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October 07 2006

October 07 2006

Evening food distribution in a plain white-walled hall. A woman in a white sari with a red rudraksha mala and a white forehead mark ladles food from a steel pot on a metal serving table. Opposite her, a man in white dhoti and a yellow-green shawl holds a leaf plate while receiving food. Behind him, a man in a blue shirt stands near the table, and on the right, a grey-haired man in a white shirt holds a plate, beside a bearded man in a red-pink shirt and an orange-clad man. Steel plates are stacked on the right. Pots and a shallow pan sit on the table.

A photograph of a communal meal being served under a thatched bamboo shelter outdoors, with dry grass and young trees behind. Several women and men stand at a long steel counter serving food from large stainless steel pots and pans, including a dish of rice and a yellow-orange curry. A woman in an orange shawl and orange-tinged garment, with a beaded necklace, ladles food, while an older woman in a white sari with a gold border and red bindi works beside her. A man in a white shirt stands at left holding a plate, and a light-skinned woman in white with an orange scarf stands behind the counter. No a person candidate is visible.

Outdoor lunch service at an ashram under a thatched shelter. Several men in white shirts and white dhotis serve food from large stainless steel pots and buckets. A man in the foreground wearing a rudraksha mala ladles rice and dal onto a compartmented steel plate, while others hold steel tiffin containers and flatbread. A man at right wears glasses, a white shirt and an ID badge. A man in orange cloth stands behind the servers. Dry palm-thatch roof and green foliage surround the serving area.

Outdoor serving line under a palm tree beside a low white building with red doors and a corrugated roof. Several women and young people in white ritual-style clothing serve food from steel pots and trays; one young woman in white with a shawl spoons rice onto a plate, while an older woman in a white sari with gold jewellery holds a ladle. A young girl in a striped top and a woman in a white sari with a red-bordered blouse stand in line holding plates. A man in a white shirt holds a mobile phone. The setting suggests a communal meal serving, possibly annadan, with steel vessels of rice and food on a metal counter.

Outdoor scene at an open-air serving area beneath a thatched palm-leaf shelter. In the foreground a man in a white shirt and white dhoti crouches beside a tall stainless steel urn, bending down to its tap, with an orange-saffron cloth draped over his shoulders. Beside him a younger person in a dark striped shirt bends over the urn. Behind them a man in a white shirt with a dark rudraksha-style bead mala stands with hands on his hips. Further back, people in white clothing move among tables and a large steel pot on a metal stand. Green shrubs and trees frame the scene under an overcast sky.

October 07 2006

A food-serving scene under a thatched open-sided shelter with bamboo mats and green trees behind. Several people in white dhotis or white clothes with orange shawls stand at a serving counter. A young woman in front holds a steel plate of idlis, and a woman in the center holds another steel plate, wearing a red bindi and beaded necklace. A young woman with a red tilak on her forehead and an orange shawl stands behind them, while a young man in a white shirt and blue checked apron stirs a large steel pot with a ladle. Steel buckets and containers sit on the counter, and a video camera is visible at the right edge.

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Volunteers serve free meals (annadan) from a stainless steel food counter under a corrugated roof at the ashram. A man in white shirt and white dhoti, wearing spectacles and a rudraksha-style necklace, holds out a paper plate of rice while a woman in orange blouse and white sari, with a red-orange beaded mala, dishes food from a tray. A woman in white sari wears a hairnet and gloves, and a bare-chested man in white dhoti and white shawl with rudraksha beads serves from the far side. Rows of pale-clad devotees stand behind the counter.

A photo of an outdoor cooking area beside trees and a metal structure. An older man with white hair and a white shirt points an arm toward large black cooking pots and a steel pan, while a woman in a white sari with a blue border wears plastic gloves and reaches toward the food. Behind them, a young man in a white kurta with a rudraksha mala stands near a woman in a cream sari with an orange shawl, and other people in white and light clothing watch. Hoses and a wooden structure stand on the right, and a young man in a grey shirt and khaki trousers with a rudraksha mala stands at the right edge.