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Overhead view of a communal meal serving in a open hall with a bamboo mat ceiling. A man in white kurta with a white shawl and red-and-white cord serves idli-like rice cakes onto a steel plate from a bowl beside a steel vessel. Several people in white clothes with orange shawls stand and sit around a metal serving counter holding steel plates and bowls of sambar, while a woman with reddish hair in a white top and orange shawl and beads reaches toward the food. Others are seated at tables on the left.

October 10 2006

Women in orange and white saris serve food from steel pots under a thatched bamboo roof at an ashram-style communal kitchen. The woman at centre wears an orange shawl over a white sari with gold border and holds a ladle over a plate of rice; the woman at right, in orange with glasses, holds a plate of white rice and curry. The woman at left wears an orange garland and white sari with orange border and stirs a pot of curry. Other people in white clothes stand in the background.

A photograph of women volunteers serving food at an open-sided pavilion with bamboo blinds and green trees behind. Several women in white saris with gold borders and orange shawls hold steel trays of food; the woman at left has a white tilak and a red bindi, and a fair-haired woman in white with an orange shawl stands at centre-right with a red bindi. A man in a white shirt and blue checked apron ladles food from a large steel vessel, and steel pots of curry sit in the foreground. No a person candidate is visible in this scene.

Three men in white ritual clothing serve food in a open-sided building with bamboo blinds. The man on the left wears an orange shawl and a rudraksha mala and holds a steel plate. The man in the centre wears an orange shawl, and the man on the right wears a white shawl, a rudraksha mala and an orange lanyard, reaching into a plate of rice cakes. A steel vessel sits in front of them, and a person's head is visible in the lower right corner. Other people stand in the background near a steel counter.

A photograph of a communal meal being served in an open-sided hall with a tiled roof and orange curtains. In the foreground, a young woman in a white sari with a yellow shawl ladles rice from a steel pot onto a stainless steel counter. Beside her, a man in orange robes and a yellow-beaded garland holds a steel pot, while a bearded sannyasi in orange robes stands at the back. Men in white kurta-style clothes with orange shawls sit at the counter or stand in line, and steel plates, flatbread and paper cups are set out. White plastic chairs line the right side of the hall, where more seated people eat.

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A photograph of a communal meal service in a hall with white walls and a tiled counter. Several women in white and orange clothing serve food from large steel pots using ladles and tongs, filling metal plates with rice and vegetable dishes. A woman in the foreground wearing a striped top, glasses, gold bangles and a dark beaded necklace holds a plate of rice. Other women wear white saris and salwar kameez in pink, green and white, some with beaded necklaces. Gloves are worn by the servers. A few people stand near a doorway at the left background. No a person candidate is visible.

A photograph of a group of devotees at a serving table in a plain room with barred windows, collecting food. Several people wear orange shawls; one woman in a brown jacket holds a paper plate, a man in white holds a plate with rice and curry, and a man in a striped shirt takes food. In the foreground a shaved-headed person wears an orange shawl over a yellow-and-tan top. Steel pots of cooked rice and a red-brown curry sit on the table, with serving ladles nearby. The scene shows a communal meal, possibly annadan, with people serving and receiving food.

A hall floor with many seated people eating a communal meal served on leaf or steel plates. In the foreground a woman in a cream and gold-bordered white sari bends forward to ladle food from a steel bowl into a plate held by a seated woman in a pink shawl. Beside her, another seated woman wears a red top and white garment, and a round orange-and-white badge with a portrait is pinned on several of the women's clothes. Rows of seated participants in white and cream clothing extend into the background, some in orange garments, with additional servers standing in cream and gold attire.

A photo of a communal meal service. Volunteers in orange tops and white clothing serve rice and yellow dal from large stainless steel pots using ladles onto metal plates. A woman in an orange top with long curly dark hair leans forward serving, wearing a rudraksha mala. Several women in cream and white saris and salwar-style outfits hold out steel plates in a line. A man in a white shirt with a lanyard stands behind the servers, and an older man in white is at the left edge. No a person candidate is clearly visible.

A photograph of four women serving food in a kitchen or serving area with white tiled walls and a brown-orange door. On the left, a woman in a white sari with a dark beaded mala around her neck ladles from a large stainless steel container, with a stainless steel pail beside her. Next to her, an older woman in white with a blue-edged shawl and beaded necklace also works at the counter. Behind them, a woman in a white sari with a yellow-and-orange wrap and glasses handles plastic bags of food. On the right, a young woman in white with an orange shawl places sweets and fruit onto a white paper plate with foil. A bulletin board with notices hangs on the wall behind them.