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A 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.

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A 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 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 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.2005-12-25 +1 copiesA 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 seated meal service in a plain hall with pale walls and ventilation grilles. Long dark tables hold banana leaves set with food, steel tumblers and small bowls. A woman in a white sari with orange and red border and a black mangalsutra stands at left, serving from a steel pot. Beside her a long-haired figure in an orange robe leans in to serve, while a man in white shirt and dhoti stands behind. Rows of men in white shirts and dhotis sit along the tables eating, some with raised hands, and another man in a white shirt sits at right. A photograph credit line on the image reads2007-01-12January 12 20072007-01-12A 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.2007-01-12January 12 20072007-01-12A long dining hall where rows of seated people eat a meal served on banana leaves set on long tables. A person in ochre-orange robes with long dark hair and a rudraksha mala stands at right holding a steel bucket and serving food, barefoot. Seated diners in saris, shirts and white dhotis, including a woman in a red-brown sari at left, eat with their hands. Steel tumblers, small bowls of rice, vegetables, papads and banana leaves cover the tables; more people sit and stand in the background under ceiling fans and white pillars.2007-01-12January 12 20072007-01-12A long dining hall with a row of men seated at steel tables eating from banana leaves with their hands, served rice and side dishes from steel tumblers. A standing man in a saffron-orange kurta and a long rudraksha mala, with long swept-back dark hair, smiles toward the diners on the right, appearing to be a probable Swamiji figure at a meal. Men in white shirts and dhotis sit at the table, a woman in a white sari stands nearby, and ceiling fans and tubelights light the room. Probable Swamiji cues are the long hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha mala, with the role of a standing host greeting the meal.2007-01-12