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A photograph of a serving line at an ashram meal. A shaved-headed man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a tilak on his forehead stands at left, serving food from a steel pot onto a steel plate. A woman in white robes with her hair in a bun receives the plate, and a smiling person in white stands at right. Steel warming pots with lids and a water cooler are on the counter behind them, with white curtains in the background.

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A dinner buffet service in an indoor room with a deep red wall. A smiling man with long dark hair and a red forehead mark wears an orange robe and serves food from a steel chafing tray with a serving spoon. Other men in orange and saffron shirts stand nearby, and a man in a white kurta with a black beaded mala watches. A woman with hair in a bun and white clothing stands in the foreground facing the server, with food trays of rice and vegetables on the counter.2008-06-09A photograph of a food service area inside a plain whitewashed room. A shaved-headed man in an orange saffron wrap and a rudraksha mala serves rice onto a steel plate held by a young man in a white kurta with glasses. Steel cooking pots with lids sit on a counter, a water cooler jug stands behind them, and a woman in a pink top is partly visible at the right edge, holding a plate of vegetable curry and rice. A saffron garment hangs on a rail at the top left.2011-07-31Annadhan in 20112011-01-01 +1 copiesA photograph of a ritual exchange indoors. In the left foreground a man in an orange sleeveless garment with an orange shawl and a dark rudraksha mala stands with his hair tied in a bun, reaching toward a silver tray. A woman in a maroon sari with a red bindi and long hair holds the tray, which carries a small gold object and offerings. Behind them, two women in green and maroon saris stand near a white cylindrical air cooler, and a seated person's head is visible at the lower right. The man's identity is not established by visible cues beyond clothing, so no name is given.2011-12-31December 16 20062006-12-16A photograph of a food service counter indoors. A bald man in an orange saffron robe with a rudraksha mala and a wristband serves food, placing rice onto a plate held by a woman in a pink saree with gold border, a gold necklace and bangles. Steel serving pots with lids and a dish of food sit on the counter, with water jugs and a curtained wall behind them.2011-07-31Annadhan in 20152015-01-01 +1 copiesA photograph of a ritual food offering at an open-sided pavilion with a tiled floor and a large portrait of a smiling man in a white turban on the right wall. A woman in a white sari with an orange shawl kneels at left, holding out a handful of food toward a seated person in orange robes with red and white flower garlands. The seated person's long hair falls past the shoulders, and a metal plate of rice stands on a banana leaf with more food, fruit and a steel cup in the foreground. Behind them, standing people in white clothes watch, several with hands clasped, and a cameraman in white with a shoulder camera films at left. Steel pots sit on a table in the background. Orange-robed sannyasi and devotee roles fit the scene; the seated figure's appearance is consistent with the page's a person claim through orange robes, garlands and long hair, though not conclusive.2006-10-12July 31 20112011-07-31A kitchen service scene where a shaved-headed man in an orange saffron dhoti and shawl, with a rudraksha-style necklace, serves rice from a pot with his hand onto a steel plate held by a smiling woman in a white sari with gold border. Behind her, other women in white and a woman in a red shawl and glasses stand by steel pots of rice, vegetable curry and dal, with a water dispenser on the left. A woman in pink is at lower right holding a plate of food. The scene looks like a community meal being distributed in an ashram-style kitchen.2011-07-31A photograph of a seated figure on an ornate gold-and-red throne wearing a red shawl with embroidered floral motifs, a hand extended over a silver plate held by a shaved-headed priest in orange robes with white tripundra marks on his forehead and arms, wearing gold-beaded ceremonial necklaces. The seated figure has long dark hair and a red garment. Behind them, a few people in orange and white stand or kneel near draped tables and framed pictures on a pale wall. The plate holds a yellowish offering. Visible people: the priest, the seated figure, and about three others in the background, one kneeling in white. The seated figure has distinctive long swept-back hair and red attire on a throne, and a person candidate in a ritual setting; the priest's appearance does not qualify.2012-07-21December 16 20062006-12-16