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A dining hall with white-clothed devotees seated at tables covered in yellow patterned plastic, eating from stainless steel thalis. In the centre, a bald man in a white shirt wears a garland of white flowers and a red rose stands in a vase on the table, with a rudraksha-style mala visible at his neck; a shaved head and white clothing alone are not enough to confirm identity, so his role is best described as a devotee eating a meal. To the left, a man with long tied-back hair and a white shirt wears a garland and eats; to the right, a man in white sits at the table. Several other white-clad attendees and women in white move about the room, with red curtains and a yellow curtain on the walls, and a white plastic water bottle on the table.

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A photograph of a group of people seated at a long table with a yellow patterned tablecloth, eating meals from stainless steel plates and bowls. Several men and women wear white clothes, with gold-coloured lanyards and beaded necklaces visible on some. A red rose stands in a vase at the centre of the table, and a red chair sits in the foreground. Orange curtains hang behind them, and an ornate framed picture hangs on the right wall.2009-07-21A photograph of a long communal meal line in an ashram hall with yellow curtains and a red curtain at left. Volunteers in white clothing with yellow shawls serve food from steel bowls along a table covered with a cloth, with water bottles and small steel plates of food set out. Seated diners in white, some with hands pressed together, receive the food. Behind the servers, a man in orange robes and a red shawl stands near the wall, and another figure in orange sits at the back. A small vase with red roses sits on the table. This appears to be an annadan style meal service.2009-10-15A dining hall with many people seated at round tables covered in yellow floral cloths, eating from steel plates and cups. Most attendees wear white clothes, and a man in the foreground wears a red rose and a rudraksha-style mala. Red and yellow curtains hang at the windows, and a framed portrait on the upper right shows a figure in orange robes and beads, which is a depiction on the wall. A person in orange robes stands at the left edge. Plastic chairs in red and black are arranged around the tables.2009-06-03A photograph of a long dining hall where people sit on one side of a table covered with a white floral-patterned plastic cloth, eating from steel plates and tumblers. Red curtains hang at tall windows, and bottled water, small red roses in vases and steel serving vessels line the table. Several people in plain white kurta-style clothing eat, while attendants in white with yellow shoulder cloths walk along the far side serving food. Ceiling fans hang from a high vaulted roof.2009-10-15A dining hall with white-draped tables and red chairs where devotees eat a meal served on steel plates. In the foreground, young men in white kurta-style clothing sit at a table with flower-decorated centrepieces, one holding a plate and another eating. A man in a white shirt and rudraksha mala serves food at the table. Behind them, a woman in a yellow shawl sits at another table, and a person in an orange robe stands near a framed portrait on a green-draped stand, where a figure in orange with long hair is depicted. A yellow curtain and a television appear in the background.2009-10-17November 18 20092009-11-18A communal dining hall with a long red table and seated devotees eating from steel plates. A man in a saffron-orange sleeveless top with a rudraksha mala holds a plate with food at the center of the table, with a long, swept-back hairstyle and a dark rudraksha necklace, appearing as a person candidate. Nearby, a bald man in white clothes and a yellow shawl stands behind the table, and a man in an orange shawl over white dhoti serves from a plate at right. Around the table, roughly two dozen people in white and mixed clothing are seated or standing against white walls with orange curtains, a few with plates and bowls, and a water bottle sits on the table.2010-08-30A dining hall with cream walls, red curtains and a corrugated roof, where people are seated at tables covered in yellow patterned cloth eating meals from steel plates. In the foreground a young man with curly dark hair in a grey shirt rests his head on his hand. Beside him a bearded man with a shaved head wears white clothes, a saffron-yellow lanyard and a rudraksha mala, eating with a spoon from a thali with a red rose on the table. Other diners, including women in saris and salwar, sit at nearby tables. Several people wear yellow lanyards.2009-08-21February 08 20162016-02-08 +1 copiesSeveral men in white shirts sit at a long table with a white cloth and eat a meal from stainless steel plates and bowls. A bald man in the foreground wearing a white shirt eats from a steel plate. Behind him an older man in a white shirt with glasses and a red lanyard sits at the table. Other men in white shirts with red lanyards eat nearby. Paper cups sit on the table. Behind them a banner reads Paramahamsa Nithyananda and shows a red-clad figure and a rocky waterfall image.2011-07-09 +1 copiesOctober 15 20092009-10-15A dinner gathering in a plain whitewashed hall with a red-topped table running through the room. A long-haired man in an orange sleeveless top with a rudraksha mala sits at the table's right end, facing a bald man in white with glasses and a bearded man in white on the left. Behind the table, a woman in an orange sari-style garment holds a plate, and a man in white with a yellow scarf and a bald man in orange stand near the wall. Crowded rows of seated attendees fill the background, many in white or orange clothing, while steel plates of food and water bottles sit on the table. The orange-clad man with long hair shows the strongest appearance-based a person cues in this scene, but identity remains uncertain.2010-08-30