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Photograph of a large dining hall with long steel tables where many men in white dhotis and shirts sit eating from green banana-leaf plates with steel tumblers. A figure in long flowing orange robes with long swept-back dark hair stands between the rows carrying a steel bucket, serving food, with a younger attendant in white shirt and trousers beside him. Ceiling fans, barred windows and green walls frame the room.A photograph of a large dining hall with a long grey steel table in the foreground where many women sit on stools eating from stainless steel plates and bowls. Many women wear white saris with coloured borders and white blouses, while others wear pink, yellow, orange and blue saris. Several women in the foreground have hair in long plaits, and one wears a white top with a yellow sari. Overhead ceiling fans, fluorescent lights and beige tiled walls frame the room. The setting suggests an annadan meal service at a large gathering.2006-12-16December 16 20062006-12-16A dining hall at an event where diners sit at long steel tables eating from metal plates, many women in white, pink and yellow saris and salwar with bindis and bangles. A standing figure in an orange head cloth and orange robe with a long beaded necklace moves between the tables, with stainless steel buckets of food on a side table. A young man in white with an orange shawl stands nearby, and staff in white and orange serve food. The scene suggests an annadan style community meal. Ceiling lights and tiled walls frame the room.2006-12-16A photograph of a crowded dining hall with stainless steel tables and attendees seated and standing in a line at long steel counters holding metal plates of food. Many women wear colourful saris in red, orange, blue, green and pink, with long braids visible. Several men in white shirts and orange shawls or stoles serve or move among the diners. Ceiling fans, fluorescent lights, tiled pink walls and a wall speaker are visible, and a bottled water is on the table. This appears to be an annadan style communal meal service.2006-12-16A 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.2007-01-12Photograph of a crowded indoor dining hall with pink-tiled walls, ceiling fans and fluorescent lights. A man in an orange saffron turban, orange robe and rudraksha mala stands centre-right beside a steel counter of large metal pots, with a younger man in white and an orange shawl nearby. Many women in colourful saris and salwar kameez, some carrying steel plates and trays, move through the room or wait in line. Caption text marks it as a person Spurana convention day 3 at Avadi, Chennai. The orange-turbaned man shows a person cues: orange turban, saffron robe and rudraksha mala, though his face is not clear enough to confirm.2006-12-16A photograph of a large dining hall with long stainless steel tables covered in green banana-leaf plates, where many people sit eating in rows under white ceiling fans. A figure in an orange saffron garment with long dark hair walks between the tables, serving food along the rows. Most diners wear white or pale clothing, and several women wear saris in pink and white. Men in white shirts and trousers stand near the far walls, and steel tumblers sit beside each plate. The image appears to show a communal meal service. The serving figure's appearance is consistent with a person presence in orange clothing, though the image is small and uncertain.2005-11-26December 16 20062006-12-16December 16 20062006-12-16Photograph of a communal meal hall with a long row of diners seated at a metal serving counter, eating from banana leaves laid out with flatbreads and sweets. A person in a long orange robe with long dark hair stands at the right, holding a large steel bucket and serving food onto the leaves. Several seated women wear white and cream saris and salwar, one in a purple top and one in a red-bordered sari, with a few men in light shirts behind them. Steel tumblers sit along the counter, and a window with a lattice grille is on the back wall. Diagonal overlay text reads copyright notice and source.June 17 20082008-06-17