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Volunteers packing food in a bright office-style room during a Maha Lakshmi Puja preparation. Several women in saris, including one in a teal salwar and others in red, maroon and beige saris, stand at a long table stacked with white foam food containers. A man in a cream shirt stands at the centre. Wooden shelves behind them hold boxes and stacks of CDs and DVDs, and a framed portrait of a saffron-robed figure hangs on the wall beside a whiteboard. Shelves above hold rows of red and yellow containers.

Indoor photo of volunteers packing food in a room with wooden shelves stacked with boxes and containers. Five people stand around a long table: a woman in a light blue sari at left, a woman in a red and gold sari, a woman in a tan top with an orange shawl, a man in a pale yellow shirt facing the table, and an older woman in a cream and gold sari at right. Tall stacks of white foam takeaway containers fill the foreground table. A framed portrait of a bearded man in white head wrap hangs on the wall, and a framed picture of a woman in a red sari hangs at left. A whiteboard and red, purple and yellow lidded containers sit on the shelves above.

Several devotees work at a long table in a room with wooden bookshelves stacked with CDs and DVD cases, and a whiteboard with a schedule behind them. A woman in a red and gold saree stirs a large white bucket with a long wooden ladle. Beside her, a woman in a turquoise outfit and white gloves handles food. A smiling woman in an orange saree with a pendant necklace stands in the middle, while a man in a cream shirt bends over stacks of white foam takeaway containers. A woman in a gold and cream saree at right also wears gloves and works among the containers.

November 09 2009

A tiled kitchen-style dining hall where women in white saris with gold borders and orange shawls serve food from a long steel-topped counter. A large black cooking pot sits on the counter, and stacked steel plates and bowls are lined up. One woman in the foreground wears a white sari, a white flower in her hair and a garland, and holds a steel plate. Other servers wear white garlands and bangles, and a man in a white shirt stands in the background near a white refrigerator. Orange carrot pieces are visible in serving trays, and a red-cloth-covered table with boxed items sits at the left.

A crowded indoor kitchen or dining hall with pinkish tiled walls, a ceiling fan and large steel vessels along the back counter. Many people mill about, mostly women in white and cream saris with long braided hair, some wearing lanyards, plus men in white shirts and saffron scarves. A woman in a saffron robe with an orange head wrap stands centre-left among them, apparently serving or guiding. Stainless steel trays of food sit on a counter in the foreground. Several people carry steel plates.

A crowded indoor dining hall with pink tiled walls and a ceiling fan. Many women in sarees, including purple, pink, and white with red borders, crowd around a serving counter holding steel plates and pots of food. Several women in white uniform-style clothing serve from steel vessels. Some women hold steel plates raised above the crowd. A small shelf with framed pictures and a refrigerator are visible in the background. No identifiable a person is shown.

A photograph inside a large institutional kitchen with steel vessels and cooking equipment along the back. A man in an orange robe with an orange head wrap and rudraksha malas stands at left, serving food from a steel plate onto a stainless steel tray while people in white clothes assist. A man in white shirt and trousers with a lanyard stands beside him, and another man in white holds a plate of food. Several women in white and saffron-trimmed clothing and a few young girls in colourful dresses stand in the foreground and around the counter, waiting for food. A green-and-yellow notice is pinned on the pink tiled wall at right.

A tented event hall with blue drapes where women and volunteers staff a merchandise stall of rudraksha malas, beaded necklaces and small brass items laid out on a white tablecloth. A woman in a yellow sari and dark blouse with red-rimmed glasses examines a bead item while a woman in a green-and-white sari and white shawl with a red bead necklace stands behind the table. Another woman in a white sari with a floral border stands at the right edge, and a man in a white shirt with a red lanyard handles items in the background.

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A photograph of a community annadaan meal service inside a plain hall with pale green-grey walls, a ceiling fan and tube lights. Volunteers serve food from steel trays and bowls onto steel plates held by diners. A smiling man on the left wears white clothing, glasses and a red lanyard, holding a steel plate of food. Beside him a woman in a white shawl and red lanyard serves from a tray. Women on the right wear clear plastic gloves, one in a red salwar and another in a green kurta with a red lanyard, ladling dal and curry. Steel containers of rice and curry line the serving counter. Sheer curtains and windows are visible behind.