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Photo of a kitchen inside a simple thatched-roof ashram room during a food preparation service. Two men in white dhotis and shirts, one with a rudraksha mala and yellow shawl and the other with a yellow shawl and orange cloth draped over his shoulder, stand at a stainless steel counter beside a large stainless steel cooking pot and steel bowls. A red blender with fruit is on the counter, bananas are on the floor, and a small boy in white stands at the right. A third man in white stands in the doorway. Water bottles and a steel tumbler are on the counter, and a metal basket hangs from the rafters.

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August 03 20082008-08-03Photograph of a covered outdoor serving area with a corrugated roof and a white wall at right. Several men in white and orange-trimmed clothing stand behind a steel prep counter serving food from large stainless steel pots and bowls. A man at far left in a white shirt with a red shawl holds a bowl. A smiling bald man in white with a gold-bordered orange shawl serves rice; beside him a younger man in a white shirt wears beaded necklaces and a badge. At far right a smiling man in white with glasses and a white shawl, wearing a rudraksha mala, gestures with his hand. The scene suggests a communal meal service.2007-02-15Indoor kitchen or dining hall with white walls, a white refrigerator and a green cabinet at right. A long stainless steel serving counter runs across the frame. A man with long, curly, dark hair wearing an orange cloth wrap serves flatbreads onto a steel plate, using a ladle to pour sauce from a steel bowl. Around him, men in white kurtas with orange shawls stand and serve or wait, one holding a water bottle and another holding a steel tumbler. In the foreground, two seated men eat, one in a white shirt and one with a shaved head in orange robes. A small brass lamp and a yellow toy figure sit on a shelf at right.2006-11-21A photograph of a serving line in an open-sided hall with a white painted wall and windows behind. Several young men in white kurta-style clothes serve food from large steel pots into cups held by children and a woman in the lower right. The man in front on the left wears a rudraksha-style orange-and-red beaded necklace and a white tilak mark on his forehead, and he pours from a steel tumbler. Behind him a bald young man wears a white shawl with a red-and-white cord, and a taller man in the centre wears an orange shawl over white clothes. A young girl with her hair in a ponytail faces away from the camera in the foreground. Steel bowls of food sit on a table.2007-02-15August 31 20072007-08-31A photograph of a community kitchen serving line with stainless steel counters and large metal pots. Several young men in white shirts and trousers, some with green lanyards and rudraksha malas, and two in orange saffron shawls, are serving food from steel containers onto plates. A man in white shirt and grey trousers stands at the left edge facing the counter. A framed picture of a seated figure in orange robes hangs on the wall at upper right. Food scraps lie on the steel surface and an open window shows greenery outside.2007-08-31A candid indoor photograph of a dining scene in a home kitchen. In the centre, a man in an orange saffron turban and orange robe with a long string of yellow beads around his neck sits at a table covered with a floral cloth, eating from a steel plate, with a small steel cup and steel bowls nearby. A young boy in white clothes stands at left beside him. Behind them a older man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands in a doorway. At right, a man in white clothes eats from a banana leaf. A white refrigerator with magnets, a microwave and a framed picture on the wall are visible.September 09 20112011-09-09August 09 20072007-08-09Indoor photo in a small kitchen during a meditation retreat. A smiling young man in saffron-orange robes and a matching orange head wrap, with a rudraksha mala around his neck, uses a serving spoon to scoop food onto a steel plate held by a bearded man in a white kurta with a dark rudraksha mala. Behind them a man in a pink checked shirt holds a plate, and a metal cooking pot sits in the foreground. Shelves with jars and bottles line the wall at left, with a red refrigerator beside them. Partial figures at the edges include a woman with hair pulled back. Three people are visible, plus partial figures.2002-05-25Volunteers serve food at a steel counter inside a thatched-roof pavilion with a large window onto a garden and thatched huts. Four young people in white kurta-style clothes with orange shawls stand behind steel pots and trays of rice and curry; one serves from a steel ladle, another ladles from a bucket, and a woman in a white sari with an orange shawl and purple border serves with a spoon. At right, a woman in a white sari with gold border holds out a plate. Other people in white are visible through the window. No one is clearly identifiable as a person.2007-02-15A crowded indoor food-service scene under a thatched roof with bamboo poles. In the foreground a young man in white clothes serves from a steel counter, gesturing with his hand. Behind him many devotees in white and orange-saffron shawls queue, holding steel tumblers. A grey-haired man in white with rudraksha beads and a saffron shawl stands beside a young boy. Another man on the right wears an orange shawl and a tilak mark on his forehead.2008-08-03