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Outdoor food-serving area under a colourful striped canopy in red, yellow, green, blue and purple, with trees and a palm-thatched shelter behind. A long-haired person in a bright saffron-orange wrap stands centre-right facing left, bare-shouldered, with a distinctive long swept-back hair and orange garment cues. Around them, many people in white dhotis, white shirts and white sarees move among tables; a server in a cream shirt and white dhoti hands out food, with piles of fried snacks on a tray at left. A man in a blue shirt holds a plate. A cardboard box sits on the ground beside the orange-clad figure. Cues are distinctive but identity remains uncertain from appearance alone.

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A photograph of an outdoor food-serving area under a colorful patterned tent with striped multicolored valances. In the centre, a man with long, swept-back dark hair wears an orange saffron robe and a long rudraksha mala, with a red bindi on his forehead, standing and looking toward the camera (a person, appearance-based). Beside him, a woman in a cream sari with a rudraksha mala serves food from a steel tray at a long table laden with yellow-orange snacks, and a young girl in white stands near the line of people. Behind them, a crowd of devotees in white and checked shirts waits, and a white car is parked to the left.2006-07-28July 28 20062006-07-28November 14 20052005-11-14A busy outdoor food-distribution scene under a colourful striped tent canopy with a patterned red top. Several people in green and white hairnets and head coverings prepare food at tables, while a woman in a cream sari with an orange border stands at a table center. A monk-like figure in orange robes with a rudraksha-style beaded necklace stands in the middle, and other men in orange and white clothing mill about. A woman in a teal blouse works at the bottom right, and a bare-legged worker stands beside a cardboard box on a table. Buildings and blue tarps appear in the background.2012-01-04January 12 20072007-01-12November 25 20062006-11-25January 12 20072007-01-12Outdoor cremation-ground gathering under a canopy strung with multicoloured pennant bunting, on open grass under a bright sky. Several men in white dhotis and shirts stand in a loose group, while women in orange and saffron saris stand among them; one woman in orange has her hair loose and holds an offering. A man in a checked shirt and others in pale khaki and white stand around the circle. Crowds of onlookers sit and stand at the edges, and a green vessel sits on the grass. Small wooden sticks lie in the foreground near a fire site.2005-11-14Outdoor ceremony under a canopy strung with pink, blue, green and yellow pennant bunting on open ground. In the foreground a figure with long dark hair wears a bare-backed orange garment and offers a tray with red cloth to an older woman in a white sari with bangles. Around them men in white shirts and dhotis stand and watch, and a woman in a green-gold sari stands at left. Behind them a man wearing an orange turban is partly visible under the canopy, with a crowd of onlookers further back.2005-11-14A photograph of an outdoor food service under a canopy with red and cream drapery. A bare-chested man wearing an orange saffron wrap, an orange turban with his long hair swept back, and a rudraksha mala ladles food from a large metal pot into a plate held by a young woman in a yellow printed top with a white scarf. Other women in pale blue and white and men in white shirts and orange garments stand nearby, several holding plates of rice. A concrete building is visible behind the tent. The swami in orange has distinctive long hair, turban, saffron wrap and rudraksha mala, a probable match to the page's a person reference, and is shown serving food in an annadan setting.2006-11-25Outdoor scene under a multicoloured canopy with a hillside behind. A bare-shouldered attendant in an orange turban and orange wrap stands at left holding a steel tray of food on banana leaf. A bearded man with long wavy hair, white kurta and orange shawl, wearing a mala, stands centre and serves from the tray with a ladle. Men in white shirts and dhotis, one in an orange shawl at right, and women in white saris watch nearby. Marigold flowers lie on the ground. Several people appear in the scene, and the bearded central man has distinctive long hair, an orange shawl and a rudraksha mala, so he is a probable Swamiji candidate serving prasadam.2007-01-12Outdoor photo at a funeral-style ceremony under an open canopy strung with multicoloured triangular pennants in yellow, green, pink, blue and purple. A long-haired figure in a saffron-orange sannyasi cloth stands at left holding a metal tray with white and red cloth, while men in white shirts and dhotis stand with palms pressed together. A woman in a white sari with a light border bends forward with hands joined, and a young boy in a checked shirt stands beside her. Dry grass and a bright sky with clouds form the backdrop.2005-11-14