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Two men sit cross-legged on a pale tiled floor eating a meal from stainless steel compartmented thalis. The man on the left, wearing glasses, a white kurta and white pants with a dark beaded mala and a name badge, tears flatbread with his right hand over a tray of rice, yellow dal and curry. The man on the right, also in white with glasses, a dark beaded mala and a gold bangle, holds a piece of roti over his plate of rice and dal. Behind them, a bearded man in a green kurta sits, and a few feet appear at the top edge. A saffron cloth lies between the trays.

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Seated on a pale tiled floor, three people eat a meal from stainless steel compartment trays. A man in front wears a white shirt, jeans, glasses and a wristband, holding a flatbread and reaching toward the tray. Beside him an older man in a white shirt and dark trousers tears bread over his tray. To the right a woman in a floral green and beige sari sits cross-legged with a flatbread and small bowls of curry. A water bottle stands behind them and another person in white sits at the top right. No swami is visible, so the scene is a shared communal meal in an ashram hall.2015-08-22 +1 copiesDevotees sit cross-legged on a polished marble floor eating a meal from metal thali trays during a break. Several people wear all-white clothing: a man in a white shirt and white dhoti, a shaven-headed young woman in a white t-shirt and white pants with a rudraksha mala and an event badge, a woman in a white sari with gold bangles, and younger women in white. Steel barriers with chains run behind them. A water bottle sits in the foreground, and a plastic cup of water stands on the floor.2014-10-11 +1 copiesAugust 22 20152015-08-22 +1 copiesTwo men in white ritual-style shirts and dhotis sit at a meal in a hall, eating from stainless steel thalis. The man on the left, wearing glasses and a dark wood mala with a pendant, uses his right hand to eat from a small steel tumbler and bowl. The man on the right, with a moustache, a red tilak, a blue lanyard and a dark rudraksha-style mala, holds a thali of rice, yellow dal-style dish, sliced watermelon and fruit. Standing people in white and pink behind them watch or move about. Steel cups and fruit slices are visible. The scene reads as a communal annadan-style meal.2013-08-18 +1 copiesSeveral people sit cross-legged in rows on a polished white floor in a large hall, eating a meal from stainless steel thali trays with rice and yellow dishes. They wear white clothes with red shawls and red-and-white lanyards. Steel tumblers and glasses of water sit on the floor. In the background, a stage with dark red curtains and framed pictures on the walls. No candidate for a person is visible in this image.2014-10-12 +1 copiesDevotees sit cross-legged on a tiled floor in white clothing with red-orange shawls and red-and-white lanyards, eating a meal served on large green banana leaves with small steel bowls. A bald man in the foreground eats with his right hand, and a bearded man beside him holds food toward the leaf. Several other seated men in white continue eating, with cups and rice dishes visible.2014-10-28 +1 copiesDevotees sit cross-legged on a polished tile floor in a temple hall, eating a meal from steel plates and drinking from glasses. Most wear white kurta-style clothing with red shawls. In the centre, a man with bare back wears a white dhoti with gold borders and a white upper cloth, eating from a plate. A man in the foreground on the left drinks from a glass, wearing white with a red shawl and glasses. Another man at right, in white with a red shawl and glasses, eats from a steel tray holding curries and flatbread. Red-cushioned seating and chrome railings are visible behind.2014-09-07October 13 20122012-10-13Three men sit cross-legged on a tiled floor eating a meal from steel trays during a communal meal at an ashram hall. All three wear white kurta-style clothes with orange-and-red prayer beads around their necks and red shawls draped over their shoulders. The man on the left, in a white shirt and red shawl, eats flatbread and rice from a steel plate, with a glass of juice nearby. The man in the centre, in white with a mala, holds a glass of water beside a tray with glasses of milk and juice. The man on the right, in a white shirt and red shawl, eats from a tray with flatbread, yellow rice, and small bowls of yogurt and pickle, using a spoon. Steel railings and chains are visible in the background, and part of another seated person appears at the top left.2014-10-13 +1 copiesFour men in white kurta-style clothing eat a meal from steel thalis on a polished light stone floor. A bald man in a white t-shirt with a multicoloured logo and a lanyard sits on a chair at the upper left holding a steel plate. Two men sit cross-legged on the floor: the one at lower left, in white with a red-and-black beaded mala, spoons food from a steel bowl, while the centre man, wearing rimmed glasses and a rudraksha-style mala, smiles and gestures while eating. The man at right, in white with a maroon cloth at his neck, eats from a steel thali. Paper cups sit beside the thalis, and metal stanchions and white-clad people stand in the background.2011-07-17 +2 copiesThree men sit cross-legged on a polished tile floor eating a meal from stainless steel thali trays. The man on the left, in a white kurta and white dhoti with a red shawl and a red lanyard, arranges rice, dal and vegetables on his tray. The man in the centre, wearing rectangular glasses, white kurta and white dhoti, eats with a spoon from a tray holding small bowls and fried snacks. The man on the right wears a white t-shirt, red shawl and beaded bracelet, eating from a tray with flatbreads and curries. Behind them are mats, a rope barrier on metal stanchions and a backpack.2014-09-07A photograph of men seated cross-legged on striped cushions against a stone-panelled wall, eating a meal served on fresh banana leaves. Several men wear white shirts and white dhotis; one wears a red thread bracelet and another has a red mark on his forehead. Each leaf holds rice, yellow dal, papadams, chutney and pickle. An orange cloth sits beside one man. Kitchen setting, possibly annadan style communal meal.2012-05-20 +2 copies