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A long dining hall during a communal meal. Seated sannyasis in orange and saffron robes eat from banana leaves laid on tables covered with floral cloths, with steel bowls, water bottles and plates of rice and vegetables. In the foreground a bearded man with long grey hair wears an orange shawl and drinks from a plastic bottle. Standing servers in white dhoti and shirt move along the tables, one carrying a vessel. Hanging colourful cloth bunting, white ceiling fans and a wall clock decorate the hall, with a photographer in white visible at right.

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December 30 20092009-12-30A long dining hall under a white tented ceiling decorated with colourful hanging fabric banners with geometric and elephant motifs. Rows of seated sannyasis and devotees eat from banana leaves at long tables covered with patterned cloths. The front-left man has a long white beard and wears orange-saffron robes with ash marks on his forehead and arms, eating from a leaf plate. Other saffron-clad monks sit along the rows, and men in white shirts and dhotis walk between the tables serving food. Water bottles and steel bowls are on the tables. A signage-free wall and orange drapes appear at the back. This appears to be a communal meal, annadan, for monastic residents.2009-12-30A 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 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.2009-12-30Long rows of seated monastics and devotees eat a communal meal at banana-leaf place settings on floral tablecloths under a white tented pavilion. Most diners wear saffron/orange robes and some wear white; a shaved-headed monk in the foreground in orange eats with his right hand while a woman in orange sits beside him. Water bottles and steel bowls line the tables, and attendants in white walk along the aisle. A figure in a saffron shawl stands at the far end of the hall. Some diners wear glasses. a person identity is not established by visible appearance, so no candidate is named.2009-12-30December 30 20092009-12-30December 30 20092009-12-30December 30 20092009-12-30A 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.2009-12-30December 30 20092009-12-30December 30 20092009-12-30December 30 20092009-12-30