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Seated devotees in a long stone-pillared hall with festoon flags overhead take a shared meal served on banana leaves. In the foreground, two seated men face away from the camera: the one at left is bald, wearing a flower garland and white dhoti with a white shawl over the shoulders, while the one at right has long dark hair and wears a saffron-orange cloth. A row of saffron-robed sannyasis and white-clad devotees sits along the right side, with steel tumblers and leaf plates arranged on the floor. Standing observers in white dhotis and a photographer line the left. a person candidate is ambiguous; a figure's appearance is not distinct enough to assign identity, so the seated men are described by role.

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October 15 20082008-10-15A photograph of a long pillared hall decorated with strings of multicoloured pennant flags, with rows of seated devotees in saffron-orange robes eating from green banana-leaf plates arranged along both sides of the floor. In the foreground, two seated men with shaved heads, one wearing a flower garland, sit facing the central aisle. A man in saffron clothing lies prostrate on the floor in the centre, with steel tumblers and a small plate of offerings nearby. A man in white shirt and white dhoti stands watching, and a person in white holds a camera at left. Lit ceiling fixtures hang overhead.2008-10-15A photograph of a long hall with stone pillars and strings of multicoloured pennant flags overhead, where a group of people sits in rows on the floor before banana-leaf plates of food. A bare-chested, orange-clad man stands in the centre with his arms raised in a blessing-like pose, and a man in white dhoti and shirt pours from a vessel nearby. Two seated figures in the foreground wear orange cloth, one with a flower garland, and a brass plate with flowers and small lamps sits on the floor. Sannyasi-style orange robes dominate the seated devotees. The scene looks like a ritual meal or annadan-style gathering, though the exact rite is not clear from the image alone.2008-10-15October 15 20082008-10-15November 12 20102010-11-12November 12 20102010-11-12March 30 20162016-03-30A large hall set for a communal meal with long tables covered in green banana-leaf plates and steel bowls, water bottles placed along the cloths. Seated diners in orange and saffron robes and one in a yellow-orange turban sit on white plastic chairs. A standing man in orange robes and a woman in a long orange garment with long dark hair and a dark beaded mala serve food from a steel bowl. Painted pillars with elephant motifs, white ceiling canopy, and ceiling fans frame the room. Several people are visible in the background and a bare-backed man in the lower right corner.2009-12-30September 21 20162016-09-21September 21 20162016-09-21A large hall with pale green walls and pink trim where many saffron-robed sannyasis sit cross-legged on the floor in rows, most with banana-leaf plates in front of them. A standing figure in a saffron cloth bends forward to greet a seated person in red garments with a white flower garland, while men in white dhotis and shirts move through the room. Several people in white dhotis sit at the right, eating from leaves. Small water bottles and flower offerings are scattered on the floor near the plates. The scene resembles a communal meal or satsang gathering. a person is not clearly identifiable from appearance, so no identification is claimed.2007-08-09A long thatched-roof hall with blue pillars where many men in saffron and orange robes sit cross-legged on the floor in two rows facing each other, with banana-leaf plates of food, small cups and kumkum-marked offerings set before them. Several people in white dhotis and shirts stand along the sides and at the back, some with hands folded. In the centre, a woman in an orange sari stands at the front and another orange-robed figure stands near the back. Behind them, a banner shows a temple and a mountain with Tamil text, and a red poster with a sun-like emblem hangs on the right. Some men wear orange turbans and one drummer sits with a drum at left.2011-01-16