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July 09 2008

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A photograph of a whitewashed hall with a red-tiled floor and red-framed windows, where a group of people in white and saffron clothing move about. In the foreground, two men in orange saffron robes walk across the room; the figure on the left wears a long rudraksha mala and bare shoulders, while the one beside him wears an orange robe draped over his shoulder. Behind them, people in white dhotis and saris, some carrying steel plates, stand near a stainless steel table holding large pots and bowls, and plastic chairs line the room.2009-07-08June 29 20082008-06-29Indoor food-serving scene in a hall with yellow-painted walls and ceiling fans. A long-haired man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, wearing a gold bead necklace and a red forehead mark, smiles while reaching toward a large steel pot of cooked white rice. Beside him, a bald man in orange robes wears a rudraksha mala and stands close to the steel serving counter. Behind them, volunteers in white clothes and blue hair nets serve food from steel pots, and a man in a white shirt holds a steel plate. Several other people stand nearby, and a cameraman films at the left edge.2012-09-20A hall with pillars and long metal serving tables, where a man with long dark hair and a saffron-orange shawl stands at right, smiling and serving food from a large steel pot onto banana leaves. A seated woman in a red sari with a red bindi and gold bangles sits at left, and a man in a grey shirt sits beside a banana leaf at centre. Other people stand in the background, including a figure in white with an orange shawl. Rudraksha beads hang at the server's chest. Appears to be an annadan or prasadam serving meal.2007-01-12July 08 20092009-07-08A 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.2010-02-12July 08 20092009-07-08A photograph inside a yellow-walled dining hall where a man with long swept-back black hair, bare-shouldered in an orange-saffron cloth, wears multiple gold beaded necklaces and serves rice from a steel pot held by a helper. Beside him, a shaved-headed man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a tilak stands smiling. Women in blue head caps and white saris work at serving counters behind them, and a man in white stands at left. Steel vessels line the counter, with people in the foreground partly visible. The probable Swamiji cues are long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and gold beaded necklaces, and he is shown serving food in the hall.2012-09-20A photograph of a serving line in a long, plain building corridor with pale blue walls and barred windows. A woman with long, loose dark curly hair wears an orange-saffron sari over a red top and holds a serving utensil with a transparent glove, standing beside a row of large stainless steel cooking pots on a white-draped table. Several men in white shirts and white dhotis stand along the line; one at right holds a plate of food and wears a beaded mala. Steel buckets sit on the floor beneath the table, and a few red and white plastic chairs line the wall.2007-12-14Indoor kitchen or dining hall with white walls, a white refrigerator and a green cabinet at right. A long stainless steel serving counter runs across the frame. A man with long, curly, dark hair wearing an orange cloth wrap serves flatbreads onto a steel plate, using a ladle to pour sauce from a steel bowl. Around him, men in white kurtas with orange shawls stand and serve or wait, one holding a water bottle and another holding a steel tumbler. In the foreground, two seated men eat, one in a white shirt and one with a shaved head in orange robes. A small brass lamp and a yellow toy figure sit on a shelf at right.2006-11-21October 15 20092009-10-15A large white-walled hall where many people sit at long tables eating a meal served on green banana leaves. In the foreground a man in an orange robe and orange turban, with long hair and a rudraksha mala, stands at the table ladling food from a steel bucket onto the leaves. Beside him stand a shaved-headed man in white with an orange shawl and a mala, and a man in a striped shirt. Seated women in saris and white clothes eat or wait, some with hands folded. Rice, curries and sweets are arranged on the leaves, with steel tumblers and a ladle in view.2007-12-12