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Three women sit on a red-tiled floor in a plain white-walled room preparing produce for cooking. Piles of reddish-purple and brown beetroot or similar roots and tubers sit on a green plastic sheet, with peeled skins and scraps scattered around. The woman in the centre wears a white and blue-grey sari and gold bangles and holds a knife and a root, while the woman at left in a white floral sari with glasses and a bangle peels produce. A woman at right in a patterned top sits beside a steel bowl. Metal shelving stands against the right wall and a window with a grille is at upper left.

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A busy commercial-style kitchen where a woman in a cream saree with a gold-toned border and a blue hairnet peels a red beetroot with a peeler at a steel prep table. Beetroots, a grater, a knife and chopped beetroot peel sit on the tray. Behind her, other women in sarees and a man in white dhoti and shirt work at stainless steel counters among gas cylinders and pots. A red-saree woman is visible at right.2012-10-27Three elderly women in white saris sit side by side on a red-cushioned bench in an open-sided pavilion with a thatched roof. The woman on the left wears a peach-and-white floral sari and peels a carrot with a knife; the woman in the centre, in a white sari with small dotted pattern, peels carrots over a plate; the woman on the right, in plain white, sits with hands folded. Plates of sliced and whole carrots and scattered carrot peel sit on the floor. Each wears a name badge. Trees and a red-and-white striped cloth are visible outside.2006-12-29Two women in a white-walled kitchen peel and prepare large beets and potatoes on a steel counter. The woman on the left, in a cream and olive-green sari with a beaded rudraksha-style mala and a name badge on her blouse, gestures while speaking. The woman on the right, in a navy blouse and cream sari with a blue lanyard and beaded mala, wears a blue hairnet and holds a peeler and a red beet. Steel bowls hold more produce, and a sticker-covered door and a wall notice sit in the background.2012-10-27April 06 20122012-04-06A woman in a cream and gold sari with a light blue hairnet grates a red beetroot over a wooden chopping board in a large commercial kitchen. Steel prep tables hold a bowl of whole beetroots, heaps of beetroot peel, green beans and sliced carrots. Stainless steel pots and gas cylinders line the industrial floor under a corrugated roof. A lanyard with an ID badge hangs on her chest, and a wall plaque is visible in the background. No a person candidate is visible.2012-10-27January 20 20192019-01-20Women sit on the floor of a plain room chopping vegetables for a kitchen or ashram meal. Several wear white saris with orange shawls, while a woman in a blue top and checked cloth and an older woman in a pink and gold sari also work. Tomatoes, green beans, cauliflower, cucumbers and carrots lie on a grey tarp and in steel bowls and baskets. Behind them, a framed portrait of a saffron-robed sannyasi with a garland hangs above a white-draped table, with a steel vessel set on a shelf at the right.2006-12-12A group of women and men sit cross-legged on the floor of a plain, sunlit kitchen cutting vegetables for a community meal. Hairnets cover their heads. Several wear white or cream clothing, while one woman in a pink saree with a green blouse sits at left. Heaps of carrots, green beans, pumpkins, gourds, cucumbers, potatoes and leafy greens lie on a burlap sack. A large steel cooking pot sits at the left edge, and a rose-coloured wall stands behind them. This is an annadan-style food preparation scene, but no a person is visible.2019-01-20Four women sit on the floor of a storage room preparing garlands and leaves for ritual use. The woman on the left wears white with a gold border and a white hairnet, threading green leaves and a long garland. Beside her a woman in white with an orange-and-blue shawl sits among yellow cloth and green leaves. A woman in white with glasses and a hairnet on the right sorts leaves. In the foreground a young woman with long hair, white clothes and a flower in her hair works at a steel bowl of cut material. Purple bins, a burlap sack, metal pots and shelves stand behind them, with heaps of greenery and red flowers on the cloth.2012-04-06A kitchen storeroom where several women in white saris with gold borders and hairnets prepare green leafy herbs. A woman seated center holds a bundle of sprigs and strips leaves; another on the left, in white with an orange-and-purple bordered sash, sits on a yellow cloth scattered with leaves. A woman on the right wears a white sari, a beaded necklace and a gold bangle, sorting greens into a large round steel tray. Shelves behind hold packets of grain and sacks, and bundles of stacked plastic sit in the background. Some women wear small identification badges on their saris.2012-04-06January 20 20192019-01-20Photo of a storeroom-kitchen for an ashram annadan, with volunteers preparing food on the floor. Four people sit or crouch on a blue tarpaulin among heaps of fresh tomatoes, potatoes and green leafy vegetables being sorted and chopped. A woman in a white top with a rudraksha-style necklace and a woman in a green sari work at the centre; a person in a blue shirt sits at left, and another in a pink sari with a hairnet cuts greens at front. Stacked sacks of grain and rice fill the background, with steel pots and blue plastic drums at right.2012-01-08