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A photograph of an annadan meal service in a plain hall with white walls and ceiling fans. A figure in an orange-saffron robe with long swept-back dark hair and a beaded mala necklace leans over a steel table, holding a metal bucket and serving food onto banana leaf plates. Probable Swamiji with long hair, saffron robe and rudraksha mala serves food to two elderly women seated at the table; the woman on the left, in a white blouse and striped pink-purple sari, presses her palms together in gratitude. Other men in white shirts stand in the background. Steel bowls and cups hold rice, curry and sides on the banana leaves.

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A photograph of an indoor meal service in a plain hall with fluorescent tubes and a ceiling fan. A smiling person with long dark hair and a rudraksha mala, wearing an orange saffron robe, serves food from a steel bucket with a ladle onto banana leaves on a long steel table. Two elderly women sit at the table: one in a white blouse and striped pink-and-purple sari, pressing her palms together, and another in a pink sari with a white forehead mark, also smiling. Steel bowls, rice and yellow food sit on the leaves, and other people stand in the background.2007-01-12January 12 20072007-01-12January 12 20072007-01-12January 12 20072007-01-12January 12 20072007-01-12Photograph of a meal service in an indoor hall with pale walls and a staircase. Six women in blue saris sit at a long metal table on banana leaves, eating rice, flatbread and curry with their hands, with steel tumblers beside them. A man in a white shirt holds a steel bucket and ladle while serving. Standing at the right, a figure with long dark hair and an orange saffron robe wrapped around the body, a rudraksha mala at the neck, gestures toward the diners; the appearance is consistent with the page's a person reference but not certain. Other men in white shirts stand in the background, and a video camera operator is visible at the far right edge.2007-01-12January 12 20072007-01-12Indoor 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 Source2007-01-12Indoor photograph of a communal meal in a plain, dimly lit hall with pale walls and fluorescent tubes. Four seated men in white and light shirts and glasses are served from steel pots at metal tables with banana-leaf plates of rice and curries. A man in an orange robe with a long, swept-back hair and beaded necklaces leans in with a ladle to serve food, smiling. Other men in white shirts stand in the background.2007-01-12January 12 20072007-01-12A dining hall where diners sit at long tables covered with banana leaves holding rice, yellow banana pieces and small piles of food. A person in an orange saffron robe with long dark swept-back hair stands at right, serving from a steel bucket with a ladle, appearing to be the a person candidate; the appearance cues are long hair and saffron robes. Seated men wear white shirts and one wears a peach shirt; women in blue uniforms sit beside them. Steel tumblers sit on the tables and fans hang from the white ceiling.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.2007-01-12