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February 08 2008

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A food-serving scene inside a corrugated metal shed with wooden pole railings. A young woman in an orange sleeveless top and orange wrap stands at right holding a plate with rice, smiling. A man in a cream shirt at left uses a ladle to serve from a metal pot. Behind them, young men in white shirts and saffron shawls stand near steel vessels, one wearing a rudraksha mala. Coarse twine binds the poles together.2008-02-08July 07 20152015-07-07 +2 copiesA man in an orange saffron dhoti and orange head wrap with long dark flowing hair and a rudraksha mala stands in a steel kitchen, serving food with a large ladle from a stainless steel vessel. Beside him a young woman in a cream blouse and pink apron holds a steel plate of rice and food, and several women and other people are visible in the background near steel pots and a kitchen hood. The scene resembles a community annadan kitchen.2006-12-16December 16 20062006-12-16A photograph of a food distribution in a kitchen or dining hall. A central man in an orange sleeveless robe with a long rudraksha mala and a red tilak on his forehead holds a handful of rice and serves it to a person; his hair is swept back. Around him stand devotees: a man in a white shirt holds a plate of rice and curry, a younger man in an orange robe with a red mark stands behind, and women in saris and glasses stand nearby. Clear plastic-wrapped plates of food are held out, with steel vessels in the foreground and cooking equipment and tiled walls behind.A photograph taken indoors under a corrugated metal roof of a makeshift shed. A long-haired figure in a saffron-orange sleeveless robe and a red forehead mark stands in the foreground, holding a metal plate and facing left toward the group. Behind a corrugated metal counter, several young men in white shirts and a smiling older man in a dark shirt stand around large steel cooking pots. The figure with long dark hair and orange robe appears to be a person by appearance cues: long swept-back hair, saffron clothing, and a red mark, though identity is uncertain. Other people are in plain shirts, one in an orange and white plaid shirt on the right.2008-02-08Annadhan in 20152015-01-01 +1 copiesA photograph of a serving line at a temporary corrugated-metal food stall with bamboo railings. A person with long dark hair in an orange saffron robe stands at the right, holding a plate while a man in a cream shirt pours from a metal pot. Other men in white shirts and kurtas stand behind a steel vessel, and a man in orange-stoled clothing stands at left. A printed sign on the stall reads LADIES.2008-02-08A photograph of a food-serving line at an outdoor evening event under a red and white striped tent with bunting. A young sannyasi in an orange-red robe and orange shawl stands at left, smiling, with a steel vessel in front of him. A man in white shirt and white dhoti with glasses and a yellow lanyard holds a serving plate, and a smiling woman in a white sari with a dark beaded necklace holds a plate of rice. Other men in white clothing and a woman in a sari with glasses stand around the counter. A printed portrait banner hangs in the background. No candidate for the named teacher is clearly identifiable by appearance.2009-02-28A photograph inside a thatched-roof pavilion where a meal is being served. Seated devotees sit at long metal tables with green banana leaves laid out. A man in a long-sleeved orange robe with a white forehead marking and a beaded garland holds a ladle and serves food onto the leaves. Beside him, a man in an orange robe with red-striped borders holds a steel bucket. Other men in white dhotis carry steel vessels of food, and a seated woman in a white sari with folded hands looks on. Background banners and people fill the open hall.2011-01-16A photograph of an outdoor tented serving area where devotees in saffron and orange robes distribute food. In the foreground, a smiling man with long swept-back dark hair and a kumkum/vibhuti mark on his forehead wears an orange shawl, a thick beaded rudraksha mala with a ceremonial gold necklace, and holds a white plastic tray of rice and curry. Beside him a shaved-headed devotee in orange with a red-and-orange scarf and rudraksha beads serves rice from a brass-framed steel container, wearing clear plastic gloves. A woman in white with sandalwood-marked forehead stands behind them. The long-haired man's appearance (hair, saffron shawl, rudraksha, gold necklace) is a person candidate; his role is a server distributing a meal.2015-07-07 +1 copiesAnnadhan in 20152015-01-01 +1 copies