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December 25 20072007-12-25A crowded indoor hall with white concrete pillars and ceiling fans, filled with devotees in white clothes and orange saffron shawls draped over their shoulders. Many people stand close together in the foreground and midground, some holding metal plates or trays. A man in the right foreground wears glasses, an orange shawl and a rudraksha mala. A woman in front wears a white sari with an orange shawl and flowers in her hair. No clearly identifiable central figure is visible, and the scene reads as a general gathering of devotees.2008-08-02December 16 20062006-12-16October 10 20062006-10-10January 30 20092009-01-30Night photograph of a large crowd of devotees gathered outdoors at an ashram, many holding metal plates of food or offerings. Devotees wear white, orange and saffron clothing, with orange shawls over shoulders and some women in white saris with gold borders. Two men in the foreground, one in a white garment with an orange shawl and one in orange and maroon, face away from the camera. The scene suggests an annadan or prasadam distribution during a community gathering. A corrugated structure and a dim light appear at the upper right. No identifiable central figure is clearly visible.2008-05-01A crowded kitchen or dining hall with steel pots and tiled walls. A man in an orange saffron robe and orange turban, with long dark hair, stands at the centre-left smiling and reaching toward a woman in a white top. Around him, devotees in white shirts, orange sashes, saffron clothes and a green-and-gold sari gather at a steel counter; several women have long dark braids. A water bottle and steel tray sit on the counter. Appearance-based label: Swamiji (probable), identified by orange robe, orange turban and long swept hair, shown in person.2006-12-15A photograph of a festival procession at a temple-like hall. Women in white saris with orange and red borders carry small brass or steel pots and vessels in a line. Nearby, a figure in orange robes stands at the right edge, and a dark blue curtain hangs on the left beside a pillar decorated with a green banana plant and flowers. Many more people in white clothing stand in the background, and a woman in a red cardigan holds a silver vessel near the center. Banana leaves and strings of green leaves hang overhead.2008-12-31Indoor dinner hall with a red-orange accent wall, cream ceiling with recessed lights and a ceiling fan. A man in an orange robe stands at a wooden serving table holding a steel serving dish, with other saffron-clad men nearby. Women in white and pale-coloured sarees and salwar stand in a line with long braids; one older woman at left wears a red bindi, a white shawl and a teal blouse. A man in white holds up a camera at the upper right. The foreground shows the backs of heads and a partially visible woman in orange.2008-06-09A crowded indoor kitchen or dining hall with pink tiled walls, where a long steel counter holds steel pots and trays of food. A man in a bright orange turban and orange shawl stands at the left centre, facing a group of people in white clothes. Several men in white shirts and a young man in a white shirt with an orange shawl stand near the middle. Women in white, cream and red saris, many with long braids and flowers in their hair, crowd around in the foreground and right, some with hands raised in greeting. Bowls and steel containers of food sit on the counter at left. The scene suggests a serving or annadan activity during a program.2006-12-15September 20 20122012-09-20A crowded indoor food-serving scene in a tiled hall with barred windows. In the foreground a man with short dark hair wears a saffron-orange sleeveless top and leans over a steel vessel, serving food. Around him women and men in white and cream clothes, some with saffron shawls, hold silver trays heaped with yellow rice and white accompaniments. Many people press forward with plates, and a woman in a green top and white dress stands at the right edge. A row of cut food pieces lies on a tray at the bottom left. The atmosphere is one of communal food distribution, with several dozen visible people.