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Indoor meal service on a long table covered in blue patterned cloth with green banana leaves as plates. A woman in a white robe with an orange shawl stands at right holding a stainless steel tray of food. Seated along the table are several men and a woman; a bald man in orange robes at centre has a rudraksha mala and eats from a leaf, a man in a yellow shirt with long curly hair and a vermilion forehead mark eats beside him, and a man on the left in a peach shirt and glasses eats. Further along, men in orange saffron robes and orange headcloths eat. Steel tumblers and paper cups hold drinks, and bananas and fried items sit on the leaves. Behind them hang maroon and yellow cloths, a notice board and metal scaffolding.

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August 09 20072007-08-09A dining hall with a white tent ceiling and yellow-and-blue patterned pillars. Seated devotees in saffron and orange robes eat from banana-leaf plates at long tables covered in floral cloths, with bottles of water and small bowls before them. A long-haired sannyasi in orange robes and a rudraksha mala stands at right, smiling and gesturing toward the seated monks. Another orange-robed person and a man in white with a saffron shawl stand nearby, and a white-clad figure with a yellow shawl appears at far right. A sign on a pillar reads about maintaining silence and not allowing cell phones or photography. Probable Swamiji (long swept-back hair, orange robes and rudraksha mala) is standing at the center-right, appearing to serve or greet the seated devotees during the meal.2009-12-30August 09 20072007-08-09A 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 20072007-01-12August 09 20072007-08-09August 09 20072007-08-09A seated meal in a hall with a blue patterned tablecloth. Five men in orange and saffron robes sit at the table eating from banana leaves with paper cups of water nearby. A woman in a red-orange top sits in the middle, and a man in a white shirt stands in the background. A standing man in white kurta and orange shawl, long hair, faces the table. Wall banners and a notice board are behind them.2007-08-09September 23 20062006-09-23A photograph of a seated meal in a tented hall with a long table covered in a blue-and-white patterned cloth and set with green banana leaves, small steel cups, and food portions. On the left, a man with long curly hair wears a yellow garment with a dark green border. Next to him, a bald older man in saffron-orange robes sits gesturing. Further along, a figure in an orange top has long dark hair, and two men in saffron-orange robes with orange turbans and rudraksha malas sit at the table. At the far right, a woman in a white sari with an orange border stands serving from a steel bowl. Yellow and multicoloured cloth hangings and a printed notice about silence and photography hang on the tent walls behind them.2007-08-09Indoor 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.2007-01-12August 09 20072007-08-09