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A photograph of a communal meal service in an indoor hall with a dark pillar and metal serving buckets on a black counter. A figure on the left wears an orange-saffron turban and orange robe, long dark hair swept back, with a rudraksha-style bead necklace, serving food from a wicker basket with gloved hands and holding a pink flower. Other men in white clothes, some wearing white shirts and dhotis, one in a light teal shirt, receive or serve food onto steel plates and trays of rice-based food. Scattered grains and food rest on the counter.

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A photograph of a crowded indoor serving area with a tiled wall and a bare room behind. A man in a white shirt and white clothing holds a wicker basket of food and gloved hands serve from a steel pot. A central figure in an orange-saffron turban and orange robe, with long dark hair, stands near a steel pot ladling food. Other men in white shirts, some with lanyards, queue and receive plates of food from the right. A man in glasses wears a pale pink shirt at far right. The scene reads as a communal meal service.2006-12-15A dining hall serving line where a man in an orange saffron robe and orange head wrap, with long dark hair and a rudraksha mala around his neck, serves food from a steel bowl onto a plate while wearing clear plastic gloves. Several men in white shirts stand along the counter and sit at a table holding plates of rice and curry; one seated man wears a blue name badge. A smiling man in a white shirt stands behind the server. Steel plates of flatbread and food are laid out on the counter. The background shows a pillared hall with more people in white and light clothing. Appearance-based label: a person, serving food in the annadan line.2006-12-15A photo of a food service line at a large indoor hall. A man in an orange turban and orange shawl, with long dark swept-back hair and a long brown rudraksha mala, stands at right serving rice from a steel bucket with a ladle onto a steel tray held by an older person with white hair and glasses in the left foreground. Behind him, men in white shirts and dhotis, one wearing a rudraksha mala, handle steel pots and serving utensils. Pillars and a tiled wall are visible in the background.2006-12-15December 15 20062006-12-15A photograph of a serving line in a large dining hall. A smiling person in an orange-saffron turban and orange robe, with long swept-back dark hair, rudraksha beads and a white flower tucked at the waist, uses a steel ladle to serve food from a steel pot onto a white plate held by a man in a white shirt in the foreground. Other men in white shirts and rudraksha malas stand behind a counter with another steel vessel of food, and a few people are visible in the background. The appearance cues match the a person candidate, who is serving food as an annadan-style service.2006-12-15 +1 copiesDecember 15 20062006-12-15A photograph of a food service line in a large institutional kitchen. In the foreground, a man in a white shirt holds a steel tray. A man in orange robes with a matching orange head wrap and long dark hair, wearing a rudraksha mala and disposable gloves, serves food from a steel bucket with a ladle. Behind him, several men in white clothes, some wearing malas, hold steel pots and buckets of food. A seated man in a blue shirt with glasses and a red forehead mark watches. Scattered food crumbs cover the black counter.2006-12-15Serving line at a community meal in an indoor kitchen-like hall with tiled walls. A smiling man in saffron-orange robes and a matching orange turban, with long dark hair and a red forehead mark, stands at right holding a ladle over a steel tub of cooked rice and vegetables; a white flower is tucked in his hand. Rudraksha beads hang across his chest. Beside him, men in white shirts and white dhotis wearing plastic gloves and lanyards serve food onto steel plates; a bald older man with glasses in white clothing receives a plate at left. Steel pots and trays of rice and papadam crowd the counter. Probable Swamiji (probable) with saffron robes, long hair, orange turban and rudraksha malas, serving food as a volunteer in a seva meal line.2006-12-15Photograph of a crowded food-serving scene at a Nithyananda Spurana event. A central man wears an orange saffron robe, an orange turban and a long dark swept-back hair with rudraksha beads around his neck; he holds a steel plate of food and looks down. Around him, several men in white shirts and white dhotis hold steel plates and bowls of rice, curry and sweets, some with their hands extended forward. A woven basket and steel vessels are visible at the top. Probable Swamiji (central figure in saffron robe, orange turban, long swept-back hair and rudraksha beads), serving food as part of annadan.2006-12-15December 15 20062006-12-15December 15 20062006-12-15Photograph of a food service line in an indoor kitchen-like hall. A man in an orange turban, orange robe and long rudraksha mala holds a steel pot of cooked rice and smiles while serving. Several men in white shirts and white dhotis, some wearing rudraksha malas, stand behind him and help with serving. A man in a blue shirt with a red tilak stands at right, and a person in the foreground is partly visible at left. Metal serving plates with food sit on the counter, and a serving ladle rests nearby.2006-12-15