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A crowd of men queues in a large, open hall with orange-painted columns and ceiling fans, moving toward a food service counter at the left where a cook in a blue cap works. Many men wear white shirts and white dhotis; one young man in the foreground wears a white shirt with a printed logo on the back reading Nithyananda Dhyanapeetham. Others wear striped or checked shirts, and some carry water bottles. The people are standing shoulder to shoulder, waiting in line for annadan-style meal service, with no a person visible in the scene.

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A large hall with yellow-orange pillars and white ceilings where a crowd of men stands in a queue holding steel plates of food. Most wear white dhotis and white shirts; one in the foreground wears a dark green shirt, another a navy and white striped polo. A man at lower right wears an orange ID badge on a lanyard. Several men carry tote bags printed with a woman's portrait and Tamil text. Ceiling fans hang above, and a few men in the background wear white caps. The setting appears to be an ashram dining hall during a communal meal line.2012-09-22September 23 20122012-09-23A photograph of a long queue of men in a large dining hall with grey tiled floor, pillars with dark bands, and ceiling fans. Most wear white dhotis and white or checked shirts; several hold round steel plates while waiting in line, with food counters with steel containers visible at left. A man in a light blue checked shirt and glasses stands near the centre, and a man in a white shirt wears a rudraksha-style mala. Background shows more people seated or standing.2006-12-14September 23 20122012-09-23A crowded indoor hall with white columns banded in yellow and white ceiling fans, where many people in white clothes move among the pillars. In the foreground, a bald older man in glasses and a white shirt stands beside a man in a white shirt, and at left several women in white and cream saris hold brass plates of food. Some people wear name badges, and a steel vessel sits at the bottom edge. No figure is clearly identifiable as a sannyasi in saffron, and the scene looks like a food-serving or annadan gathering.2012-09-20A photograph of a long, bright indoor hall with a tiled floor, drop ceiling and a wall clock on the right. A long queue of men and some women in white and cream clothing stands along both sides, many with their backs to the camera. Near the centre, a woman in a red-brown sari and two people in white head coverings and aprons stand at a serving counter or workspace. A tall metal scaffold stands near the middle. At the far end a figure in white stands in a doorway, and a framed picture hangs on the right wall. About thirty people are visible.2013-08-18A long line of men in white shirts and white dhotis queues along a steel serving counter in a bright hall with yellow pillars and ceiling fans. Stainless steel plates are stacked on the left, and a man in a white shirt with a rudraksha mala ladles food onto a steel tray, while others hold steel tumblers of tea. Men in white and one in a blue-checked shirt wait in line, and a man in white fills paper cups from a row of cups. The scene suggests a communal meal service.2012-09-23December 14 20062006-12-14July 30 20092009-07-30July 11 20092009-07-11July 17 20092009-07-17 +1 copiesA large dining hall with white pillars, ceiling fans and fluorescent tube lights, where many men in white shirts and white dhotis sit at long tables eating from steel plates. In the foreground, a man in a white shirt and blue jeans carries a tray of food, and another man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands beside a table. A man in a yellow shirt sits among the diners. Plastic water bottles stand on the tables. Some men wear name badges on their shirts. The scene looks like a communal meal service, with many attendees in white garments and servers moving between the tables. No identifiable a person figure is visible.2009-08-13