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A photograph taken inside an open-sided pavilion with a dark wooden-beamed roof and a red carpet on the left. A long table with a glass top is set with rows of plates holding food and small paper cups, surrounded by white plastic chairs. Several men in dark suits with ties walk through the room. Behind them, men in white shirts with orange or saffron accents and a white-robed man stand near the windows, and a man in orange raises his hands above the group. A figure in cream clothing stands at the left edge. The setting looks like a dining or serving area during a festival meal.

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December 29 20082008-12-29A covered open-sided pavilion with a red carpet runner down the centre and long tables laid with plates, cups and food along both sides. On the left, a row of women in white clothes stand with hands joined in greeting beside the tables. In the centre, a woman in white walks away along the carpet. On the right, several men in dark clothes stand at the serving tables. A monk-like figure in orange robes stands near the middle. Orange cloth hangs from the poles and a palm-fringed garden is visible through the windows. Overhead are fans and fluorescent tubes.2008-12-29December 29 20082008-12-29A photograph inside an open-sided pavilion with a corrugated roof and ceiling fans. A red carpet runs down the centre toward a figure in an orange-saffron robe walking away from the camera, with long dark hair, between two rows of tables. Several people in white ritual clothes stand along the left side with hands folded in namaskar, and men in dark suits stand along the right side beside tables laden with metal plates, cups and food. A figure in white clothing walks on the carpet near the orange-robed person. Greenery and trees are visible through the glass walls. A logo appears at the top left.2008-12-29Covered open-air pavilion with a red carpet runner leading down the centre. On the left, several women and men in white clothes stand behind long tables holding brass plates and cups, with a white-clothed woman in the foreground walking up the carpet. At the centre right, a person in an orange-saffron robe stands near the carpet. On the right, two men in dark suits stand beside a table of steel plates, food, and rows of white paper cups. Orange cloth hangs on the side pillars and white chairs line the right side.2008-12-29Photograph of a covered open-sided dining hall with a long metal serving table laid with plates, paper cups and food along its length. Several people stand along the table: a man in a white shirt with an orange-and-white lanyard and hands pressed together, a man in a white t-shirt with a printed logo, a man in white dhoti-style clothing, and a woman in a cream and red sari on the left. A man in a saffron-orange robe stands near the center by an orange cloth hanging from the rafters. Palm trees and thatched huts are visible through the windows. The setting suggests a communal meal serving.2008-12-29A long covered dining hall with a green-bordered plastic-covered table where a row of seated women in white and orange clothing eat from metal plates of flatbread, curry and rice, with glass cups set out. Two monastics in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas stand at the right, carrying plates to serve the diners, while another saffron-robed attendant stands behind them. A red carpet runs along the right side, with orange curtains and a small shrine-like altar in the background. The scene reads as an annadan style meal service.2008-12-31Photograph of an ashram dining hall with open windows and thatched wooden ceiling. A man in a white kurta with long dark hair and a gold necklace, wearing white dhoti with a sacred cord, carries a flat wooden tray or box toward a serving table. Two men in dark suits stand with palms pressed together in greeting beside the table, which holds steel plates of snacks and paper cups. A young man in a white t-shirt with orange collar and a printed portrait stands with hands folded at left. Several people in saffron and white robes are visible in the background.2008-12-29A photograph inside a covered open hall where a long table is set with steel plates of food, paper cups and a green-bordered plastic tablecloth. Three young people in white stand at left with palms pressed together in namaste. A man in long white robes with long dark hair, a gold necklace and a white shawl stands at right, barefoot, holding a wooden tray or box toward the table. Behind them a man in a dark suit stands with hands folded, and a figure in orange robes stands at right beside an orange-draped altar table. A red carpet runs along the right edge.2008-12-29A photograph of a long open-sided pavilion with a corrugated roof and white-framed windows, set up for a communal meal. Rows of guests sit on white plastic chairs at long tables on the right, mostly men in dark clothes with some in white, with stainless steel plates and cups before them. On the left, people in white clothes sit and serve food from trays along a table. A red carpet runs down the centre aisle toward a table draped in orange and red cloth, with a folded saffron cloth on a chair and a silver tray on the table. Orange curtains hang along the walls.2008-12-29A covered open-sided pavilion with a red carpet runner down the centre of a concrete floor. Along the left, a row of women in white clothes stand with hands joined in anjali at long tables laid with metal plates and bowls, apparently offering food. A man in white stands near the back, and on the right a line of people stands at a long buffet table with rows of cups and dishes. Red curtains hang at the openings and ceiling fans hang overhead. Foliage is visible outside. The scene looks like a serving or annadan-style food offering during a Jayanti-Brahmotsavam celebration.2008-12-29December 29 20082008-12-29