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A photo of a community dining hall with stainless steel serving counters and fluorescent lights. A man in an orange robe with an orange turban and long dark hair, wearing rudraksha mala beads, stands at a steel counter ladling food from a large steel pot onto a tray. Around him, young women in white and orange dress hold plates and trays, and an older woman in an orange sari with a red blouse stands at right. The wall is tiled in pink and dark blue.

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A busy kitchen serving line in a community dining hall, with stainless steel vessels and a tiled wall. In the centre a man in an orange-saffron dhoti and orange head wrap, with long swept-back hair and a long rudraksha mala, ladles food onto a steel plate held by a woman in a white sari with an orange border. To the right a woman in a cream sari with red blouse and red bangles holds a steel plate of food. Several other women and men in saris, shirts and white clothes stand behind the counter and along the back, handling food and utensils. A visible wall-mounted fan and ventilation hood hang above. The scene shows annadan-style food service.2006-12-16December 16 20062006-12-16A photograph in a commercial kitchen with pink tiled walls and a wall-mounted insect trap. A man in an orange saffron robe and orange head wrap stands at a steel prep counter, serving yellow rice from a ladle into steel plates, with long hair and a long beaded rudraksha mala. Two women in white saris with red borders and a young woman in a white top with a beaded necklace hold plates; a woman in a white sari at the right holds a plate of flatbread. Several women in white saris and blue clothing stand around the counter, with steel buckets and pots on the counter.2006-12-16December 16 20062006-12-16December 16 20062006-12-16December 16 20062006-12-16December 16 20062006-12-16December 16 20062006-12-16A kitchen serving line with a man in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban serving food from a steel pot with a ladle onto a steel plate held by a woman in a cream sari. He wears a long rudraksha mala and has long dark hair, with a tilaka on his forehead. Other women in saris and a blue-bag carrier stand nearby, with steel vessels and pans on a counter behind. Appearance-based candidate: Swamiji (probable), serving food in a community kitchen; the identification rests on his saffron robes, turban, long hair and rudraksha mala.2006-12-16A photograph of an annadan food service line in a stainless-steel kitchen with tiled walls. A man with long dark hair wears a saffron-orange turban and orange robe, with a rudraksha mala around his neck, and uses a ladle to serve food from a steel pot. A young girl in white uniform and red beaded necklace holds a steel plate with a round flatbread and yellow side dish, while other women in white and grey clothing wait in the background. Overhead, a ceiling-mounted air unit is visible.2006-12-16Indoor kitchen serving line in an institutional dining hall with pink tiled walls and fluorescent lights. A tall man in a saffron-orange robe and saffron head wrap, with long dark hair and a rudraksha mala, stands at a stainless steel table ladling food onto steel plates from a large steel pot. Women in cream and white saris with colourful borders line up to receive plates; one in a red-bordered sari and another in a white sari with green border stand nearby. A wall-mounted air purifier and a camera operator on the right are visible.2006-12-16December 16 20062006-12-16