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A dining hall with a blue-and-white checked tablecloth on long tables, bottled water and steel tumblers set out. A young man with long hair, an orange saffron robe and rudraksha mala sits centrally at the table, flanked by a seated older man in a pink-and-white checked shirt on the left and a bare-chested older man with white hair and a white beard-and-mala on the right. Several standing attendants in orange shawls and white shirts watch, one in a yellow shawl and white dress stands behind, and a bearded man in orange robes stands at right. A man in white in the foreground eats from a banana leaf-style plate. Wall shelves and a radio are visible.

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March 25 20082008-03-25March 25 20082008-03-25A photograph of a dining hall with a row of tables covered in blue-and-white checked cloths. Seated at the front, a man in a pink-and-white striped shirt eats from a steel plate. Beside him, a long-haired figure in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala sits in the centre, and next to them a shaved-headed, bare-chested elderly man eats. Standing behind, several men in white kurtas wear orange shawls, one holding a small steel bowl. Water bottles, steel tumblers and food plates sit on the tables, and a partially visible man in white eats at the right edge. a person: the long-haired figure in orange with a rudraksha mala is a candidate for a person, seated at the table with the meal.2008-03-25Indoor dining hall with blue-and-white checked tablecloths on long tables and plastic chairs. A long-haired person in orange robes with a rudraksha mala sits at the center-left, smiling and turned toward a bald, bare-chested older man in orange dhoti seated across the table with a mala around his neck. Several people in white and orange clothing stand in the background, one in white with a mala carrying a steel plate and another in orange handling trays. Water bottles and steel tumblers are on the tables, and a tall steel cabinet and stacked white chairs fill the room. Windows let in daylight.2008-03-25Seated monks and attendants share a meal at a long table draped with a floral cloth, set with steel plates, bowls, tumblers and water bottles, in a covered open-sided pavilion with red curtains. A young man in an orange robe and orange head-cloth, seated centre, rests his chin on his hand. A standing man in orange with a shaved head and a mala serves from a steel pot, while a man in white and another in orange attend nearby. Seated monks in saffron and orange robes, one with a bald head and one in a white cap, listen at the table. Background shows a palm tree and window frames.2009-12-11A dining hall at an ashram where a long-haired man in an orange-saffron robe and orange shawl sits at a table covered with a blue-and-white checked cloth, eating from a metal thali with a steel tumbler nearby. Beside him an older man in a pink-and-white checked shirt sits at the same table with water bottles. Several men and women in white and orange-shawled ashram attire stand along the back wall and at a serving table, one holding a steel bowl, with a man in white at right serving food. Open windows and a tiled floor frame the hall. A caption reading Nithyananda Paramashivam appears at the bottom of the frame, and the long-haired figure in saffron is a probable Swamiji seated at the meal.2008-03-25March 25 20082008-03-25March 25 20082008-03-25A photograph of an open-sided dining hall with a tiled floor and blue-and-white checked tablecloths on long tables. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts, some with orange shawls, stand at the serving table and serve food. A bald man in orange robes sits at a table in the centre. A young man in a white shirt and a seated man in white clothing eat from steel plates on a table in the foreground, while blue plastic chairs and water bottles are on the tables. Two women in orange shawls stand near a serving counter at the back.2008-03-25A dining hall where seated devotees in white clothes eat from steel plates at long metal tables. A standing woman in a flowing orange robe carries a tray of food along the row, while other people in orange robes move about in the background. Orange curtains and a woven hanging decorate the walls. Cups and food plates sit on the tables, and a man with a red-and-white tilak and a rudraksha mala sits at the right foreground. Several devotees are visible, with the seated attendees in white clothing.2008-12-25March 25 20082008-03-25December 30 20092009-12-30