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A seated meal in a hall with a red and gold patterned carpet, where monks in saffron and orange robes eat from banana-leaf plates arranged on low wooden tables in long rows. Several men wear rudraksha malas and bare-chested orange dhoti-style garments, and some wear orange turbans. A man in a white kurta and a woman in a red sari stand near a serving counter at the back. A seated figure in the foreground at left is blurred. Food on the leaves includes rice, yellow dishes and pickles, and water glasses sit beside each plate. A photo caption reads Nithyananda Paramashivam in the corner

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A photograph of a row of shaved-headed men in saffron-orange robes seated cross-legged on a red patterned carpet at low wooden tables, eating a meal served on banana leaves. Each leaf holds rice, yellow dal, vegetables, pickles, chutney and fried items, with glasses of water beside them. Several men wear rudraksha malas and bead necklaces, and one wears a wrapped orange shawl. Behind them stands a projector and a white-clad attendant, with a white curtain on the left. About six men are visible, so the count falls in the 6-20 range.2014-01-22A photograph of a long communal meal in a hall with a red patterned carpet. Rows of devotees sit cross-legged at low wooden tables set with banana-leaf plates heaped with rice and curries, and white cloths run along the floor between the rows. Monastic men in orange and saffron robes and women in orange saris sit facing one another. One figure in orange with a turban sits near the centre left and another in red with a crown-like turban sits behind him. Serving staff in white and a woman in a red sari stand at a buffet along the back wall. A small white seat stands in the foreground centre, with a figure in dark clothing seen from behind.2014-01-22January 22 20142014-01-22Annadhan in 20142014-01-01 +3 copiesJuly 26 20142014-07-26 +1 copiesA photograph of a seated communal meal in a hall with a red patterned rug running down the centre. Rows of monks and devotees sit cross-legged on the floor at low wooden tables, each with a banana-leaf plate holding rice, yellow dal, vegetables and sweets. Several men wear orange and saffron robes and orange or yellow turbans, one wears a pale pink wrap with a shaved head, and a few wear rudraksha malas. Women in white and orange saris sit at the left, and a woman in a white dress with long light hair sits at the upper left. Standing attendants in white and maroon clothing serve from the back.2014-01-22A long indoor hall where rows of young men in saffron-orange dhotis and matching orange head turbans sit cross-legged on the floor, bare-chested with white tilak marks, eating from green banana-leaf plates set in long lines. Steel tumblers stand between the plates. Several in the foreground wear rudraksha malas and some have white forehead paste. Behind them, other seated and standing people in white and pastel clothing watch, and at the right edge a figure in white draped clothing stands near ornate colourful decorations and a gold statue on a stand at the back left. The setting is a temple-style dining hall, consistent with a communal meal.2017-09-11 +1 copiesAnnadhan in 20132013-01-01 +2 copiesAnnadhan in 20152015-01-01 +1 copiesA seated communal meal in a hall with red patterned carpet. Long rows of people sit cross-legged on the floor before low wooden tables, each with a banana leaf laid with rice, curries and side dishes. Several saffron-robed monastics in orange and red clothing sit at the front, one wearing an orange turban. A woman in white serves food along the row. Behind them, a standing server and guests in western dress and white attire watch, with steel serving vessels on a table at the back. The scene is a formal annadan-style meal.2014-01-22Annadhan in 20142014-01-01 +2 copiesA photograph of a formal meal in a hall with a red patterned carpet. A central figure in a rust-orange robe with a rudraksha mala sits on a white ornate chair before a white-draped table holding a silver bowl, while a gold throne backed by a red cushion stands behind. Two long rows of seated people in orange and rust-coloured robes eat from banana-leaf-style plates of rice and vegetables on low wooden platforms, with water glasses beside them. A woman in white stands at the left edge. The scene reads as an annadan-style communal meal. Probable Swamiji is seated in the centre, identified by his long hair, orange robe and mala necklace, with his role as the figure presiding over the meal.2014-01-22