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A seated meal service in a plain hall with pale walls and ventilation grilles. Long dark tables hold banana leaves set with food, steel tumblers and small bowls. A woman in a white sari with orange and red border and a black mangalsutra stands at left, serving from a steel pot. Beside her a long-haired figure in an orange robe leans in to serve, while a man in white shirt and dhoti stands behind. Rows of men in white shirts and dhotis sit along the tables eating, some with raised hands, and another man in a white shirt sits at right. A photograph credit line on the image reads

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A dining hall in which men sit at long metal tables eating from banana leaves set with rice, curry and sides, with cups and a steel bucket on the table. On the right, a figure with long dark hair and an orange saffron robe, with a beaded rudraksha-style necklace, stands serving food; the figure matches the candidate appearance cues of the page's Swamiji reference, so this is a probable Swamiji. Several seated men wear white shirts and dhotis or pale clothing, one in a pink shirt, smiling and eating. Other people stand and sit in the background near pillars and walls, and a small logo appears at upper left.2007-01-12A photograph of a community dining hall where seated diners eat from banana leaves on long metal tables. A long-haired figure in an orange saffron robe stands at left, serving food from a large steel pot, appearing to be a person by appearance cues: long swept-back hair and saffron clothing. Seated men wear white shirts and dhotis or plain shirts, and a woman in a white sari with a magenta border sits at right with a necklace. Leaves hold idli-style cakes, rice, and sides, with steel tumblers around. Plain grey walls and fluorescent lights frame the room.2007-01-12A dining hall with a long table where seated men in white shirts and white dhotis eat from banana leaves set with rice, flatbread, pickles and sliced fruit. A standing figure in saffron-orange robes with long, swept-back dark hair serves food from a steel bucket, smiling as he leans toward the diners. Other people in white and orange sit and stand along the table, with ceiling fans, white pillars and fluorescent lights overhead.2007-01-12January 12 20072007-01-12January 12 20072007-01-12A dining hall where people are seated at a long metal table eating a meal served on banana leaves. A man in a long-sleeved orange robe with long, swept-back dark hair stands at the table serving food from a steel pot. Seated guests wear white shirts and dhotis or plain clothes; a woman in a white sari with an orange border and a black beaded mala sits in the foreground, and a woman with flowers in her hair stands at left. Steel tumblers, metal pots and portions of rice and dal sit on the leaves. A framed picture hangs on the back wall. Roughly fifteen people are visible.2007-01-12A long dining hall where rows of seated people eat a meal served on banana leaves set on long tables. A person in ochre-orange robes with long dark hair and a rudraksha mala stands at right holding a steel bucket and serving food, barefoot. Seated diners in saris, shirts and white dhotis, including a woman in a red-brown sari at left, eat with their hands. Steel tumblers, small bowls of rice, vegetables, papads and banana leaves cover the tables; more people sit and stand in the background under ceiling fans and white pillars.2007-01-12Indoor photograph of a communal meal hall with white pillars and ceiling fans. Men in white shirts and dhotis sit at long metal tables, eating from banana leaves set with rice, flatbread, sliced bananas, and small bowls of curry. A woman in an orange-saffron robe with long, loose dark hair and a rudraksha-style necklace stands at the table's end, smiling and serving food from a steel bucket. A woman in a pink floral sari stands at right, and a man with a camera is partly visible behind the server. Photo credit overlay reads 2020 Nithyananda Paramashivam and Source2007-01-12A dining hall where men in white shirts sit at a long table with banana leaves set out with rice, vegetables and a banana. On the right, a man with long dark hair and an orange-saffron robe with a rudraksha mala serves food from a steel pot with a ladle while smiling. Several seated diners press their palms together in gratitude. Pillars, tube lights and other seated diners fill the background, with a row of people visible behind the table.2007-01-12A photograph of a dining hall during a meal service at an ashram-style event. A woman with long dark hair in an orange-saffron robe stands at left, serving or walking among seated diners at long tables covered with green leaf-plates and steel tumblers. Several men in white shirts and white dhoti-style clothing move about the room, some wearing ID badges on lanyards; one man in white stands near the window. Seated diners in white shirts eat from banana-leaf plates. Barred windows and a pale wall form the background, with a small oil lamp visible near a serving table.2005-11-24January 12 20072007-01-12A photograph of a long dining hall where men sit at a dark metal table eating from banana leaves set on the table, with steel tumblers and small dishes of food including flatbreads and rice. A woman in a saffron-orange sari with long dark hair stands at right, serving from a large steel pot, and smiles. Many other men in white shirts and striped shirts sit along the tables and behind them, with ceiling fans and a small framed notice on the wall.2007-01-12