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A photograph of a serving station under a corrugated roof at a person Spurana Program event. In the foreground, a figure with long, swept-back dark hair and a bare back wears a saffron-orange dhoti draped over the shoulder, reaching toward a row of small paper cups on a table. Beside him, a man in white kurta and white dhoti wears a rudraksha-style mala and a green garland, holding a cup. A stainless steel pot and ladle sit at right, with several people in white leaning in to serve. A decorated portrait with flower garlands and brass lamps stands in the background.

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July 28 20062006-07-28Photograph of a communal meal service under a corrugated and bamboo-roofed open shelter. A man with long, swept-back dark hair, wearing a saffron-orange robe and a rudraksha mala, stands at the serving line, serving food from steel pots with gloved hands. a person is serving food in the annadan-style line. Around him, devotees in white shirts and dhotis and a woman in a pink and green salwar stand holding steel plates while food is ladled onto them. A man in a white shirt and rudraksha mala on the right foreground holds a steel plate and a ladle.2006-07-28A photograph inside a thatched-roof pavilion where a long-haired man in saffron-orange robes and a white tripundra on his forehead, wearing a beaded necklace, stands beside a second man in orange robes and a gold-coloured necklace who holds a large steel bucket and pours liquid onto banana leaves set on a table. Seated in front of the table, a man with grey hair in a white shirt and a woman in a green patterned top receive the food. Behind them, men in white dhotis and shirts stand or move about, one holding a steel vessel, and a cloth-lined wall with printed signage is visible on the left.2011-01-16A photograph of a communal meal service under a bamboo and corrugated-roof pavilion. Devotees and volunteers stand in a long line, many in white clothes, serving food from steel vessels and trays onto plates. In the centre-right, a young man with long dark hair wears an orange saffron cloth over white and a red tilak mark, serving from a steel pot. Beside him, a man with short hair and a white garment with a vertical tilak on his forehead serves food, and in the foreground at right an older man in white wears a rudraksha mala. Several women in saris and a man in a white shirt stand at left holding plates. The scene reads as annadan, a food-serving event.2006-07-28A photograph taken under a open-sided thatched pavilion at an outdoor program site. In the foreground, a woman in an orange-yellow sari with her hair tied back stands beside stainless steel pots and vessels on a table, while a man in white ritual clothes carries a steel plate. A woman in an orange sari with loose dark hair stands at right holding a steel plate, and a man in white with a lanyard badge carries a tray. Several more people in white and orange clothing move about in the background among tables and bamboo poles, apparently serving food at an annadan style meal arrangement. No visible candidate matches the a person appearance cues, so the figures are described by role only.2006-07-28July 28 20062006-07-28Outdoor food distribution under a thatched palm-leaf canopy with wooden poles. A man in white clothing and an orange saffron shawl stands at a steel table, ladling from a large steel pot into small cups lined up on a tray. A woman in white stands at left handing or receiving cups, and several other men in dark and checked shirts stand behind in the background among trees. Small plastic-lined paper cups filled with a pale liquid are arranged on the metal table. The scene looks like annadan or prasadam distribution to devotees.2006-10-06A photograph of a food service line at an outdoor event under a thatched roof. In the left foreground a man with long dark curly hair, wearing an orange-saffron robe and a long rudraksha mala, wears clear plastic gloves and serves food from a steel pot onto plates. Nearby, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti ladles food, and several people in white and checked shirts hold plates of rice and sides. A rudraksha-bead garland falls across the orange robe; a steel vessel of creamy food is in front. Stainless steel pots and buckets line the counter, with a black speaker on the upper left. The recognisable cues are consistent with the page's a person claim, but the face is not used for identification.2006-07-28Outdoor ceremony under a corrugated metal roof with palm trees and marigold garlands strung overhead. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts wear white and red flower garlands and carry brass plates with flowers and offerings. In the foreground, a man in white with a marigold garland leans forward holding a brass plate toward a figure seated from behind in an orange cloth, bare-shouldered, with long dark hair and a white garland, while a microphone stands nearby. Other men in orange and white crowd the background.2006-12-26February 10 20092009-02-10 +2 copiesIndoor ritual scene in a hall with a plain concrete floor. A figure with long, dark, shoulder-length hair and an orange saffron garment with a heavy gold necklace stands bending over a steel bucket of white liquid, dipping a ladle. Beside him, a man in white dhoti and white shirt with an orange-and-pink cloth draped over one shoulder bends forward holding a bucket and steadying the vessel. Other seated attendees in white clothes sit on mats in the background, and a metal bucket with a brownish liquid stands at left. A person in white at lower right reaches toward a seated devotee. A visible shawl and ornaments mark the central figure's distinctive presentation, though the record does not establish identity.2007-12-26September 20 20122012-09-20