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Photo 82855352009-01-01Photo 99214662009-01-01 +2 copiesA crowded dining hall with ceiling fans, recessed lights and wall-mounted air conditioners. In the foreground a man in an orange sleeveless top holds a steel plate, beside a man in an orange Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam t-shirt also carrying a plate. Many seated women in white and red saris and salwars eat from steel plates at rows of red chairs, while others queue and serve in the background. Some people wear white kurtas and orange shirts. This is an annadan style community meal in an ashram dining room.2008-06-09Interior of a large whitewashed hall with exposed steel roof trusses and ceiling fans, where a communal meal is being served. Many men and women in white dhotis, white shirts and traditional white or cream saris line up in a queue at the right, holding steel plates, while others sit at blue plastic chairs and tables on the left eating from steel plates and bowls. Servers in white stand behind stainless steel vessels at the right, ladling food. A small shrine-like niche and framed picture appear on the far wall. This appears to be a community annadan meal.2008-06-17A crowded indoor dining hall with yellow-painted pillars and white walls. Many people, mostly women in saris and salwar, hold steel plates of rice and food while others queue. Several men in white aprons and blue head caps serve from steel vessels. A man in an orange wrap with a rudraksha mala stands near the center, and a bare-chested younger man in orange cloth stands beside him. A framed deity picture sits on a side table near the kitchen counter. A videographer with a camera is visible at left.2012-09-20February 27 20162016-02-27 +1 copiesA large white-roofed hall filled with many women and girls serving food from steel vessels and metal trays along a long steel counter. Most wear white saris with dark borders or white head coverings, while others wear orange, yellow, green and blue saris. Several serving women hold ladles and bowls. Brightly coloured hanging cloth banners with decorative panels hang from the ceiling, and white ceiling fans and tube lights are visible. Seated people and others walking in the crowd fill the floor, consistent with a community meal service.2010-08-19A photograph of a large indoor hall filled with seated devotees, mostly women, dressed in white and cream sarees and dhotis with gold borders. Many wear rudraksha or beaded malas and sit on white plastic chairs in rows. Colourful hanging fabric lanterns with elephant motifs decorate the white tented ceiling, and a framed photograph hangs on the far wall above the crowd. Several people stand at the edges, and a woman in the foreground wears a purple top. The scene resembles a satsang or meditation gathering.2008-07-17December 14 20062006-12-14 +1 copiesFebruary 27 20162016-02-27 +1 copiesFebruary 04 20102010-02-04A large photograph of a packed indoor hall with a white-walled interior, a green-and-white painted ceiling and many ceiling fans. Hundreds of devotees stand close together facing forward, most wearing white garments, with many women in saffron or orange shawls and some in pastel saris. Several devotees wear beaded necklaces and rudraksha-style malas. A balcony along the upper level is also crowded with onlookers, and strings of garlands hang along the walls. The scene suggests a large congregational gathering, with no clearly visible speaker or deity in frame.2008-08-01