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A photograph of a communal meal hall with long tables covered in green banana leaves. Seated devotees, mostly men in white shirts and dhotis with some in pastel shirts, eat from the leaves while a woman in a pale yellow sari with a long braid carries a steel vessel and serves food. Plastic cups sit beside the leaves, and a woman in a blue and white sari eats at the front right. A person in white stands at the back near water containers. Walls are pale blue and windows are tall. The scene reads as an annadan style meal.

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December 25 20052005-12-25A photograph of a dining hall with a long green-topped table lined with devotees seated on benches, eating from banana leaves set with rice and food. A woman in a pale yellow sari with a long braid stands at left serving, and another server in a white and gold-bordered sari carries a steel vessel. Several seated men wear white shirts and white dhotis, and a man at lower right in a white shirt wears a dark rudraksha-style mala. Whitewashed walls, arched windows, wooden shutters and a ceiling fan frame the room. A date stamp reads 24 12 2005.2005-12-25A photograph of a long hall with pale blue walls and arched doorways where people sit on red plastic chairs at long green-topped tables to eat a meal served on banana leaves. A woman in a pale yellow sari stands at the left serving food from a steel vessel, and another woman in a cream sari with brown patterning serves nearby. Several men in white shirts sit along the tables, and a man in a white shirt is at the right foreground. Ceiling fans hang above, and staff in white move near a serving counter at the back.2005-12-25A photograph of a long dining hall with pale blue walls and arched wooden doors, where people sit on benches at green-topped tables eating from banana leaves set with rice and small portions of food. In the foreground, a woman in a cream sari with a gold border is partly blurred, and several women in white and cream saris and men in white shirts sit along the tables. A man in a white shirt and dark lunghi-style clothing stands among the tables. The man at the lower right wears a white shirt, a dark beaded mala and an orange-and-white badge.2005-12-25A photograph of a large hall with pale blue walls and yellow wooden doors where devotees sit on floor-level benches at long rows of tables, eating from green banana-leaf plates. A woman in a cream sari walks between the rows while a man in a green checked shirt and dark lungi moves through the room. Several seated men wear white shirts and white dhotis; one man at right wears a shirt with a rudraksha mala and a pale ceremonial necklace. Ceiling fans and fluorescent tube lights hang overhead. The image is blurred by motion. Red timestamp digits in the corner read 24 12 2005.2005-12-25A photograph of a long dining hall where men sit at a dark metal table eating from banana leaves set on the table, with steel tumblers and small dishes of food including flatbreads and rice. A woman in a saffron-orange sari with long dark hair stands at right, serving from a large steel pot, and smiles. Many other men in white shirts and striped shirts sit along the tables and behind them, with ceiling fans and a small framed notice on the wall.2007-01-12A 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 photograph of devotees seated along long green-topped tables in a plain hall with pale blue walls, eating a meal served on banana leaves. Several people sit in a row in white and cream clothes, a woman in an orange sari sits in the middle, and a woman in a green top sits at the right edge. Their hands are arranged over the leaves with rice and food. In the background, men in white kurta-style clothing carry steel vessels down the aisle, and a person in a dark dress stands at the right. The scene suggests a communal meal service, possibly annadan.2005-12-25A dining hall where seated men eat meals served on banana leaves placed on long metal tables. Most diners wear white shirts and white dhotis, and some have a white tilak on the forehead. A standing woman in a saffron-orange robe with a long rudraksha mala serves food from a steel bucket, leaning over the table as she ladles out food for the diners. Plates, steel tumblers and small bowls hold rice, flatbreads, sides and sliced fruit. Overhead fans and white walls frame the room, with more seated diners visible in the background.2007-01-12A dining hall where people are seated at a long metal table eating a meal served on banana leaves. A man in a long-sleeved orange robe with long, swept-back dark hair stands at the table serving food from a steel pot. Seated guests wear white shirts and dhotis or plain clothes; a woman in a white sari with an orange border and a black beaded mala sits in the foreground, and a woman with flowers in her hair stands at left. Steel tumblers, metal pots and portions of rice and dal sit on the leaves. A framed picture hangs on the back wall. Roughly fifteen people are visible.2007-01-12A photograph of a dining hall where men sit on long benches at metal tables eating from green banana-leaf plates. A figure in a saffron-orange robe with long swept-back dark hair and beaded mala necklaces stands at the right, holding a steel bucket and serving food to the diners. White ceiling fans, plain white walls and open doorways frame the room. Diners wear white shirts, checked shirts and a blue shirt; several have steel cups and rice, papad and vegetable dishes on their leaves.2007-01-12A dining hall in which men sit at long metal tables eating from banana leaves set with rice, curry and sides, with cups and a steel bucket on the table. On the right, a figure with long dark hair and an orange saffron robe, with a beaded rudraksha-style necklace, stands serving food; the figure matches the candidate appearance cues of the page's Swamiji reference, so this is a probable Swamiji. Several seated men wear white shirts and dhotis or pale clothing, one in a pink shirt, smiling and eating. Other people stand and sit in the background near pillars and walls, and a small logo appears at upper left.2007-01-12