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Overhead view of a communal meal serving in a open hall with a bamboo mat ceiling. A man in white kurta with a white shawl and red-and-white cord serves idli-like rice cakes onto a steel plate from a bowl beside a steel vessel. Several people in white clothes with orange shawls stand and sit around a metal serving counter holding steel plates and bowls of sambar, while a woman with reddish hair in a white top and orange shawl and beads reaches toward the food. Others are seated at tables on the left.

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October 10 20062006-10-10A photograph of a communal meal being served in an open-sided hall with a tiled roof and orange curtains. In the foreground, a young woman in a white sari with a yellow shawl ladles rice from a steel pot onto a stainless steel counter. Beside her, a man in orange robes and a yellow-beaded garland holds a steel pot, while a bearded sannyasi in orange robes stands at the back. Men in white kurta-style clothes with orange shawls sit at the counter or stand in line, and steel plates, flatbread and paper cups are set out. White plastic chairs line the right side of the hall, where more seated people eat.2008-12-25A photograph of a communal meal service under a thatched shelter open to trees outside. Several young men in white dhotis and orange shawls stand in a line serving food from large steel pots and bowls on a steel counter. Rice and a yellow curry are ladled onto plates. A woman in white with a long braid in the foreground holds a plate of rice, and a bald man in white with a gold-bordered shawl is at the right serving from a pot. Other people in white stand behind the line, and a few figures are partly visible in the background.2007-02-15October 10 20062006-10-10Three men in white ritual clothing serve food in a open-sided building with bamboo blinds. The man on the left wears an orange shawl and a rudraksha mala and holds a steel plate. The man in the centre wears an orange shawl, and the man on the right wears a white shawl, a rudraksha mala and an orange lanyard, reaching into a plate of rice cakes. A steel vessel sits in front of them, and a person's head is visible in the lower right corner. Other people stand in the background near a steel counter.2006-10-10A photograph of women volunteers serving food at an open-sided pavilion with bamboo blinds and green trees behind. Several women in white saris with gold borders and orange shawls hold steel trays of food; the woman at left has a white tilak and a red bindi, and a fair-haired woman in white with an orange shawl stands at centre-right with a red bindi. A man in a white shirt and blue checked apron ladles food from a large steel vessel, and steel pots of curry sit in the foreground. No a person candidate is visible in this scene.2006-10-10October 22 20062006-10-22Photo of a food distribution at an ashram event. In the foreground, a man with long greying hair and a beard, wearing an orange shawl and a rudraksha mala, holds out a paper plate of yellow rice and vegetables. Behind a steel serving pot, a man in a white kurta and orange shawl ladles food, and a woman in an orange sari-style shawl beside him serves from a large vessel. Several saffron-robed men stand behind the table, one holding a small piece of food, with a colourful cloth hanging in the background. Several people in orange and white garments distribute food to devotees.2008-01-17A photograph of a group of devotees at a serving table in a plain room with barred windows, collecting food. Several people wear orange shawls; one woman in a brown jacket holds a paper plate, a man in white holds a plate with rice and curry, and a man in a striped shirt takes food. In the foreground a shaved-headed person wears an orange shawl over a yellow-and-tan top. Steel pots of cooked rice and a red-brown curry sit on the table, with serving ladles nearby. The scene shows a communal meal, possibly annadan, with people serving and receiving food.2009-10-12A photograph of an outdoor ritual under a blue tarpaulin canopy with bamboo poles. A man in an all-white kurta and white dhoti, barefoot and bending forward, pours liquid from a steel vessel into a metal bowl held by a seated woman. Seated women and girls in white clothes with orange shawls sit on the ground before banana leaves holding rice, orange sweets and garnish, with brass pots and small brass lamps arranged in front of them. Steel vessels and tables stand behind, with other white-clad people standing in the background. The man's face and features are not visible enough to establish identity, so the a person value is unsure.2006-07-23Women in orange and white saris serve food from steel pots under a thatched bamboo roof at an ashram-style communal kitchen. The woman at centre wears an orange shawl over a white sari with gold border and holds a ladle over a plate of rice; the woman at right, in orange with glasses, holds a plate of white rice and curry. The woman at left wears an orange garland and white sari with orange border and stirs a pot of curry. Other people in white clothes stand in the background.2007-02-15December 25 20082008-12-25