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A large indoor hall filled with seated people eating a communal meal at long tables covered with plastic sheets and banana leaves. Most diners wear white shirts and white dhotis or trousers. In the centre, a man in a saffron-orange robe with a red-orange turban walks between the rows carrying a metal bucket, and beside him a man in a white dhoti and white shirt with an orange shawl and a yellow badge carries another bucket. Steel tumblers sit on the tables and rice is served on the leaves. Ceiling fans, high windows and a mezzanine balcony are visible. The scene shows an annadan style meal service.

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December 12 20072007-12-12A large hall with white walls and high windows where a communal meal is being served on long rows of tables. Many seated people eat from green banana-leaf plates, and servers in white shirts and mundus walk along the rows serving rice from steel pots. In the foreground a saffron-clad sannyasi with long hair and an orange turban carries a steel pot and serves rice, while another man in white with an orange shawl stands at right beside the tables. Dozens of attendees in white and mixed clothing sit throughout the hall, consistent with an annadan feeding event.2007-12-12December 12 20072007-12-12A large white hall with a mezzanine balcony and rows of long tables covered with green banana leaves, where many people sit on red plastic chairs to eat a meal. In the centre a man with long hair and a bright orange turban, wearing an orange robe and carrying a steel bucket, walks between the tables serving food. Beside him a man in white dhoti and an orange shawl, and another man in a white shirt and orange shawl, walk past the seated diners. Women in saris and men in white shirts are eating, with rice served on leaves. A vast crowd is visible throughout the hall, and the scene resembles a communal meal or annadan.2007-12-12A large, bright hall with white pillars, a high ceiling and a railed upper gallery hosts a communal meal. Long rows of tables are covered with green banana-leaf style plates, and many seated diners in white and colourful clothes eat while others move between the rows. In the centre foreground, a man with a tall orange turban, orange robe and rudraksha mala walks carrying a large steel bucket, while a man in white with an orange shawl follows, holding a plate. Red plastic chairs line the tables, and volunteers in white serve food. The setting suggests an annadan style community feeding.2007-12-12A large hall with long rows of seated men eating a meal from green banana leaves on folding tables, each with steel tumblers. A figure in saffron-orange robes and an orange head wrap, with long hair and a rudraksha-style beaded necklace, walks between the rows carrying a steel pot, while a younger man in white shirt and white dhoti holds a steel plate of food. Other people in white dhotis and shirts line the tables, with more standing in the background near white walls and upper windows. The scene suggests a communal meal service.2007-12-12A large white hall with upper gallery railings where a long dining event is underway, with rows of red plastic chairs and long tables set with green banana-leaf plates. In the centre, a man with a bright orange turban, orange robe, long rudraksha mala and white gloves serves food from a steel pot onto plates. Beside him, a shaved-headed man in white with an orange shawl and another in white with an orange shawl stand nearby, while a man in a white shirt and dark trousers gestures to the side.2007-12-12Indoor photograph of a communal meal hall with white pillars and ceiling fans. Men in white shirts and dhotis sit at long metal tables, eating from banana leaves set with rice, flatbread, sliced bananas, and small bowls of curry. A woman in an orange-saffron robe with long, loose dark hair and a rudraksha-style necklace stands at the table's end, smiling and serving food from a steel bucket. A woman in a pink floral sari stands at right, and a man with a camera is partly visible behind the server. Photo credit overlay reads 2020 Nithyananda Paramashivam and Source2007-01-12December 12 20072007-12-12A large indoor hall during a communal meal, with many seated diners in white clothes at long tables covered with green banana leaves. In the foreground a person in an orange turban, orange robe and long hair, wearing a red-and-orange wrap, stands serving food from a steel vessel onto leaves, while a bald young man in white with an orange shawl stands beside him. Seated diners in the foreground include a man with palms pressed together and others in white shirts. Plates of rice and steel tumblers are on the tables, and upper-level railings and windows frame the room.2007-12-12A large hall with white walls and rows of long tables where seated devotees eat from green banana leaves. A figure with long curly hair, an orange turban, an orange-and-red sleeveless garment and an orange wrap stands at the left-centre, holding a steel vessel and serving food onto a leaf. Beside him, a man in white dhoti and shirt with an orange shawl and a yellow rosette stands at the table edge. Other attendees in white and a worker in a blue uniform move among the rows, and many seated people are visible along the right. Swamiji (probable) is shown in saffron and orange robes with a turban and long hair, serving annadan-style food to devotees.2007-12-12Large white hall where many people sit in rows at long tables on red plastic chairs, eating a meal served on green banana leaves with rice, curry and a metal tumbler. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti, with an ID badge and rudraksha-style beaded necklace, carries a steel bowl of food toward the diners. Behind him, a figure in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban walks among the tables alongside another saffron-clad attendant. Women in white and green saris and a woman in a white sari with gold border sit eating; the hall is bright with rows of ceiling lights and tall windows. Mass annadan-style communal meal.2007-12-12