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A buffet line of people receiving food from stainless steel steam trays in an ashram dining hall. A man in a white t-shirt with a dark backpack and a red tilak on his forehead stands in the foreground looking to the side. Behind him a woman in a purple top and a man in a white kurta serve food, and an older woman in an orange sari and a plastic hair net serves from a tray. Steel pans hold fried sweets and rice dishes. Above, a large framed portrait shows a figure in orange robes and red garlands holding a flame, beside a framed photo of a crowd and colourful paper hangings.

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December 16 20172017-12-16A serving line for a meal in an ashram dining hall. Several devotees in hairnets and clear plastic gloves serve food from steel pans onto metal thalis. A young man in the centre wears a rust-red and orange robe with rudraksha malas and smiles while ladling food. Visitors in white tops, a grey shawl and a blue embroidered blouse hold out their plates. A woman in a yellow sari with glasses is in the lower right foreground. Steel pans, a ladle, and a large framed painting of a deity in the background fill the room. Several people in the crowd are visible.2017-12-16December 16 20172017-12-16A photograph of a busy serving line inside a decorated hall, with people queuing to receive food from a long table draped in gold cloth. A woman in a white sari with gold border serves from a brass vessel, while a man in a striped polo shirt with a red tilak on his forehead holds a steel plate. Other devotees in saris, including a woman in purple, wait behind them. A framed portrait on the wall shows a figure in red robes holding a lamp, and orange and multicolour fabric hangings hang from the ceiling. Steel vessels and trays fill the foreground.2017-12-16December 16 20172017-12-16A buffet line inside a temple-style hall with orange and red paper garlands hanging from the ceiling. Devotees queue along a table draped in gold and red cloth, holding steel plates of food served from brass vessels. A man in a navy striped polo shirt in the foreground has a red tilak on his forehead. A woman in a blue salwar kameez and a man in white kurta stand in line, while a woman in a white sari with gold border serves from the table. A large framed portrait on the right shows a figure in saffron-orange robes with a mala, labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" on the caption. Bananas are visible on the far table.2017-12-16A dining hall where volunteers serve a community meal from steel trays. A woman in a rust-red sari and a long rudraksha mala serves rice and dal from a steel pot, wearing clear gloves. A smiling man in a white kurta with a tilak holds a tray and receives food. Other people queue behind them, including a woman in a beige shawl with long locks. Dishes include yellow dal, rice, mung beans and vegetables. A framed portrait of a person in red garments with a rudraksha mala hangs on the wall, and hanging colourful decorations are visible overhead. Several people are visible in the frame.2017-12-16A serving line in a bright hall with pink walls and a framed portrait of a woman in saffron sitting with a lamp, above steel chafing trays of food. Servers in white hairnets and clear gloves ladle food; some wear saffron-orange and maroon robes, and a woman in a cream and gold sari with brown rudraksha malas serves in the foreground. A man in a white cap, white kurta and red-and-white cross-body strap holds a plate of food at left, while a young child in white stands at the lower left. Several people in white clothes queue or walk past along the line. Colourful hanging decorations and a gold panel appear in the background.2017-12-16December 16 20172017-12-16December 16 20172017-12-16August 21 20162016-08-21A food service line in an ashram dining hall serving annadan-style meals on steel trays. In the foreground a woman in a cream sari with rudraksha malas and a hair net ladles food from a steel vessel, and an older bald man in white clothing with a red tilak holds a tray. Behind them several people in hair nets and aprons serve from a long counter of steel containers, and a young man in a blue top smiles at the line. A framed portrait of a woman in red and gold hangs on the wall, and colourful hanging tassels decorate the ceiling. No specific person is identified here as a person.2017-12-16