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A photograph of a dining hall during a meal service at an ashram-style event. A woman with long dark hair in an orange-saffron robe stands at left, serving or walking among seated diners at long tables covered with green leaf-plates and steel tumblers. Several men in white shirts and white dhoti-style clothing move about the room, some wearing ID badges on lanyards; one man in white stands near the window. Seated diners in white shirts eat from banana-leaf plates. Barred windows and a pale wall form the background, with a small oil lamp visible near a serving table.

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November 24th To 27 2005 - Highlights Of NSP in Salem2005-11-24A photograph of a crowded dining hall during a meal service. Many seated people in white clothes eat from green leaf plates on long black tables, with steel tumblers beside them. In the centre, a standing figure in a saffron-orange robe, long dark hair and a gold necklace carries a large steel vessel, appearing to serve food. Staff in white shirts move among the tables. A framed poster hangs on the back wall beside barred windows, and ceiling fans are visible above. Several women in saris and salwars sit in the foreground.2005-11-24Indoor photo of a communal meal in a plain room with cream walls and a barred window. Along a long table, people sit on floor-level seats eating from green banana-leaf plates. A figure with long dark hair wears an orange-saffron garment with a beaded necklace and serves food from a steel pot. Beside them a man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands. On the left, a man in a yellow t-shirt and older women in saris stand near an open doorway. A framed photograph hangs on the window grille, and steel tumblers sit on the tables.2005-11-24A seated meal service in a plain hall with pale walls and ventilation grilles. Long dark tables hold banana leaves set with food, steel tumblers and small bowls. A woman in a white sari with orange and red border and a black mangalsutra stands at left, serving from a steel pot. Beside her a long-haired figure in an orange robe leans in to serve, while a man in white shirt and dhoti stands behind. Rows of men in white shirts and dhotis sit along the tables eating, some with raised hands, and another man in a white shirt sits at right. A photograph credit line on the image reads2007-01-12November 25 20052005-11-25November 25 20052005-11-25A photograph of a dining hall during a meal at the a person Spurana Program event. Rows of long white tables and folding metal chairs fill the room, with banana-leaf plates and steel tumblers set out on the tables. Many people in white clothing sit eating, while a man in a white shirt stands in the left foreground and a woman in an orange sari walks along the right side. A framed poster hangs on the back wall beside a dark curtained window, and fluorescent lights and a patterned ceiling light the room. The scene suggests an annadan style communal meal.2005-11-24November 25 20052005-11-25November 25 20052005-11-25A dimly lit hall where people are seated at a long table on green banana-leaf plates, eating a meal. A woman in an orange saffron sari with long dark hair and a beaded necklace stands at the table, holding a steel pot to serve food. Standing beside her, a person in white clothing assists. Several elderly women in saris stand near a doorway at left, and a man in a yellow t-shirt stands by the wall. A framed photograph hangs on the right wall beside a barred window. Steel tumblers sit on the table.2005-11-25A photograph of a community dining hall where seated diners eat from banana leaves on long metal tables. A long-haired figure in an orange saffron robe stands at left, serving food from a large steel pot, appearing to be a person by appearance cues: long swept-back hair and saffron clothing. Seated men wear white shirts and dhotis or plain shirts, and a woman in a white sari with a magenta border sits at right with a necklace. Leaves hold idli-style cakes, rice, and sides, with steel tumblers around. Plain grey walls and fluorescent lights frame the room.2007-01-12January 12 20072007-01-12