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A photograph of a dimly lit hall where saffron-clad monastics and white-clad attendants sit at long tables covered with blue floral cloth, eating from green leaf plates. A bare-chested man with long swept-back dark hair and an orange-red dhoti sits center, reaching toward food on his plate, while a white-bearded, bald man in orange robes sits to the right and a man in a yellow top sits further right. Attendants in white kurtas and orange shawls serve food from steel vessels and carry steel cups. Hanging red and orange lanterns and a checked wall screen are visible. Several more people stand and sit in the background. The person at center shows distinctive long hair and bare-chested adornment, but the appearance is not conclusive enough to confirm identity.

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December 30 20092009-12-30December 30 20092009-12-30A large hall set for a communal meal with long tables covered in green banana-leaf plates and steel bowls, water bottles placed along the cloths. Seated diners in orange and saffron robes and one in a yellow-orange turban sit on white plastic chairs. A standing man in orange robes and a woman in a long orange garment with long dark hair and a dark beaded mala serve food from a steel bowl. Painted pillars with elephant motifs, white ceiling canopy, and ceiling fans frame the room. Several people are visible in the background and a bare-backed man in the lower right corner.2009-12-30December 30 20092009-12-30December 30 20092009-12-30Indoor hall under a white tent with decorative hanging panels in blue, red and yellow, and ceiling fans. A long table covered with a floral cloth holds banana leaves, small steel bowls and water bottles, with seated saffron-robed devotees on the left. A man with long dark hair and a mala wears an orange robe and pours from a steel vessel into a bowl, while a second saffron-robed figure stands beside him. On the right, a white-bearded elderly man in orange and a white-clad man in a necklace watch. Right and left edges show several more people in orange and white clothing.2009-12-30Large white-walled hall during a community meal with many seated diners on red plastic chairs at long tables covered with banana leaves. In the centre, a man in an orange-saffron robe with an orange turban and a long rudraksha mala stands serving food, and a second man in white with an orange shawl and a small rosette badge carries a plate beside him, another younger man in white with an orange shawl stands at left. The central figure with long hair and orange turban has distinctive saffron and turban cues, so this is a person appearance in person. Rows of seated devotees, many women in cotton saris, line the room, and the hall has tall windows and a pale ceiling. Attendants and volunteers move among the tables.2007-12-12A photograph of a large communal dining hall with white walls and rows of red plastic chairs. In the foreground a man in an orange-red sleeveless robe with an orange-red turban and an orange shawl, with long dark hair, is serving food onto banana leaves laid on long tables, wearing clear gloves. Men and women in white clothes sit at the tables eating, and a cameraman in a white shirt and orange shawl films the scene. Steel tumblers stand along the tables and many more people in white move through the hall. a person is described by the orange robe, orange turban and long hair, serving food as an annadan meal.2007-12-12December 20 20062006-12-20September 15 20152015-09-15 +2 copiesJanuary 04 20122012-01-04A candid photo of three men in orange saffron robes seated at a long table covered with a blue patterned cloth, with a steel tumbler, a white paper cup and a green banana leaf with food on it. In the centre, a man with long dark wavy hair, a red bindi and a rudraksha mala speaks and gestures with an open hand toward a bald man with a grey beard at left. At right, a man in an orange turban with a yellow-green band and ornate beaded necklaces listens. Behind them are white draped fabric, a red lattice panel and a wall fan in a plain hall.2007-08-09