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Photograph of a crowded outdoor relief distribution at a village camp. A bare-shouldered man in an orange saffron cloth with a white floral garland and a red-and-white ribbon is serving food from a large metal pot filled with yellow rice, using his hands. Behind him, a woman in an orange sari with a red-bordered cloth and a lanyard bag hands out food, wearing clear plastic gloves. To the left, a young man in a white dhoti with a rudraksha mala and a tilak stands among the crowd, and older people reach forward with their hands. Green wooden slatted barriers and a green painted stand frame the scene, with a blue wave motif on the panel.

Outdoor relief distribution scene at a village annadaan. A young man in an orange-saffron cloth with a red and white flower garland over one shoulder and a forehead vibhuti mark serves food from a large metal pot, using a leaf or plate. Beside him, a man in white dhoti with a gold border and rudraksha mala holds a leaf plate. Several people in the foreground, mostly with dark hair seen from behind, reach forward to receive food. Behind, a woman in an orange sari holds food, and a green and orange wooden structure stands at right.

A photograph of food distribution at an annadaan relief camp. A young man with a red and white flower garland and orange cloth stands at left, serving rice from a large steel pot with a ladle. Two women in orange saris and plastic gloves, one wearing a grey sari, reach into the pot to serve portions onto paper plates. Elderly people with grey hair and bangles reach forward to receive food. Green and orange wooden barriers line the serving counter. The man's identity is not established from appearance, so no candidate is named.

A photograph of a seated figure in saffron-orange robes and an orange head wrap, with a long black hair, wearing a rudraksha mala with ceremonial beads, looking down as he touches a steel bowl of cooked grain or prasad. A man in white dhoti and shirt, with gold bracelets, pours from a steel vessel into the bowl. Other men in white dhotis stand behind, and a man in white with gold watch stands at right. Red mats cover the grass, with a banana leaf holding food and pink flower petals at the lower edge, and a steel pot at right.

November 27 2012

A photograph of an annadan-style food distribution outdoors under a covered entrance. A long-haired figure in an orange robe and a rudraksha mala bends forward, serving rice from a steel pot onto a metal plate held by a person in the foreground. Behind, a line of people holding steel plates waits, including women in cream and beige printed salwar and white saris, and a man in white near a black pillar. Steel vessels and a large steel pot sit on the floor, with a grey window grille and greenery behind.

Photo of a food distribution line under a thatched roof. On the left, a bald man in saffron-orange cloth with a rudraksha mala and white forehead markings uses a ladle to serve yellow rice from a steel pot. On the right, an elderly bearded sadhu with long white hair, white ash markings and an orange cloth holds out a plate of yellow rice. Behind them, people in white clothes stand beside steel vessels of food, with a tin-lined kettle and plates visible.

August 14 2017

Photo of a food distribution at an ashram event. In the foreground, a man with long greying hair and a beard, wearing an orange shawl and a rudraksha mala, holds out a paper plate of yellow rice and vegetables. Behind a steel serving pot, a man in a white kurta and orange shawl ladles food, and a woman in an orange sari-style shawl beside him serves from a large vessel. Several saffron-robed men stand behind the table, one holding a small piece of food, with a colourful cloth hanging in the background. Several people in orange and white garments distribute food to devotees.

January 18 2018

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A man with long, swept-back dark hair and a red bindi stands in a yellow-walled room, serving cooked white rice from a large stainless steel tray with his right hand. He wears a rust-orange shawl wrapped over one shoulder and a heavy gold bead necklace, with a gold chain at the neck. Beside him, a person in a white shirt holds the tray's edge, and another in orange clothing with rudraksha beads stands at the right. A man in white is at the left foreground and a person in a blue hairnet is behind them.

A seated man in an orange saffron robe with long swept-back dark hair and a red and white flower garland sits on the floor serving food from a large steel plate to a person whose hand reaches in from the left. A green banana leaf with rice and food sits in the foreground. Behind him, people in white clothing stand in a hall, including a woman in white and a woman in a white top near a steel container, and a man in a checked shirt watches at right. The orange-robed figure shows distinctive long hair and a flower garland, and his appearance and role match the page's Maheshwara Pooja context, so he is described as a person serving prasadam.