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A 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.

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December 25 20082008-12-25A photograph of a covered open-sided dining pavilion with a corrugated roof and thatched huts visible beyond the windows. Many seated people in white ritual clothing eat at long tables on white plastic chairs, several with brass plates and metal dishes of food. Several people in saffron-orange robes walk among the tables serving, carrying vessels. A woman in a yellow-and-green sari sits at a table near the right. Garden greenery is visible outside. The scene resembles a communal feast held during a Brahmotsavam celebration.2008-12-25December 25 20082008-12-25December 25 20082008-12-25December 25 20082008-12-25December 25 20082008-12-25December 25 20082008-12-25A covered dining hall with long tables and white plastic chairs where devotees are being served a meal on steel plates. In the foreground a bearded man in an orange robe and a woman in a white sari with a red border serve food from steel containers, while a young woman in white sits at the bench on the left. Many people in white clothes and orange saffron robes sit and eat or move between tables; a woman in orange stands near a shrine-like backdrop with orange and gold curtains. The setting appears to be a communal feast or annadan.2008-12-25A covered dining hall with a corrugated roof and open side windows holds long metal tables and white plastic chairs. Many people in white dhotis and white garments sit at the tables and on benches eating from steel plates with paper cups, while saffron-robed sadhus in orange clothing move among them serving food. A bearded man in orange stands at the left-centre, and a shaven-headed monk in orange serves at the centre. Orange and yellow drapes hang along the back wall beside a framed picture.2008-12-25A photograph of a long open-sided pavilion with a tin roof and ceiling fans, where people are seated at rows of tables eating a meal. A man in a saffron-coloured dhoti and shawl stands at centre carrying a large stainless steel vessel, while another robed attendant walks behind him. Seated diners wear white kurtas and dark outfits; a line of women in white saris sits on the left at a table of food. A red carpet runs down the centre, and a table on the right is draped in orange cloth with a brass lamp and small items on it. Thatched huts and trees are visible through the side openings. This is a communal meal setting with attendants serving food.2008-12-29December 25 20082008-12-25A covered open-sided dining hall with a metal-framed roof and ceiling fans. Rows of long tables with steel plates, glasses and white plastic chairs are set for a meal, with many people seated and eating. Several people in saffron-orange robes walk between the tables serving food, while others wear white clothing. An orange and yellow curtain hangs at the back of the hall. A man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala stands at right holding a plate.2008-12-25