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A large industrial-style kitchen under a corrugated metal roof with exposed steel trusses and fluorescent tube lights. Stainless steel vats and large pots with red lids sit on the left, including motorised mixing or grinding units with red bases. Several people in casual clothing move about the work area: one standing near a central steel prep counter wears a red top and orange cloth, another in a yellow top works at the left, and others in white and orange clothing stand near shelves and tables. Metal prep tables hold vegetables, plastic baskets and a large pot of chopped produce. The red-tiled floor is scattered with debris and sacks of produce.

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October 13 20142014-10-13A photograph of a busy communal kitchen with a red-brown tiled floor and tall black support pillars. In the foreground, a stainless steel trolley holds fresh tomatoes and heaps of green leafy herbs, with more greens in a blue bin and a red crate. Several workers in orange and saffron clothing move around the kitchen: a young woman in a pink top and orange skirt stands at left chopping produce, an older woman in orange sits near the back, a man in a dark shirt and a man in a yellow shirt with white cloth stand at the middle stoves, and a woman in white is at the right. Large steel cooking pots, kadais and a blue gas cylinder sit on counters beneath wall clocks and ceiling fans.2010-02-12A large industrial kitchen with a steel-framed corrugated roof, fluorescent tubes and a ceiling fan. Stainless steel prep tables hold trays of chopped green vegetables. A large mixing or cooking machine stands in the centre, with pots and vessels along the far wall. A man in a red shirt stirs at a stove on the right. In the foreground a worker wears a white hairnet and blue t-shirt. Two or three other workers stand in the background, and a wall clock hangs on the left wall.2014-10-13A busy commercial-style kitchen inside a large warehouse-like hall with a corrugated metal roof and exposed steel trusses. Stainless steel containers, pots and a large steel vessel sit on a red-brown floor, with a gas cylinder and a standing fan in the foreground. A man in a red shirt and head cloth bends over the work area at lower right, while a man in a white dhoti with a gold-bordered cloth stands centrally carrying a container. Other kitchen workers in white shirts cook at stoves and counters in the background.2014-10-13A large institutional kitchen with a worn red-painted floor and high white walls. In the foreground a stainless steel prep trolley holds heaps of chopped green leafy herbs and a row of fresh red tomatoes, with a blue bucket and a red crate of white flowers or greens beside it. A young man in an orange-red cloth and pink top stands at the left chopping vegetables. Behind, several workers in orange and yellow clothing tend large steel stock pots and steaming cookware along the back counters, and a blue gas cylinder sits on the right. Ceiling fans, a wall clock and large windows complete the scene.2010-02-12A photograph of a large, plain tiled kitchen hall with a corrugated metal roof, exposed steel beams and ceiling fans, used for mass food preparation. Several men and women in white clothing and white dhotis or mundus move between steel counters, stainless steel vessels and large pots. A man in a red shirt and another in a striped shirt stand at a cooking area, while a seated man in a striped shirt sits near black plastic sheets spread on the floor. A woman in a white sari with a flower in her hair sits on the floor at left, and a man in white bends over a stack of plates. Name badges are visible on some participants.2009-07-07A large industrial kitchen with steel preparation tables and stainless cooking equipment. A young man in a blue t-shirt and white hairnet stands at right, chopping vegetables on a cutting board, with a bag of nuts on the counter beside him. Two other workers in red and white shirts stand in the background near large steel pots and a gas burner setup. Bowls of chopped greens, mushrooms and pineapple sit on the metal counters, and ceiling fans and fluorescent lights hang overhead.2014-10-13A photograph of a utilitarian kitchen or dining hall with a corrugated metal roof and white-washed walls. Several men and women work around stainless steel vessels and a steel prep table where a man in a white shirt and white dhoti shapes round white dough balls. A man in an orange shirt and white dhoti stands near a laptop on a table. Blue plastic chairs line the room, and shelves on the right hold boxed goods. A small framed picture hangs on the wall. Shown as ashram kitchen service for the Gurupoornima gathering.2009-07-07November 27 20122012-11-27A photo of a large, bare-walled industrial-style kitchen hall with a corrugated metal roof, steel roof trusses and a red-painted concrete floor. Several people in saffron and orange robes walk between stainless steel cooking pots, tables and pans. One figure in orange draped cloth walks in the centre, another in white dhoti and white shirt with an orange shawl walks beside them, and a third in orange robes walks on the right. A person in blue sits cross-legged at left near a pot, another crouches in white at lower centre, and a figure sits at a far doorway. Against the back wall stand framed portraits and small deity images on a white-covered table with a lamp, and a blue water tank sits on a raised platform. The scene reads as a communal food preparation area.2008-11-06July 07 20092009-07-07A photograph of a large institutional kitchen with stainless steel counters, big cooking pots, gas cylinders and piles of green leafy vegetables. In the centre, a man stands barefoot in a saffron-orange robe with a long orange shawl draped over one shoulder and a garland of orange and white flowers around his neck, long dark hair falling past his shoulders. Behind him, another person in orange robes walks by. On the right, a woman in a white sari with a ribbon-style badge stands near a seated older man in a white shirt and grey trousers. Several staff in yellow and white clothing work at the back among the cooking equipment.2010-02-12