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Volunteers 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.

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Devotees serve food in a covered open-sided kitchen area with thatched and bamboo ceiling panels and a view of outdoor greenery. Five or so people stand at a long stainless-steel counter, dishing rice and food from metal pots and tubs into steel plates and ladles. The woman on the far left wears a white sari with a lavender border, an orange shawl and a rudraksha mala. A young man in a white dhoti-style outfit with an orange shawl and a white stole holds a ladle. Beside him a woman in white with an orange scarf serves from a pot. In the foreground a woman in a white sari with a gold border and a red-beaded mala holds a steel plate of rice. A girl in white with gold trim stands at the right edge. Behind them more people in white and orange clothing are visible.2007-02-15A photograph of a communal meal service under a covered open-sided shelter with a bamboo-mat ceiling. A row of people in white clothing serve food from steel vessels on a counter, ladling dal or curry into a stainless-steel bowl. In the foreground on the left, a woman in a white sari with orange border serves from a tray. On the right, a smiling man wearing rimless glasses, an orange shawl and a rudraksha mala stands beside a man in white with a yellow-bordered shawl. Other attendees in white and orange stoles line the serving counter.2007-02-15A 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.2007-02-15Photo of a serving line under a corrugated roof beside a whitewashed wall. Several young men in white kurta-style tunics with orange shawls and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces serve food from steel pots with ladles. A young woman in a white and gold patterned salwar kameez with a green and gold rosette badge receives a steel bowl of rice and orange-coloured food. Another man in white stands at the right edge, partly visible. The serving appears to be part of a communal meal.2007-02-15Photograph 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.2007-02-15A photograph of a food-serving line at an indoor event. Three young men in white kurta-style garments with orange shawls serve rice and curry from large steel pots with ladles. A woman in a red patterned blouse with a long braid and a gold bangle receives a plate and smiles. Another man in white with an orange shawl and glasses stands in the background. Steel containers and a covered ceiling are visible, and the setting appears to be a communal meal serving.2007-02-15A serving line under a covered open-sided shelter with brown matting on the roof. Men in white clothes with orange shawls stand behind steel pots and trays of food, using ladles to serve rice and curry. On the left, a woman with a long thick braid and white garment faces the servers and holds a plate. On the far right, a man in white with orange shawl, rudraksha mala and wire-rimmed glasses holds a ladle over a steel pot of white rice. Several people stand in the background, and a bald man in white with a golden-bordered shawl serves food in the centre. Steel vessels and bowls of yellow curry fill the foreground.2007-02-15A photo of a serving line under a covered open-sided shelter. Several men in white kurtas with orange shawls and orange garlands stand behind steel pots and buckets, serving rice and curry onto steel plates held by the foreground man. The man at right wears an orange shawl over white clothes, a red tilak on his forehead and an ID badge, smiling as he receives a plate. Other servers in white and orange ladle food from large pots, with a man in white at centre wearing a gold-trimmed shawl. Stainless steel vessels and a serving counter fill the scene.2007-02-15Women 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.2007-02-15A 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.2007-02-15A food-service scene under a thatched shelter at an ashram kitchen. Several men in white and grey shirts serve a meal from steel pots and trays onto plates. A man in a white kurta with a dark rudraksha-style mala stands at right holding a plate, while a woman in white with an orange border stands at the far right. Stainless steel vessels and buckets sit on metal tables, with greenery visible through the open side.2007-08-31August 31 20072007-08-31