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A crowded indoor meal service in a hall with pillars, where many men in white shirts and dhotis crowd around holding white paper plates of rice and orange-red condiment. In the centre, a figure in an orange-saffron ochre garment and matching turban, with long dark hair and a rudraksha-style bead necklace, serves food from a steel tray, appearing to be a probable Swamiji (probable) at an annadan-style distribution.

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December 15 20062006-12-15A crowded dining hall where many men in white shirts and white dhotis hold up steel plates and banana-leaf-style plates of rice and food overhead, pushing forward in a dense mass. Near the centre, a figure in orange-saffron robes stands among them, partly hidden by the crowd, with a steel plate raised. Plates are held high by dozens of arms in the foreground, and the background shows more people and tall pillars in an institutional room.2006-12-15December 15 20062006-12-15A crowded dining hall in which many men in white shirts and white dhotis press forward holding up white plates of rice and food. A young man in an orange-saffron head wrap and orange cloth stands near the centre, smiling. Steel serving trays and bowls are visible among the plates. Behind the crowd, workers in white move through a kitchen or serving area with metal vessels and large steel containers. The atmosphere suggests a community meal distribution during a large gathering.2006-12-15A photograph inside a large institutional kitchen with steel vessels and cooking equipment along the back. A man in an orange robe with an orange head wrap and rudraksha malas stands at left, serving food from a steel plate onto a stainless steel tray while people in white clothes assist. A man in white shirt and trousers with a lanyard stands beside him, and another man in white holds a plate of food. Several women in white and saffron-trimmed clothing and a few young girls in colourful dresses stand in the foreground and around the counter, waiting for food. A green-and-yellow notice is pinned on the pink tiled wall at right.2006-12-15December 15 20062006-12-15December 25 20082008-12-25December 15 20062006-12-15December 15 20062006-12-15A crowded dining hall during a meal service, with many men in white shirts and dhotis moving among tables and serving food. In the centre, a young man with long dark hair wears an orange-saffron cloth on his head and an orange-saffron robe, holding a steel plate of food. Nearby, a man in white clothes with a rudraksha-style necklace gestures while another man in white and an orange headcloth stands beside him. Several people hold plates of rice and curry, and a stainless steel tray is raised above the crowd. The scene conveys communal annadan-style food distribution.2006-12-15A large indoor dining hall with pale columns and ceiling fans, filled with many men in white ritual clothes. In the centre, a person in an orange saffron robe stands holding a steel tray of food, with a tray of food also being carried by a man in white beside them. Another man in white holds a plate of food and gestures toward a devotee. Several people in orange shawls and white clothing move among long serving tables, distributing food, a scene consistent with annadan at a spiritual gathering.2006-12-15 +1 copiesDecember 25 20082008-12-25