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A dining hall with long steel-topped tables where several people eat from stainless steel thali plates containing rice and curried vegetables. In the centre, a man in an orange robe and white undershirt gestures while speaking, seated among others. A blond young man in a yellow shawl and white clothes eats at right. Men in white kurtas and orange or saffron shawls sit along the tables, with blue plastic chairs and a green placard on the table. The walls are white with peach-coloured panels.

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November 06 20082008-11-06A dining hall at an ashram with long stainless-steel tables and benches where people eat from steel thalis. Devotees in white kurtas and orange shawls sit in rows, with a woman in a yellow shawl in the right foreground eating from a plate. A man in an orange robe sits at a table in the centre-background, and a white-clad attendant stands near the doorway. Ceiling fans hang from exposed metal trusses and tall windows light the room.2008-11-06A dining hall with long stainless steel tables where many young men in white kurta-style clothing and bright orange shawls sit eating from steel plates. Each plate holds rice, yellow curry, orange carrot and green vegetables, and crisp fried snacks. Several men wear gold bangles and one wears a rudraksha-style necklace. A woman in a yellow top sits among them at the far side. White walls, exposed ceiling beams, ceiling fans and a few wall posters frame the room.2008-11-06Ashram dining hall with long steel tables where many people sit eating lunch from stainless steel thali plates. Most diners wear white kurta-style clothing with orange saffron shawls or stoles. A woman in a white top and yellow shawl carries a steel tray between the tables, and a man in orange stands at the back near the wall. Ceiling fans and metal roof trusses hang above, with posters and a speaker on the side walls.2008-11-06Photograph of a communal lunch in a plain white-walled hall with long metal tables and steel plates of food. Two men in saffron-orange robes sit at the center table: one with long swept-back dark hair leans forward smiling and eating, and another in orange garments with shaved head bends over his plate. Around them, people in white shirts and dhotis eat from the plates, including a man with glasses on the left and a man with a moustache on the right. A green box sits on the table between them. A small orange-brown window panel is on the back wall.2008-11-06Photograph of a dining hall with long steel tables and steel plates of food. A man with long dark hair in an orange robe sits at the centre of the middle table, facing left, with a green box on the table before him. Beside him, a younger man in an orange shawl eats from a plate. On the left, a person in white and a figure in orange stand or sit near the table edge. On the right, older men in white clothes and a woman with light hair eat at the tables. Pale walls and open doorways frame the room.2008-11-06November 06 20082008-11-06A photo of a covered, open-sided dining hall where devotees sit at long dark tables eating from metal thali plates of rice, curries and sweets. Many seated men wear white dhotis and white shirts with rudraksha malas and lanyards. Standing and walking among them are attendants in saffron/orange robes serving food and carrying pots, with orange and striped curtains hanging at the back. The scene shows a communal feast, with orange-robed servers moving between tables and no single identifiable central figure presented as a person.2008-12-25A photo of a large dining hall with white walls, metal ceiling trusses and ceiling fans, where many people sit at long metal-topped tables on blue and white plastic chairs. Most diners have their palms pressed together in prayer before their steel plates of food. Several men in saffron-orange robes sit at the right, and women wear white saris with orange or yellow shawls. Stainless steel pots sit on a side table, and small posters hang on the wall.2008-11-06November 06 20082008-11-06November 06 20082008-11-06Men seated in white kurtas and dhotis eat a meal at long metal tables in a plain white-walled hall with plastic chairs. Plates hold rice and yellow curry. A man in a saffron-orange robe with long swept-back hair eats at the near end; he is described as a probable Swamiji by appearance cues including the long hair and saffron clothing. Several men wear rudraksha malas. Women in white saris with yellow borders serve food in the background. Some men raise hands in greeting.2009-10-17