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Indoor scene in a white-walled hall with large windows and stacked blue chairs. A man seated on the floor in an orange robe with long dark hair and a full beard offers food from a plate with his right hand, while a younger seated man in a white kurta with an orange shawl leans forward to receive it. Behind them, a woman in white with an orange shawl stands near the stacked chairs, and more seated people in white and orange clothing sit along the floor. Plates of food are served on banana leaves, with rice and yellow sweets, and a steel sink is at the left wall.

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January 12 20082008-01-12A communal meal in a plain hall with a stainless steel water dispenser and stacked white plastic chairs. A seated man in orange robes with a short beard and an orange shawl is serving food from a steel bowl onto a banana leaf, while a young woman in white with an orange shawl kneels and receives it with both hands. Other people in white clothes with orange shawls sit on the floor on red and blue striped mats or stand nearby. Banana-leaf plates of rice and vegetables sit on a white table in front, and a man in white stands at the back.2008-01-12January 12 20082008-01-12January 12 20082008-01-12A photograph of a communal meal at an ashram hall with a woven mat floor. In the foreground, two seated men in white dhotis and orange shawls face each other; the man on the right, smiling, receives food from an outstretched hand of a standing man in white with a gold-bordered cloth. Banana-leaf plates hold rice, sweets and fried items, and a brass pot sits among them. Behind, a row of people in white clothes with orange shawls stand with hands joined, and a woman in white with an orange shawl sits at the left. A wooden staff stands upright in the centre.2006-10-21A long seated meal in a plain white hall with a concrete floor and high windows. Rows of devotees sit cross-legged on the floor in white clothes with orange shawls draped over their shoulders, facing banana leaves laid end to end, each holding small mounds of food and steel cups of water. In the background a woman with grey hair in an orange shawl holds a large steel bowl, and another woman in a white sari with a red border bends forward carrying a bowl to serve. A framed picture hangs on the left wall, and a brass kalasha-style vessel sits on a leaf. Several long bamboo poles with orange cloth tied to them stand in the foreground, and a small figure in white sits near a rug at the far end of the room. Counting visible seated and standing people gives more than twenty.2008-01-12January 12 20082008-01-12A seated communal meal in an indoor hall with a stainless steel water fountain and stacked white chairs against the wall. A standing man in an orange robe with a long beard and bare feet carries a steel bowl. Seated people in orange and white clothing eat from banana leaves on a red and blue striped mat and a white cloth, with steel bowls of rice and food placed nearby. A woman in an orange shawl and white garment kneels and holds food in her hands, while a seated man in orange sits at the front left. Several young women in white with orange shawls stand at the right edge. Visible people total about 12.2008-01-12January 12 20082008-01-12A photograph of a ritual food offering in an indoor hall with a grey floor. A long-haired man in saffron and red robes sits on a carved wooden chair, holding a metal tray of cooked rice and offering a handful of food. A kneeling man in white dhoti and a saffron shawl reaches up to receive it. On a banana leaf in front lie rice and a white flatbread. Behind them, standing devotees in white dhotis and a woman in a white sari watch, and steel containers and vessels sit on a serving counter. A printed banner on the wall reads Paramahamsa Sri Nithyananda. Swamiji (probable): the seated man has long swept-back hair and saffron-red robes.2006-10-21A seated meal scene in a bright white hall with plastic chairs stacked along the wall and a stainless steel sink unit at left. A bearded man in orange robes sits cross-legged on a mat, passing food from a steel bowl toward a smiling man in white clothes with an orange shawl who cups his hands to receive it. Food is served on green banana leaves with white rice and yellow sides. Behind them, other people in white and orange sit on the floor, and two more in white with orange shawls stand at the back near the windows. The bearded man's orange robe and beard are visible, but his identity is not established from the image.2008-01-12A photograph of a seated man in an orange and red saffron garment with a long, swept-back hairstyle, sitting on a carved wooden chair and extending his arm toward a kneeling young man in white dhoti and shirt. The kneeling man holds a small portion of food, and a metal plate in the seated man's lap holds more rice. Around them, standing people wear white dhotis and shawls, and a woman in a red and gold sari stands at left, while another woman in white stands at right beside steel pots and serving trays. A printed portrait on the wall reads Paramahamsa Sri Nithyananda. Banana leaves with rice lie on the floor in front of the chair, and woven mats cover the floor. The scene suggests a prasad or food-offering moment in an ashram hall; a person with long swept-back hair in saffron clothing is present, so the Swamiji (probable) label applies to the seated figure.2006-10-21