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A photograph of a group seated at a long dark granite table in a plain mint-green room with barred windows, eating a meal from green banana-leaf plates with metal tumblers beside them. Several men wear saffron/orange robes, one with an orange head wrap and a beaded mala. Two men in white clothes sit among them, one with long dark hair and beard. At the far right an older man with a shaved head and white beard, in white clothing, eats with his hand. A water bottle stands on the table at the back.

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September 23 20062006-09-23September 23 20062006-09-23December 30 20092009-12-30December 30 20092009-12-30A photograph of a meal service inside a plain room with pale blue walls and wooden cupboard doors. A figure in saffron-orange robes and an orange head wrap with long dark hair stands at left, serving or addressing the seated men. Five men sit at a long white-covered table on folding chairs, eating from banana-leaf plates with small steel cups; one wears a red-and-white patterned wrap, another an orange shawl and mala, and others white dhotis and shawls. A young child is partly visible at right, and a steel tiffin carrier sits on the table's right end. The scene appears to be a communal annadan style meal.2006-09-23 +1 copiesDecember 25 20082008-12-25December 30 20092009-12-30September 23 20062006-09-23 +1 copiesSeptember 23 20062006-09-23A long dining hall during a community meal, with rows of saffron-robed sannyasis and devotees seated at tables covered with floral cloths and green banana leaves holding snacks and sweets. In the foreground, a bearded elderly man in orange robes and glasses eats, and beside him a man in orange with a bead bracelet is seated. Attendants in white dhotis and shirts walk between the tables carrying vessels, and a few people stand near the back. Overhead are white canopy structures with decorative patterned banners, and a sign on the left reads a no-photography notice. Bottled water sits on each table.2009-12-30A photo of two men in orange robes seated across a metal table in a plain room with a white wall and a small barred window, eating a meal from steel plates with steel tumblers beside them. The man on the left has long, swept-back black hair, a red bindi and a bare shoulder, and eats with his right hand. The man on the right has a white beard and shaved head with a red tilak, wears an orange robe and a rudraksha mala, and eats with his right hand. Each has a steel plate of rice or food and a small bowl or dish nearby.2007-02-02 +1 copiesA dining hall at an ashram with long tables covered in floral cloths and banana-leaf plates heaped with rice, sweets, fried snacks and pickles. Many people in saffron and orange robes sit eating while others in white clothes walk between the tables. In the right foreground a young woman in a white top and yellow shawl carries a steel tray. Water bottles are placed along the tables, and a large display board hangs on the back wall. The scene is a crowded communal meal served to sannyasis and devotees.2009-12-30