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Photograph 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.

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December 29 20082008-12-29December 29 20082008-12-29December 29 20082008-12-29A photograph of a covered open-sided pavilion with a dark wooden roof and ceiling fans, where people in white clothes stand along long tables set with metal plates, cups and dishes. A red carpet runs down the centre aisle between the tables. Several figures in white and cream clothing stand or walk along the tables, with a few in orange or saffron shawls near the left side. Green trees and a thatched hut are visible through the glass walls. Silhouetted against bright light, the people are mostly indistinct.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.2008-12-29A photograph inside an open-sided pavilion with a dark wood-beamed roof and ceiling fans. A red carpet runs down the centre aisle toward a doorway. On the left, a row of women in white clothes stand with palms pressed together in namaskar beside long tables holding metal trays and offerings. On the right, a row of long tables is laden with covered trays, bowls and cups. A single figure in white walks in from the doorway at the far end, and a silhouetted person stands at the right edge. Green trees and a red curtain are visible through the windows.2008-12-29December 25 20082008-12-25December 25 20082008-12-25A photo of a covered open-sided hall with a long serving table covered in green and clear plastic sheeting. Several people in white stand at the table: on the left a man in a white T-shirt with colourful dotted design and grey trousers with hands folded, and beside him another man in a similar T-shirt with hands clasped and a man in white kurta with a shawl. On the right a man in white kurta and dhoti with a gold necklace holds a wooden tray or book with a shawl over his arm. Steel plates of food and rows of small white cups sit on the table. Thatched structures and greenery are visible through the windows, and more seated people appear in the background.2008-12-29December 29 20082008-12-29A photograph of a covered open-sided dining pavilion with a corrugated roof and thatched huts visible beyond the windows. Many seated people in white ritual clothing eat at long tables on white plastic chairs, several with brass plates and metal dishes of food. Several people in saffron-orange robes walk among the tables serving, carrying vessels. A woman in a yellow-and-green sari sits at a table near the right. Garden greenery is visible outside. The scene resembles a communal feast held during a Brahmotsavam celebration.2008-12-25December 25 20082008-12-25