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Outdoor photo of a crowded tree-lined courtyard in India, with a yellow picnic-style table and benches in the foreground where people sit eating from plates. A figure in an orange-saffron robe with long dark hair stands behind the table serving food from a bowl, and a sadhu-like figure in orange stands in the middle distance. Seated diners include a woman in an orange shawl and a man in a white cap and blue jacket eating from a metal plate. Other visitors walk along a path, including a woman in a white sari and another in pink and magenta clothing with a shoulder bag. A large old tree and a colonial-style building stand behind, and a 2006 date stamp appears in the lower corner. This appears to be an annadan or communal meal scene.

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January 09 20062006-01-09January 09 20062006-01-09January 09 20062006-01-09Outdoor photo of a crowd of devotees queuing along a garden path beneath large shade trees. Most are dressed in white: a man in a white kurta with a red-and-white lanyard stands centre, a woman in a white sari with a shawl beside him, and a man in a white shirt with a red lanyard next to her. Others wear blue shirts and jeans, grey jackets, and white sari-style clothing. A hedge lines the path, a yellow sign with Hindi lettering stands behind the crowd, and a red timestamp reads 2006 1 9 in the lower right corner. About fifteen to twenty people are visible.2006-01-09A photograph of a long line of devotees walking along a tree-lined path under large shade trees, many in white ritual clothing. A man in the foreground wears a white kurta and white trousers and holds his hands together, while an older man on the left in a white kurta and a woman in a white sari follow. Others wear white caps and carry small bags, and a man in a blue shirt with a belt stands near the centre. A yellow banner with Hindi script hangs on a fence at left, and a low hedge borders the path. Partial figures and a few people in other colours appear at right.2006-01-09Outdoor photograph of devotees eating a communal meal on a paved stone bench and plaza beneath large leafy trees, with a pink ornamental shrine-like pillar at left. A man in a yellow shirt and a man in a white kurta with a marigold garland sit near the front, one holding a leaf plate; a woman in a dark sweater and white sari with a red bindi eats from a plate. Others in white, saffron and yellow clothing sit on the bench or stand serving food. Some people hold steel plates and a rolled-up pale cloth or shawl is draped over one man's shoulder. A concrete basin and walkway run behind them with trees and a few passersby in the background.2006-01-07A photograph of an outdoor food-serving line beside a yellow-walled compound under large shade trees. Several volunteers in white clothes and white caps stand behind a serving table, ladling food from steel containers into the hands of a queue of devotees. The devotees include women in saris and salwar kameez, and men in white shirts and a blue striped jacket, some holding bags. Dappled sunlight and a dirt path complete the scene. No a person candidate is visible.2006-01-09An outdoor food-serving area in a courtyard under a blue metal-roofed shelter. A tall man with long dark hair, wearing an orange-saffron robe, stands at the centre behind a steel serving counter with large steel pots and bowls. Three men in dark green uniforms stand beside him serving food. On the left, a man in white clothes with an orange shawl and a light-haired child with a green backpack in an orange outfit stand near the counter, and several people in orange and white clothes sit or stand in the background under trees and beside a white building.2005-05-25A courtyard meal service in an ashram setting. Several people in saffron-orange clothing stand beside a steel food counter with metal serving pots and trays of food. A man in the foreground wearing an orange shawl and rudraksha-style beads reaches toward the food, while a woman in a white sari with orange shawl stands at the left. Men in dark green uniforms serve from the counter. Behind them are a white building with a balcony, a blue-roofed open shelter and trees. Devotees in white dhotis and orange garments queue for food. Several people are visible, including partially visible figures at the edges.2005-05-25December 06 20112011-12-06 +1 copiesవరద మూర్తి ప్రాణప్రతిష్ట +1 copiesA photo of a seated outdoor gathering on bare ground beneath a large spreading tree with thick grey-brown trunks. Dozens of people sit in rows: women in saris including a yellow sari, a pink sari, a teal top and a white top, and many children and young people in white kurtas and shirts. A standing man in an orange-yellow shirt stands near the back among the crowd, and another standing person in white is at the top left. Several attendees wear name badges. The scene suggests a children's residential programme audience listening attentively.2006-04-30