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Indoor photograph of a community meal being served in a hall with pale pink walls and red curtains. Many people sit cross-legged on the glossy floor before green banana leaves holding rice and orange-coloured offerings. Men in white dhotis with gold borders, some bare-chested, serve from steel vessels and pots, while others in white shirts and saris move among the rows. Children in colourful clothes sit at the leaves, and a few women wear saris. Decorative red, orange and blue hangings line the top of the wall and framed pictures hang nearby.

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A photograph inside a bright, tiled hall with red curtains and an open doorway. In the foreground, many children and young girls sit cross-legged on green banana leaves on the floor, with small orange food items placed on the leaves. A bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a gold border bends forward, pouring food from a large steel pot, while another man in white stands beside him holding a small steel vessel. Behind them, several men and women in white and colored clothing stand or move about the room. Steel vessels are arranged on the floor at the right. A framed portrait hangs on the back wall, and a camera operator is visible at the back. The scene shows a communal meal being served to children seated in rows.2011-11-07A large hall with a dark maroon curtain backdrop and draped bunting with elephant motifs. Rows of devotees in white clothes sit on the floor before green banana-leaf plates, many with food served and small paper cups placed along the leaves. A woman in a white sari with a yellow border bends low to serve from a steel bucket, while a man in a cream dhoti and orange shawl carries a silver tray down the aisle. At the far end, a figure in orange sits near a raised seat and a decorated stage. The scene resembles a communal meal at an ashram gathering.2008-12-27A photograph of a large tent-covered hall during a seated communal meal. Long rows of people sit on mats on the floor, many in white clothes, with some in orange and red saris and blue tunics. Banana leaves hold food in front of them, and steel vessels and water glasses are set along the rows. Attendants in white and blue walk between the rows carrying metal pots. Decorative hanging fabric panels with yellow tassels hang from the ceiling, and a bronze dancing Shiva figure stands at the right edge. A man in white in the foreground wears a garland of red flowers and sits with his hand near his face, while a woman in a red and gold sari and flower garland sits beside him. Several dozen people are visible in total.2006-12-26December 26 20062006-12-26December 27 20082008-12-27December 27 20082008-12-27December 11 20112011-12-11 +1 copiesJune 22 20092009-06-22A long hall with a polished white floor where rows of seated devotees sit on mats before banana leaves set with food. A man in a white t-shirt, navy striped track pants and a white hairnet leans forward, serving from a steel vessel onto the leaves. Most seated women wear white or cream clothes, some with orange-bordered saris and beaded necklaces. Colourful paper streamers hang from the ceiling, and a framed portrait hangs on the wall. Small paper cups sit beside each leaf. This appears to be a community meal line.2011-12-11A group of boys sit cross-legged on a polished marble floor eating from green banana leaves laid out in long rows, with rice, fried snacks and sweets on the leaves. A man in a white shirt, white dhoti and rudraksha mala sits at the front right, sharing the meal with an orange-shirted boy beside him. Women in saffron and orange saris stand in the background and a woman in a white sari walks past carrying a vessel. Red curtains and a wooden throne-like seat are visible in the hall.2011-11-07November 07 20112011-11-07September 21 20162016-09-21