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A large industrial kitchen where several devotees in orange and rust-coloured saris with white hairnets and rudraksha malas stir and ladle food from steaming aluminium pots. A woman in a bright orange sari holds a long ladle over a big round pot in the foreground, while another in red pours from a lid into a vessel. A bald man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala stands in the background, and a man in a white shirt and dark head wrap stands near the right. Metal pots, gas cylinders and a fluorescent-lit tiled wall fill the space.

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November 15 20132013-11-15A photograph of a large industrial kitchen where a group of devotees in saffron and orange saris and robes, with white hair nets, cook at big steel pots. Women stir and ladle food from a large steel vessel while others pour from a pot lid. Two shaved-headed men in orange robes and rudraksha malas stand among them, and a man in a white shirt stands at the back. Steel stoves, faucets and a ceiling fan are visible. The scene suggests communal food preparation.2013-11-15November 15 20132013-11-15November 15 20132013-11-15A photograph in a large kitchen with white tiled walls and ceiling fans. A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange-gold dhoti and matching shawl, stands at a large steel cooking pot of white liquid, holding a long ladle and smiling. Around him stand women in red-orange saris with gold borders, rudraksha malas and white hair nets, several smiling and talking. On the right, a shaved-headed figure in orange robes and beaded necklaces stands beside them. A man in a white shirt and dhoti stands in the background among steel containers, with a small framed picture on the wall.2013-11-15November 15 20132013-11-15November 15 20132013-11-15November 15 20132013-11-15A kitchen scene where a man in a rust-orange and gold-bordered dhoti and upper cloth stirs a large steaming aluminium pot with a long ladle. Around him, a group of devotees in matching rust-red and orange saris with gold borders, rudraksha malas, and white hairnets stand closely, several smiling and watching. A bald man in an orange cloth and beads stands at the right with arms crossed. Large steel vessels sit on the floor at left, and framed pictures hang on the back wall.2013-11-15November 15 20132013-11-15November 15 20132013-11-15A kitchen scene in an industrial-style hall with exposed ceiling trusses. Several devotees wearing white hairnets and orange-and-maroon robes with rudraksha malas stir and pour food from large steel pots into a wide steel vessel. A man in a white shirt and black-striped shawl stands among them, and a red gas cylinder sits at the right. A bald devotee in a maroon robe smiles at the right of the group, and additional hairnetted people stand in the background. Service in the kitchen is evident, and no clearly identifiable ceremonial figure is seated on a throne in view.2013-11-15