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October 07 2006

A lunch serving line at an ashram hall, shot from inside against a bright window of greenery and a thatched roof. In the foreground, silhouetted figures in white and cream garments with ID badges on their clothes stand in line. A white-haired older man in a white shirt holds a steel plate of white rice, with a dark-haired man in a white shirt behind him. Steel vessels and ladles sit on a counter at right, where a woman in white reaches for food. Outdoors, more people are visible through the window. a person's presence is not visibly evident here, so no candidate is identified.

A food-service scene under a thatched shelter at an ashram kitchen. Several men in white and grey shirts serve a meal from steel pots and trays onto plates. A man in a white kurta with a dark rudraksha-style mala stands at right holding a plate, while a woman in white with an orange border stands at the far right. Stainless steel vessels and buckets sit on metal tables, with greenery visible through the open side.

October 07 2006

A photograph of a lunch serving line under a covered open-sided pavilion with an orange canopy and woven bamboo screens. Several young women in white tops with orange or beige sashes and dark-rimmed lanyards queue and receive food from steel plates, while a man in a white shirt and rudraksha mala in the right foreground serves from steel pots. Other volunteers in white shirts stand behind the counter, and a few more people line up in the background. Plates hold rice and yellow dal-style dishes. The atmosphere is a communal meal service at the Inner Healing training program.

A photograph inside a thatched open-sided pavilion with a bamboo screen behind. In the foreground, an older woman with short grey hair wears a white draped cloth and a gold-bordered wrap, standing beside a woman on the left in a white top with a striped band and a lanyard. On the right, a woman in a white sari-style cloth with dark hair holds a metal plate or bowl and appears to serve or pour from it. A further woman in white stands in the background near the bamboo screen. The scene suggests a communal serving or meal break during a healer training program.

A crowded open-sided shelter with a corrugated roof and red steel posts, filled with people in white clothes. In the centre, a woman in a cream sari with a yellow shawl stands behind a long table laden with plates of food and packaged snacks, serving devotees. Men and women in white shirts and white saris crowd around the counter, some holding plates, with more people visible under the shelter and in the open ground beyond. The scene looks like a communal food distribution.

A photograph of devotees preparing food in a narrow hall with cream walls and a wooden floor. Several women in white saris and white head coverings stoop and stir over large steel pots and bowls of food, some pouring from a bucket. A man in a white checked kurta and white head cover works at the centre, and a woman in an orange sari stands among them. An orange cloth with gold trim hangs at the left. Many steel vessels of curry and rice sit on the floor, consistent with annadan kitchen service. No clearly identifiable a person appears in the frame.

Volunteers serve food at a steel counter inside a thatched-roof pavilion with a large window onto a garden and thatched huts. Four young people in white kurta-style clothes with orange shawls stand behind steel pots and trays of rice and curry; one serves from a steel ladle, another ladles from a bucket, and a woman in a white sari with an orange shawl and purple border serves with a spoon. At right, a woman in a white sari with gold border holds out a plate. Other people in white are visible through the window. No one is clearly identifiable as a person.

Outdoor lunch service at an ashram campus under a thatched palm-leaf hut and trees. Men and women in white clothes serve food: a man in a white shirt and white dhoti holding a steel plate of rice and papad, and another man with a rudraksha mala serving from steel pots on a metal table. A line of devotees in white and cream saris and shirts waits on the right, some carrying cloth bags. Dishes are steel pots and plates; discarded sandals lie on the grass. Overcast sky.

A photograph of a communal lunch serving under a bamboo-roofed open pavilion. In the foreground a man in white shirt wears a long rudraksha mala and holds a plate. Women in white saris and dark blouses ladle rice and curry from steel pots and bowls into plates held by serving staff. Men and women in white and cream clothing stand and move in the background among the food counter and steel vessels.

A photograph inside a covered hall with a corrugated metal roof and a grey concrete wall, decorated with hanging paper ornaments and streamers. A young woman in white clothes with a rudraksha-style mala around her neck stands with her hands cupped, receiving food or offerings from a young man in white dhoti and shirt who holds a steel bucket on a small black table. A boy in white also assists beside him. Behind them a line of men and youths waits, some in checked lungis and white dhotis, one in a white cap and grey shirt. Printed copyright and source text sits in the lower right corner.