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A photograph of a communal dining hall with white-washed walls and barred windows. In the foreground a man in a white kurta with a red-orange shawl stands and handles food. Seated at a white table, a man with long hair in a white kurta eats from a steel thali, beside another seated man in white with a yellow shawl eating from a steel plate. Further right, another man in white with a yellow shawl eats, and a person's head is partly visible at the lower right. Other people in white clothes with yellow shawls are seated and standing across the background, with blue plastic chairs and a water bottle on the table.2010-01-04July 06 20102010-07-06Photo of a group of young men seated at long metal dining tables in a plain indoor hall, eating rice and yellow curry from round steel plates. Most wear white kurta-style clothes; one at the right foreground wears an orange robe with long dark hair and another man in the foreground wears white with a red thread necklace. Several are smiling and raising hands toward the camera. Plastic chairs line the room, with more people in white and yellow visible in the background near a window.2009-10-17July 11 20102010-07-11A photograph of a long dining hall where seated people eat meals served on banana leaves on metal tables with steel tumblers. Many diners sit on benches, several in white shirts and light blue uniforms, and a woman in a green sari sits in the foreground. Ceiling fans, white pillars and a staircase are visible in the background, with other attendants standing nearby.2007-01-12A large white-walled hall with a high beamed roof and ceiling fans serves a communal meal. Rows of tables with blue plastic chairs are filled with seated diners in white clothes, many eating from steel plates. In the foreground a standing server in white wears an orange shawl over his shoulder and carries a tray of steel bowls and plates. Other attendants in white and orange move between tables and along the back serving counter, while tall windows let in bright light.2007-12-27A photograph of a dining hall where devotees sit on long benches eating a meal served on green banana leaves. A central figure with long dark hair wears a flowing saffron-orange robe and stands on a black-and-white checkered floor between the two rows of diners, hands clasped in front. Other men in saffron and white garments and women in white saris and pink-purple clothing with rudraksha malas sit or stand along the tables. A ceiling fan hangs above and a tiled wall runs along the room.2009-02-10November 06 20082008-11-06A crowded communal dining hall where women seated at long steel tables eat from metal plates of food, while others stand and serve. A sannyasi in a saffron-orange robe with a long orange head covering and beaded necklace stands at the center-right, appearing to serve or assist. Other attendants wear white, and women wear saris in yellow, blue, orange and purple. Steel serving pots and trays line the counter, under fluorescent lights and ceiling fans.2006-12-16July 06 20102010-07-06A 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.2008-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25