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December 14 2007

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Devotees in white clothes eat a meal seated at long metal tables in a whitewashed hall. Plates of rice and food and steel cups sit on the tables. A woman in a light green sari with a long braid walks past on the left. On the back wall, a framed photo of a saffron-robed sannyasi seated under a tree, garlanded with white flowers and red blossoms, is set up on a small altar with brass oil lamps. Smaller framed pictures of a seated figure and a woman appear beside it. One man seated on the floor wears white with a rudraksha mala.2007-12-14December 14 20072007-12-14July 06 20102010-07-06September 22 20122012-09-22December 12 20072007-12-12December 14 20072007-12-14A photograph of a long dining hall where men in white shirts and white dhotis sit at metal tables eating a meal served on green banana leaves. Several seated men in the foreground have steel tumblers beside their leaves, with rice, vegetables and fried items on the leaves. More people sit farther back along the room, and ceiling fans and tube lights hang over the plain white walls. The setting suggests a communal meal service.2007-01-12December 14 20072007-12-14Men sit cross-legged in a row on a pale tiled floor eating a meal from stainless steel thali trays, with food such as rice, yellow sweets and flatbread visible. Most wear white shirts and white dhotis or trousers, and one man on the right has a white forehead band. Behind them a framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" shows a saffron-robed figure with a rudraksha mala, and a woman in an orange sari stands near it. Several seated men carry ID lanyards. The setting appears to be a dining hall of an ashram, where devotees share food seated on the floor.2013-08-17 +1 copiesA photograph of a long dining hall with a row of dark-topped tables and white and beige plastic chairs. Several men in plain clothes sit eating from stainless steel plates of rice and food. The man in the foreground on the left wears a white shirt and white dhoti and eats with his hands. Across from him, a man in a white kurta sits with a glass of water. At the far end, men in grey and maroon shirts eat together. A water bottle and a few pens sit on the table. Stacked wooden chairs are on a shelf along the back wall, and a woman is visible through a window at the far right.2010-06-30July 06 20102010-07-06A dining hall during a communal meal break. Long rows of metal tables with white plastic and yellow chairs are filled with people eating from steel plates. Most diners wear white clothing, and several older men on the right wear white shirts and dhotis. Volunteers in white garments move along the back and serve food near a counter. Some women in saffron and orange saris stand by the serving area. Steel tumblers sit on the tables. The wall shows a small purple bird logo in the corner.2010-07-06