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A photograph of a crowded dining hall during a retreat meal service. A long-haired man in a saffron-orange robe with a beaded necklace stands at right, leaning toward seated diners, with long hair and a wooden-bead necklace distinctive in appearance. Many seated people eat from green leaf plates at long tables, including women in pink, orange and white saris and a man in a white shirt standing among them. A portrait photograph hangs on the wall at left. Ceiling fluorescent lights and grilled windows frame the room.

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A dining hall at an event with long tables and seated people eating from green leaf plates. A man with long dark hair and wearing an orange saffron robe, a rudraksha-style beaded necklace and glasses walks between the tables, appearing to serve or tend to diners. Around him, many men and women sit in white and pastel clothes, including a woman in a purple floral sari and a woman in a teal top. A man in a white shirt stands near the center. A framed photo hangs on the left wall, and ceiling fans and fluorescent lights are overhead.2005-11-24December 12 20072007-12-12A photograph of a crowded dining hall during a meal service. Many seated people in white clothes eat from green leaf plates on long black tables, with steel tumblers beside them. In the centre, a standing figure in a saffron-orange robe, long dark hair and a gold necklace carries a large steel vessel, appearing to serve food. Staff in white shirts move among the tables. A framed poster hangs on the back wall beside barred windows, and ceiling fans are visible above. Several women in saris and salwars sit in the foreground.2005-11-24December 12 20072007-12-12A crowded indoor kitchen or dining hall with stainless steel vessels and steel plates on a counter in the foreground. Many women and men stand close together, several women in colourful sarees with long braided hair, and a few in white tops. A man in a white shirt and a man in orange clothing stand near the center, and a figure with an orange head covering and orange garment is near the middle. Pink tiled walls and fluorescent ceiling lights frame the scene.2006-12-15A photograph of a large dining hall with rows of tables and chairs where many people sit eating from green banana-leaf style plates with small snacks, sweets and flatbread, and steel tumblers of water. In the centre right, a tall man with long dark hair wears a saffron-orange robe and a gold bead necklace, and bends toward the seated diners as if serving them. Beside him stands a man in a white shirt with an ID badge around his neck, and several women in saffron, pink and white saris sit at the tables. Ceiling fans hang above, and a framed picture hangs on the back wall.2005-11-25December 15 20062006-12-15December 15 20062006-12-15December 15 20062006-12-15February 10 20092009-02-10 +2 copiesA large indoor dining hall with white walls and upper balconies where many people are seated at long steel tables eating from green banana leaves. In the foreground, a smiling man with long dark hair wears an orange turban, an orange-saffron robe and a long rudraksha mala, carrying a steel bucket. Behind him, men in white shirts and white dhotis, some wearing orange shawls, serve food and sit eating. Women in saris and salwar kameez move through the background. Steel tumblers and a silver container sit on the tables. a person (orange turban, long hair, rudraksha mala and saffron robe) stands among the volunteers serving a community meal (annadan).2007-12-12January 31 20152015-01-31