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A photograph of a serving line in an indoor hall with pale walls and terracotta floor tiles. A shaved-headed man in an orange-saffron dhoti-style wrap and a rudraksha mala stands at the left, ladling food from large steel pots with lids. Behind the counter sit a white bowl of sweets in a steel tray, a round basket holding a block of white paneer or tofu, stacked steel plates and a red basket of cutlery. Other people stand in the background near an open doorway, including a figure in white and one in red, and a person in orange at the rear left. The server appears to be a devotee volunteer; no identification is made from appearance.

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February 06 20172017-02-06 +3 copiesJuly 20 20112011-07-20 +1 copiesSeptember 10 20152015-09-10 +2 copiesSeptember 20 20122012-09-20December 15 20062006-12-15A buffet-style meal service in an indoor dining hall with cream walls and a dark board at upper left. A man in an orange sleeveless robe with hair tied back smiles as he serves from a steel tray using a ladle. Beside him, a man in white clothes and a rudraksha mala serves food with a spoon, and another older man in white stands behind him. On the right, a short-haired woman in the foreground wears a rudraksha necklace and holds a plate. Steel chafing dishes hold curries and rice along the counter.2008-06-09A photo of people serving a buffet meal indoors in a room with yellow walls and a pale ceiling. A woman in an orange saffron wrap with dark hair in a bun smiles while serving food from a steel chafing tray with a ladle. Beside her, a man in a white kurta wears a black beaded necklace and serves from another tray, with an older man in white behind him. Steel trays of vegetable dishes and curry sit in front, and the back of a short-haired person's head with a red beaded necklace appears at the right edge.2008-06-09A photograph of a community meal service under a white tent. A man with long swept-back black hair, wearing an orange-saffron dhoti with a gold border, multiple rudraksha malas and a gold ceremonial necklace, smiles while standing at the right beside a serving line. In the centre a bald young man in orange cloth and a red-orange shawl, with a tilak on his forehead, uses a ladle to serve yellow curry from a metal chafing dish. Beside him another person in an orange-red shawl and white gloves serves from a copper pot. A woman in a red shawl serves on the left, and a bald man in orange with rudraksha beads stands at the far right. Trays of cooked rice sit on the table, and more people in red and white attire stand in the background.2015-07-07 +1 copiesA 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.2007-12-14A man with long, swept-back dark hair, wearing a sleeveless saffron-orange garment wrapped over his torso, stands at a buffet table and looks down at metal serving trays of food. Behind him are a wooden box with a woven basket, a small cup and other items on a wooden counter against a cream wall. A partly visible person in a white shirt stands at the left edge.2008-06-09A photograph of a crowded, tiled room where seated sadhus in saffron-orange robes eat from metal thalis on low wooden tables along a wall beneath a window. Several young men in white dhotis with gold-bordered shawls stand and bend over large steel pots and buckets of food, serving with ladles. A framed picture with marigold garlands hangs on the back wall, and other people in orange clothing stand behind. The scene suggests a communal meal distribution at an ashram or camp kitchen.2015-09-10A photo of an annadan food service line under a metal roof beside a terracotta-coloured wall. A figure in saffron-orange robes, with a grey head covering and a long rudraksha mala, stands at the left facing the steel serving trays of rice, curry and other dishes. Behind the counter, volunteers in white shirts and white caps serve food with ladles, and a man in white dhoti and shawl stands at the right edge. The saffron-robed figure shows no distinctive presentation cues beyond the grey head covering and rudraksha mala, so identity is uncertain.2017-03-11