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A photograph of a large hall with pale pink walls and tall windows, filled with a seated crowd of people in white clothes. In the foreground a bald man in an orange saffron robe with a red-and-maroon shawl stands holding a steel bowl of flower petals, offering them to a group of smiling girls and young women. One young woman in a light blue dress wears a red and beaded necklace. A young woman with reddish hair in a turquoise top and red skirt stands at the right edge. The bald man in saffron is a person by appearance cues: shaved head, saffron robes and a distinctive draped shawl, but the identification is uncertain, so he is described by role as a saffron-robed man distributing petals. Around 40 people are visible in the room.

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A bright hall with pale pink walls and large windows holds a seated audience of white-clad devotees. In the foreground a bald man in an orange saffron robe with red border holds a steel bowl, offering or distributing something to a smiling young woman in a light blue kurta with a rudraksha mala. Several girls in white and pink tops crowd around, and a red-haired young woman in a light blue top and red trousers laughs at right. Some attendees wear lanyards and garlands. A metal railing is visible at the right edge.2009-12-22December 15 20062006-12-15December 22 20092009-12-22A busy communal kitchen during a large event. A woman in an orange saffron sari with an orange head wrap stands center-left, smiling and serving food from a steel bowl to people in line. Around her, devotees in white kurtas and white dresses, some with orange scarves and lanyards, wait and help. Steel cooking vessels and serving counters line the left side, and pink tiled walls with notices stand behind. Many women with long braids in white, yellow, pink and orange saris fill the foreground and background. Several people appear to be serving or organizing the meal. The woman in orange is not clearly identifiable as a person from appearance, so no identification is claimed.2006-12-15December 15 20062006-12-15December 15 20062006-12-15A kitchen service scene at a person Spurana event. A person in a bright orange robe and matching orange head wrap, with long dark hair and a rudraksha mala, leans over a steel counter and offers sweet squares from a tray to a young woman in a grey shawl and red blouse who holds out her hands. Behind them stand men in white shirts, one wearing a lanyard badge, and young men in orange shawls. Women in white and cream saris, one with a red blouse, work at steel vessels in the background. The orange-robed figure matches the a person cues of long swept hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha beads, presented as a serving role.2006-12-15A photograph of a group of children and young people gathered closely around a bald man in a saffron-orange robe and wire-rimmed glasses, standing beside a stainless steel railing with a dark red curtain behind. The man, with a small red bindi on his forehead, leans in and smiles toward the children. Around him, a girl in a teal dress and a girl in a white top with a braid look on, another girl wears an orange patterned top with a braid, a young girl with a yellow hair clip wears a pink top, and a girl with a lavender hair tie wears white. A red-haired young woman smiles among them. The setting appears to be an indoor hall with pale walls. Six or more people are visible, so the count is 6-20.2009-12-22A photograph of a kitchen or serving area during a person Spurana event. A figure in orange robes and an orange head wrap, with long dark hair and a rudraksha mala, sits on a stainless steel counter and serves food from a bowl held by a man in white. Behind them stand several people in white clothes, some wearing lanyards with badges, and two men in orange shawls. A woman in white with her hair in a bun receives food with cupped hands, and devotees with hands folded watch at the lower right. Pots and steel vessels sit in the background, and the setting looks like an annadan or prasadam serving.2006-12-15December 15 20062006-12-15A kitchen serving line at an event hall, with steel vessels and cooking pots behind the counter. A smiling woman in an orange saffron sari with an orange head wrap serves food from a steel bowl to the people in front of her. Men and women in white clothes stand around the line, several wearing orange shawls and lanyards with ID badges. Women in white and pastel saris with long braids watch and wait. A pink tiled wall and a small notice are visible in the background.2006-12-15December 15 20062006-12-15