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A dining hall at an ashram with long tables covered in floral cloths and banana-leaf plates heaped with rice, sweets, fried snacks and pickles. Many people in saffron and orange robes sit eating while others in white clothes walk between the tables. In the right foreground a young woman in a white top and yellow shawl carries a steel tray. Water bottles are placed along the tables, and a large display board hangs on the back wall. The scene is a crowded communal meal served to sannyasis and devotees.

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December 30 20092009-12-30December 30 20092009-12-30Long rows of seated monastics and devotees eat a communal meal at banana-leaf place settings on floral tablecloths under a white tented pavilion. Most diners wear saffron/orange robes and some wear white; a shaved-headed monk in the foreground in orange eats with his right hand while a woman in orange sits beside him. Water bottles and steel bowls line the tables, and attendants in white walk along the aisle. A figure in a saffron shawl stands at the far end of the hall. Some diners wear glasses. a person identity is not established by visible appearance, so no candidate is named.2009-12-30A long banquet line in a hall where saffron-robed monastics sit on chairs at a table covered with green banana leaves, eating rice, sides, puris and sweets. Several saffron-clad sannyasis, some with orange head cloths, eat at the front of the line. Attendants in white shirts and white dhotis carry steel pots and serve food along the table, while other white-clad helpers stand in the background. Bottled water sits beside the plates, and a row of tables with white cloths runs along the left side. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance here.2009-12-30A long row of seated sannyasis in saffron and orange robes eats a meal from banana leaves laid on a white floral-covered table, with water bottles and small cups set between plates of rice, bread and side dishes. Men in white dhotis and yellow shawls stand along the far side and walk past the table, one holding a pale shawl. A bearded man with long matted hair and an orange headwrap reaches toward food in the foreground, and an older bare-chested sadhu sits among the diners. Behind them stands a white-clad man near a draped orange cloth and a white metal stage frame with signage.2009-12-30A long dining hall during a communal meal. Seated sannyasis in orange and saffron robes eat from banana leaves laid on tables covered with floral cloths, with steel bowls, water bottles and plates of rice and vegetables. In the foreground a bearded man with long grey hair wears an orange shawl and drinks from a plastic bottle. Standing servers in white dhoti and shirt move along the tables, one carrying a vessel. Hanging colourful cloth bunting, white ceiling fans and a wall clock decorate the hall, with a photographer in white visible at right.2009-12-30A long dining hall during a community meal, with rows of saffron-robed sannyasis and devotees seated at tables covered with floral cloths and green banana leaves holding snacks and sweets. In the foreground, a bearded elderly man in orange robes and glasses eats, and beside him a man in orange with a bead bracelet is seated. Attendants in white dhotis and shirts walk between the tables carrying vessels, and a few people stand near the back. Overhead are white canopy structures with decorative patterned banners, and a sign on the left reads a no-photography notice. Bottled water sits on each table.2009-12-30December 30 20092009-12-30December 30 20092009-12-30December 30 20092009-12-30December 30 20092009-12-30December 30 20092009-12-30