leaf, while seated monastics in orange robes and white-clad attendants sit or move along the tables. Seated men on the left wear white dhotis and forehead tilaka. Overhead are ceiling fans, decorated pillars, and a decorated stage backdrop, with bottled water on the tables.

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Indoor hall under a white tent with decorative hanging panels in blue, red and yellow, and ceiling fans. A long table covered with a floral cloth holds banana leaves, small steel bowls and water bottles, with seated saffron-robed devotees on the left. A man with long dark hair and a mala wears an orange robe and pours from a steel vessel into a bowl, while a second saffron-robed figure stands beside him. On the right, a white-bearded elderly man in orange and a white-clad man in a necklace watch. Right and left edges show several more people in orange and white clothing.2009-12-30Indoor photograph of a seated meal in a tent-covered hall with white walls, ceiling fans and a decorative patterned pillar. Several men in saffron and orange robes sit at long tables covered with white cloth, eating from banana-leaf plates with food, bottled water and fruit. A standing sannyasi in orange robes with long hair and a rudraksha mala stands at center, smiling and gesturing, while another orange-robed man beside him holds a steel bucket. A man in white dhoti and shirt walks at right carrying items, and a few people in white and yellow clothing move near the background. A pink-turbaned man sits in the foreground.2009-12-30December 30 20092009-12-30A photograph of a community meal in a whitewashed hall with a white tented ceiling, red latticed vents, and a yellow-and-orange patterned banner hanging from the right. Seated devotees on plastic chairs are served on banana leaves set along a long covered table; one man in the foreground with a long white bead necklace and a white shirt holds a plate of papads and wears a long-sleeved white garment, while a woman in orange saree stands nearby. Several men in white dhoti and shirts and women in orange robes serve food from steel pots. An elderly bare-chested man with white hair and a red shawl sits at the right, pressing his palms together, wearing a rudraksha-style necklace. A cameraman in white and orange stands at the back.2009-12-30December 30 20092009-12-30December 30 20092009-12-30January 12 20072007-01-12December 30 20092009-12-30A long row of seated sadhus in orange and saffron robes sits at a silver-plated feast table during a bandara at a tent-like hall. A woman in a white sari with an orange border, gold jewellery and a bindi, at left, extends a silver plate toward the row. The seated man at right in an orange robe wears a marigold and yellow flower garland and sits near a microphone; a man in orange with a garland sits beside him. Behind them stands a decorated altar with brass lamps, a gilded deity murti and hanging flower garlands. The walls carry a colourful banner with pictures.2015-09-11December 12 20072007-12-12A 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).2007-12-12December 12 20072007-12-12