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A photograph inside an open-sided tent-like pavilion with an orange canvas roof, showing saffron-robed sannyasis seated at metal tables eating a meal from steel plates. One man with a full beard sits at the centre holding a white cup, and another with long hair in an orange robe eats from a plate at right. Two women in white saris with orange borders stand and serve nearby, one in a yellow shawl. Behind them are a wooden shelf with small items, an orange curtain and a framed picture on the white wall. The meal is an annadan-style feast for the monastics.

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Ashram dining hall with a metal roof and open sides. Several men in orange robes sit at metal tables eating from steel plates; one bearded man on the right wears orange with a gold necklace. A woman in a white sari with yellow border serves food at the back, and another woman in white stands at the right beside a white board. Steel tumblers and a large steel pot sit on the tables.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.2008-12-25Photograph of a dining hall where several men in saffron-orange robes with maroon borders sit at a long metal-topped table eating from steel plates. A man in front holds a rolled paper or scroll, another with a long beard eats with his right hand, and a man on the right wears a gold chain and eats from a plate beside a tray of wrapped sweets. Behind them, women in white saris with orange or yellow borders move around the room, one carrying a steel vessel. Shelves with books and a striped orange cloth hang on the left, and white plastic chairs are visible.2008-12-25A photograph of a covered open-sided dining hall with an orange and red tent-like roof and a red-draped table at the back. Several monastic devotees in saffron-orange robes serve food on steel plates to seated people in white clothes at long steel tables. One robed man in the foreground carries a tray of food, another in the centre ladles from a steel pot, and others stand at the serving tables. Plastic cups and metal plates of food are on the tables. Seated diners in white shirts occupy the foreground. A yellow and red striped cloth hangs on the back wall beside a framed picture. The scene shows an annadan style communal meal.2008-12-25December 25 20082008-12-25December 25 20082008-12-25A photo of a covered, open-sided dining hall where devotees sit at long dark tables eating from metal thali plates of rice, curries and sweets. Many seated men wear white dhotis and white shirts with rudraksha malas and lanyards. Standing and walking among them are attendants in saffron/orange robes serving food and carrying pots, with orange and striped curtains hanging at the back. The scene shows a communal feast, with orange-robed servers moving between tables and no single identifiable central figure presented as a person.2008-12-25December 25 20082008-12-25December 25 20082008-12-25December 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.2008-12-25December 25 20082008-12-25