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A photograph taken from above of a kitchen-style room with bare concrete walls and a steel counter holding several covered stainless steel vessels. A woman in a yellow sari with a pink and white flower garland stands at the counter, reaching toward the vessels. Around her, several shaven-headed men in white dhotis and orange or saffron cloth stand and serve, and devotees with long dark hair in the foreground hold brass or copper plates and bowls. A man in a dark shirt and light trousers stands at the lower left corner. The scene appears to be a food offering or serving, with the orange-clad figure in the lower foreground holding a plate.

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Photograph of a bare, unfinished concrete hall with a steel serving counter where a food distribution is underway. A bald man in saffron-orange robes with a pink-and-white garland stands at the counter ladling food from a steel pot into plates, while an older man in white clothing assists beside him. Several other saffron-clad monastics with shaved heads, one in white with a rudraksha mala, and a man in white dhoti stand in line. A stack of steel plates sits on the counter, and devotees in front, including a small child, wait with plates to receive food, illustrating an annadan meal service.2011-09-09A photograph of an annadan food-serving scene in a bare concrete room with a wooden floor. A man in a white shirt and dhoti serves rice from a steel pot with a ladle onto a plate held by a young girl in a white top and teal shawl. Beside them, a person in an orange robe with a pink and yellow flower garland stands near the serving table, and a younger man in orange with long dark hair is also visible. Other white-clad people and a cameraman filming with a video camera stand in the background, and a pot of orange food sits on the counter. Several people are visible: the server, the girl, the garlanded orange-robed figure, the orange-clad man, the cameraman and a few in white.2011-09-09September 09 20112011-09-09September 09 20112011-09-09September 09 20112011-09-09September 09 20112011-09-09September 09 20112011-09-09Photo of a serving line in an unfinished concrete-walled hall, with a steel serving table laden with stainless steel pots and stacked steel plates. A man in saffron robes with a pink-and-white flower garland and a bare upper body serves food into plates, while a bald man in orange and a man in a dark blue shirt stand nearby. Other men in white dhoti and orange sashes, some bald and wearing gold armbands, line up at the table. Through the barred window and open doorway, trees and bare earth are visible. Scene suggests annadan food service at a temple or ashram building.2011-09-09A photograph inside a bare, plastered hall where people serve food from a stainless steel counter. A central figure in saffron-orange robes wears a long marigold and orange flower garland and holds a serving ladle over a steel pot. Around him, several men in orange sannyasi cloth and white dhoti-and-shawl attire stand or serve, one bald man in white holds a ladle over a metal bucket, and a man in a white dhoti stacks steel plates. A small window glows behind them. The scene looks like a communal meal service. Appearance-based candidate for a person is present in the saffron robes and flower garland, but the face and build are not clear enough to confirm identity, so the status is unsure.2011-09-09Indoor photo of a food-serving line in an unfinished concrete hall with blue-and-orange patterned hangings. Saffron-robed sadhus stand at steel counters, one with curly hair and a white forehead mark ladling food from a large steel pot onto steel plates. An older man in a cream shawl and white beard stands beside them. On the right, a smiling man wears a large pink flower garland and an orange shawl with gold-bead necklaces. Behind, white-clad men in dhotis with bare upper bodies and tripundra marks help serve, and women in white saris are visible in the background. Orange-yellow food.2011-09-09A photograph of a food-serving line at an indoor counter with a dark countertop. A woman in a yellow top holds a steel plate with a sweet at lower left. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti-style trousers with a red wristband holds a steel plate and reaches toward the counter. A woman in a lavender sari holds a plate, and a man in a white kurta stands at the back. In the foreground, a woman with hair in a bun wears an orange sleeveless top, and a man at right wears an orange robe with a pink-and-white cord, reaching toward the food. Stacked steel plates and food portions sit on the counter.A food-serving scene in a bare concrete room with a window and an orange-and-maroon textile hanging on the wall. A central man in an orange robe with a pink, yellow and white flower garland and a gold-beaded necklace is ladling orange food from a steel pan onto a plate held by a woman in a cream and gold patterned sari. An elderly man in a white shirt and gold bracelet, smiling, holds a pot of white rice at left. Behind them a man in a white dhoti stands near a stack of steel plates, and two women in salwar and sari watch. A framed picture sits on a table at left.2011-09-09