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Photo of a covered open hall during a Jayanti-Brahmotsavam celebration day. A long table with a green cloth holds metal plates with food and paper cups. On the left, a row of women in white saris with orange borders stand with hands pressed together in respectful gesture. On the right, a man with long dark hair and a white shirt and dhoti, wearing a gold necklace and holding a wooden tray of sweets or offerings, stands barefoot beside the table on a red carpet. In the background, more people in white sit at another long table. Printed copyright text appears in the lower right.

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December 29 20082008-12-29A photograph of a long dining hall with a green-topped serving table set with metal plates of food and small white cups. Several women in white saris with orange borders stand in a row on the left, hands pressed together in prayer. On the right, a man in white clothes with long hair and a gold necklace holds a wooden tray and serves food onto the plates. Men in white sit at a table in the background, and a red carpet runs along the floor.2008-12-29A photograph of a covered open-sided pavilion where a long table is set with metal plates holding offerings, possibly sweets or prasad, and paper cups. On the left, several women in white saris with orange borders stand in a row with palms pressed together in namaskar. A man in white robes with long hair and a gold necklace walks along the table carrying a wooden tray or box, with a white cloth draped over his arm. A red carpet runs along the right side, and other people are visible in the background.2008-12-29December 29 20082008-12-29December 29 20082008-12-29December 29 20082008-12-29A photograph of a covered pavilion with an open side overlooking a garden and thatched hut. A long-haired man in white kurta and white dhoti, wearing a gold necklace, smiles while carrying a tray of sweets. Beside him, a man in orange robes walks past. On the left, several young men in white T-shirts lean over a table with steel plates of food and paper cups, serving. Orange-draped tables and a red carpet line the background.2008-12-29A long covered dining hall with a green-bordered plastic-covered table where a row of seated women in white and orange clothing eat from metal plates of flatbread, curry and rice, with glass cups set out. Two monastics in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas stand at the right, carrying plates to serve the diners, while another saffron-robed attendant stands behind them. A red carpet runs along the right side, with orange curtains and a small shrine-like altar in the background. The scene reads as an annadan style meal service.2008-12-31A photograph of an annadan-style meal service in an open-sided hall with a corrugated roof and a red carpet at the lower left. Long tables with glass tops hold banana-leaf style plates, cups and food. A man in a white dhoti and kurta at the left serves from a steel pot. A woman in an orange robe stands near the centre, and several women in white saris with gold borders sit at the tables on the right, waiting to eat.2008-12-31Covered open-air pavilion with a red carpet runner leading down the centre. On the left, several women and men in white clothes stand behind long tables holding brass plates and cups, with a white-clothed woman in the foreground walking up the carpet. At the centre right, a person in an orange-saffron robe stands near the carpet. On the right, two men in dark suits stand beside a table of steel plates, food, and rows of white paper cups. Orange cloth hangs on the side pillars and white chairs line the right side.2008-12-29A photograph inside a covered open hall where a long table is set with steel plates of food, paper cups and a green-bordered plastic tablecloth. Three young people in white stand at left with palms pressed together in namaste. A man in long white robes with long dark hair, a gold necklace and a white shawl stands at right, barefoot, holding a wooden tray or box toward the table. Behind them a man in a dark suit stands with hands folded, and a figure in orange robes stands at right beside an orange-draped altar table. A red carpet runs along the right edge.2008-12-29December 29 20082008-12-29