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A large indoor hall during a communal meal service. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes, a matching orange turban and a rudraksha mala serves food from a steel bucket onto banana leaves laid along rows of seated women in cotton saris. The seated diners, mostly women in pastel and white clothing, eat from leaves with metal cups beside them. A young man in white with an orange shawl stands to the right, palms pressed together. Behind them, many more people in white and blue move through the hall under ceiling lights, and rows of red plastic chairs line the tables.

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A large indoor dining hall with rows of tables covered in green banana leaves, where people are served food. In the foreground a figure in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban, with long hair and gloved hands, serves rice from a steel vessel onto a leaf. Women seated at the tables, one wearing a white sari with a red border and another in a pale patterned sari, watch or receive food. Men in white shirts and dhotis, some with orange shawls, stand and sit along the room, and a steel bucket sits on the floor. The hall has white columns and windows, with many people visible in the background.2007-12-12December 12 20072007-12-12December 12 20072007-12-12A large hall serves a communal meal to seated devotees at long tables with red plastic chairs. In the foreground a man in an orange turban, orange robe and rudraksha mala holds a steel ladle and serves rice onto a green banana leaf, while wearing clear plastic gloves. Beside him a man in white shirt and an orange shawl stands at a steel serving pot. Many seated men and women, including women in sarees and a woman in a white sari, receive food on banana leaves set with rice, sides and water glasses.2007-12-12December 12 20072007-12-12A large indoor hall with white pillars and balconies serves a community meal to rows of seated devotees on red plastic chairs at long tables covered with green banana leaves. A man in a tall orange turban, long hair and orange robes with a rudraksha mala serves rice from a steel pot. Beside him, a man in an orange shawl over white clothes holds a silver tray of rice, and another man with an orange shawl and a garland-like ribbon stands nearby. Several women in white saris with red borders are seated, and about forty people are visible.2007-12-12A large white hall filled with seated diners at long tables covered with green banana leaves and steel tumblers. A man in a bright orange turban, orange robe and long rudraksha mala stands at the centre holding a steel bucket, serving food to the seated people. Beside him a man in white clothes with an orange shawl stands by, and on the right a man in a checked shirt and blue cloth over his shoulder watches. Women in white saris sit at the left and centre tables, and rows of people fill the background.2007-12-12December 12 20072007-12-12December 12 20072007-12-12A large white hall where a man in saffron-orange robes, a matching orange turban and a rudraksha mala serves food to a long row of seated women at banana-leaf plates. He holds a stainless steel bucket and ladle, spooning food onto the leaves. The seated women wear white and orange saris, and several rows of diners sit on red plastic chairs along long tables. Other attendants in orange and white stand near a steel bowl of rice in the foreground.2007-12-12December 12 20072007-12-12A large white-walled hall where many people sit at long tables eating a meal served on green banana leaves. In the foreground a man in an orange robe and orange turban, with long hair and a rudraksha mala, stands at the table ladling food from a steel bucket onto the leaves. Beside him stand a shaved-headed man in white with an orange shawl and a mala, and a man in a striped shirt. Seated women in saris and white clothes eat or wait, some with hands folded. Rice, curries and sweets are arranged on the leaves, with steel tumblers and a ladle in view.2007-12-12