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Devotees sit cross-legged on a polished marble floor eating a meal from metal thali trays during a break. Several people wear all-white clothing: a man in a white shirt and white dhoti, a shaven-headed young woman in a white t-shirt and white pants with a rudraksha mala and an event badge, a woman in a white sari with gold bangles, and younger women in white. Steel barriers with chains run behind them. A water bottle sits in the foreground, and a plastic cup of water stands on the floor.

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Several people sit cross-legged in rows on a polished white floor in a large hall, eating a meal from stainless steel thali trays with rice and yellow dishes. They wear white clothes with red shawls and red-and-white lanyards. Steel tumblers and glasses of water sit on the floor. In the background, a stage with dark red curtains and framed pictures on the walls. No candidate for a person is visible in this image.2014-10-12 +1 copiesDevotees sit cross-legged on a polished tile floor in a temple hall, eating a meal from steel plates and drinking from glasses. Most wear white kurta-style clothing with red shawls. In the centre, a man with bare back wears a white dhoti with gold borders and a white upper cloth, eating from a plate. A man in the foreground on the left drinks from a glass, wearing white with a red shawl and glasses. Another man at right, in white with a red shawl and glasses, eats from a steel tray holding curries and flatbread. Red-cushioned seating and chrome railings are visible behind.2014-09-07August 22 20152015-08-22 +1 copiesTwo men sit cross-legged on a pale tiled floor eating a meal from stainless steel compartmented thalis. The man on the left, wearing glasses, a white kurta and white pants with a dark beaded mala and a name badge, tears flatbread with his right hand over a tray of rice, yellow dal and curry. The man on the right, also in white with glasses, a dark beaded mala and a gold bangle, holds a piece of roti over his plate of rice and dal. Behind them, a bearded man in a green kurta sits, and a few feet appear at the top edge. A saffron cloth lies between the trays.2015-08-22 +1 copiesMay 23 20152015-05-23 +1 copiesOctober 11 20142014-10-11 +1 copiesSeated on a pale tiled floor, three people eat a meal from stainless steel compartment trays. A man in front wears a white shirt, jeans, glasses and a wristband, holding a flatbread and reaching toward the tray. Beside him an older man in a white shirt and dark trousers tears bread over his tray. To the right a woman in a floral green and beige sari sits cross-legged with a flatbread and small bowls of curry. A water bottle stands behind them and another person in white sits at the top right. No swami is visible, so the scene is a shared communal meal in an ashram hall.2015-08-22 +1 copiesDevotees sit cross-legged on a tiled floor in a hall eating a meal from steel thali trays during a communal lunch. They wear white clothes with red-orange shawls or sashes. One woman in a white sari with a long braid and bangles eats with her right hand; a younger woman in the foreground holds a chapati and rice on her tray. Paper cups of tea or water sit beside the trays, and a bag rests at the lower right edge.2014-10-12 +1 copiesDevotees sit cross-legged on a tiled floor in white clothing with red-orange shawls and red-and-white lanyards, eating a meal served on large green banana leaves with small steel bowls. A bald man in the foreground eats with his right hand, and a bearded man beside him holds food toward the leaf. Several other seated men in white continue eating, with cups and rice dishes visible.2014-10-28 +1 copiesLarge indoor hall with red drapes and pale floor where many devotees sit in rows on the floor eating a meal from divided steel or plastic trays. Many wear white or cream kurtas and saris with orange-red shawls and lanyards; a few wear orange-brown robes. Men and women sit close together; some hold plates and small brass bowls. A cameraman stands in the background near a screen showing a colourful image, and a framed picture hangs on a side wall. Water bottles sit on the floor among the diners. Chandeliers hang from the ceiling.2015-10-26 +1 copiesFour devotees sit cross-legged on a polished cream tile floor eating a shared meal from steel thali trays. A man on the left in white shirt and white dhoti eats with his right hand, while a woman in a white sari with an orange border and a name badge sits beside him. A younger woman in a white top with multicoloured stripes and a bangle set eats from a tray, and a woman on the right in white with a white shawl and a red-brown beaded necklace also eats. Each tray holds rice, yellow sweet dishes, small bowls of side dishes, papadum and a glass of drink. Brass-coloured shrine decor and a metal railing with chains appear in the background.2014-09-27 +1 copiesJuly 21 20132013-07-21 +1 copies