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A photograph of food service inside a hall with white ceiling and recessed lights. A man with long dark hair and a gold bead necklace in orange robes stands at center, serving from a stainless steel container; a woman in a cream and floral sari with a braid ladles food into a steel plate held forward. Beside them a shaven-headed man in orange wears a rudraksha mala, and a bare-chested man in orange cloth stands at right. A woman in a maroon and green sari is at left edge. Stainless containers marked ANCHOR are visible.

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September 20 20122012-09-20A photograph of a food-serving event in a yellow-walled hall. A long-haired man in orange ochre robes and a heavy gold bead necklace reaches into a large steel pot of cooked rice, with a shaved-head monk in orange robes and a rudraksha mala beside him. Behind them a young man in an orange-and-white shawl watches. In the foreground devotees and volunteers in white, one wearing a blue hairnet, crowd around the serving pots and a steel tray of prasad. Swamiji (probable): the long-haired man in orange robes, gold bead necklace and bare shoulder, serving food, matches the page's claim that Swamiji was present.2012-09-20September 20 20122012-09-20September 20 20122012-09-20A photograph inside a yellow-walled dining hall where a man with long swept-back black hair, bare-shouldered in an orange-saffron cloth, wears multiple gold beaded necklaces and serves rice from a steel pot held by a helper. Beside him, a shaved-headed man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a tilak stands smiling. Women in blue head caps and white saris work at serving counters behind them, and a man in white stands at left. Steel vessels line the counter, with people in the foreground partly visible. The probable Swamiji cues are long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and gold beaded necklaces, and he is shown serving food in the hall.2012-09-20Photo of a food-serving line in a hall with yellow-orange walls and ceiling fans. A man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing an ornate gold necklace of large beads, rudraksha mala and orange-saffron robe, stands at the serving counter; this figure matches Swamiji (probable) by long hair, ornate gold necklace and saffron clothing. Beside him a shaved-headed attendant in orange robe and rudraksha mala serves rice. Servers in blue hairnets and white clothes ladle rice and curry from steel pots onto steel plates held by women in orange and red saris.2012-09-20Annadhan in 20152015-01-01 +1 copiesA busy serving area with yellow walls where a long-haired man in orange ochre robes with a gold necklace and rudraksha malas stands at a steel table, reaching toward a large steel pot of cooked rice while a woman in a pink silk sari and green-clad girl assist. A shaved-headed monk in orange with a rudraksha mala stands beside him. Several white-clad volunteers in blue head caps and a woman with hair in a bun crowd the counter, and steel buckets and bowls rest nearby.2012-09-20A food-serving scene in a bare concrete room with a window and an orange-and-maroon textile hanging on the wall. A central man in an orange robe with a pink, yellow and white flower garland and a gold-beaded necklace is ladling orange food from a steel pan onto a plate held by a woman in a cream and gold patterned sari. An elderly man in a white shirt and gold bracelet, smiling, holds a pot of white rice at left. Behind them a man in a white dhoti stands near a stack of steel plates, and two women in salwar and sari watch. A framed picture sits on a table at left.2011-09-09A photograph of a kitchen or dining hall with yellow walls. A smiling man with long, swept-back dark hair, a red bindi, a gold bead necklace and an orange saffron wrap serves cooked white rice from a steel tray with his hand. Beside him, a monk in orange robes wearing a rudraksha mala stands with another steel tray. On the left, a man in a white shirt holds a tray of rice, and on the right an older woman with white-grey hair in a purple sari holds out a steel plate to receive food. Serving food to devotees fits the annadan style of service, with a worker in a blue head covering in the background.2012-09-20 +2 copiesA photograph inside a hall with a white tented ceiling and colourful woven pillars with tassels. A man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing an orange saffron robe and a long rudraksha mala, stands at centre-right and receives a small offering or paper from a woman in a pink patterned sari, while holding a silver tray. A woman in a cream and orange sari with a mala and glasses, and a woman in orange, stand with hands folded in namaste. Two shaven-headed men in orange robes stand behind and to the right, one wearing gold necklaces. An older woman in a beige and black top with folded hands stands at far left. Swamiji (probable) is the man with long hair and rudraksha mala, identified by appearance cues including swept-back hair, saffron robe and mala.2011-02-02A photograph of a food-serving moment in an ashram hall with yellow walls. A smiling man with a white vertical tilak and red bindi, wearing an orange robe over a leopard-print shawl and a black cord necklace, holds a silver staff with bells and a ladle over a large steel pot. Another man in a white shirt holds out a steel plate. Two men in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas stand nearby; one at right holds a folded cloth. Background shows framed pictures and steel buckets.2012-09-20