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A photo of a communal meal in an open-sided pavilion with a thatched roof and palm trees beyond. A man in orange robes, wearing glasses and a ceremonial gold necklace, carries a large steel vessel of food along a long table, with clear plastic gloves on his hands. Seated devotees at the table, several in white clothes, eat from steel plates and tumblers, and a woman in a yellow blouse sits among them. Other people in white and saffron stand at a serving counter on the right. The page identifies this as a feast during Brahmotsavam celebrations, with the orange-robed server as a person by appearance.

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December 25 20082008-12-25A communal meal served under an open-sided pavilion with a wooden-beam roof. Men and women sit along a long steel table holding metal plates of rice, curry and banana leaves, with paper cups in front of them. A woman in a saffron-orange robe with a long plait carries a tray down the line. On the right, a server in a yellow top and clear gloves ladles rice from a large steel pot. Orange curtains and white-clad attendants stand in the background. One seated man on the left wears a rudraksha mala.2008-12-25December 25 20082008-12-25A photograph of a communal meal being served in an open-sided hall with a tiled roof and orange curtains. In the foreground, a young woman in a white sari with a yellow shawl ladles rice from a steel pot onto a stainless steel counter. Beside her, a man in orange robes and a yellow-beaded garland holds a steel pot, while a bearded sannyasi in orange robes stands at the back. Men in white kurta-style clothes with orange shawls sit at the counter or stand in line, and steel plates, flatbread and paper cups are set out. White plastic chairs line the right side of the hall, where more seated people eat.2008-12-25December 25 20082008-12-25A 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.2008-12-25December 25 20082008-12-25 +2 copiesA dining hall where seated devotees in white clothes eat from steel plates at long metal tables. A standing woman in a flowing orange robe carries a tray of food along the row, while other people in orange robes move about in the background. Orange curtains and a woven hanging decorate the walls. Cups and food plates sit on the tables, and a man with a red-and-white tilak and a rudraksha mala sits at the right foreground. Several devotees are visible, with the seated attendees in white clothing.2008-12-25December 25 20082008-12-25December 25 20082008-12-25A photograph of a community meal in a plain hall with pale blue walls and a wooden door. A man in saffron-orange robes and a matching orange head wrap carries a metal tray of steel cups along a long table covered with a white cloth. Diners seated on chairs at the table eat from banana leaves set with food, and steel tumblers are placed along the table. Women in white saris with gold borders and one in an orange-bordered sari stand in the background, some wearing beaded necklaces. The scene resembles annadan food service during a festival preparation.2006-09-23 +2 copiesA covered open-sided dining hall with a brown thatched roof and metal beams, where many people sit at long rows of blue-topped tables on white plastic chairs eating from metal plates. Most diners wear white clothes with lanyards. Behind them, a few people in saffron-orange robes stand and serve, and a woman in a white sari with a yellow shawl carries a large steel pot. Thatched huts and green trees are visible through the side openings.2008-12-25