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Photograph of a crowded kitchen or serving area where a person in an orange saffron turban and orange robe, with long dark hair and a rudraksha mala, is serving food from a steel vessel to a line of devotees. Behind the counter are large steel cooking pots and several people in white. Around the server, men in white shirts and dhotis wear orange shawls, and women in white saris, a purple salwar and a maroon blouse stand in line with long braided hair. Pink tiled walls and a yellow notice on the wall form the background. Prasad or annadan distribution appears to be taking place.

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A crowded dining hall with tiled walls and stainless steel vessels on counters. A man in an orange turban and orange garment stands at left, smiling, beside a white-clad attendant holding a plate. Several men in white kurtas wear orange shawls and serve food, and a man in a white shirt with a rudraksha mala serves a plate. Women in white and floral saris, some with long braided hair, queue and receive food from a steel counter in the foreground. The scene appears to show annadan food service at a large gathering.2006-12-15December 15 20062006-12-15A photograph of a crowded indoor dining hall with pink tiled walls, a ceiling fan and fluorescent lights. A man in an orange turban and orange-saffron garment stands at a steel serving counter, smiling and handing food to a line of people. Nearby, men in white shirts and dhotis wear orange shawls, and women in white and lavender saris and braided hair stand holding steel plates. A cameraman with a video camera films at the right edge. Several people are visible, not an exact count of crowd size.2006-12-15December 15 20062006-12-15A photograph of a busy institutional kitchen with steel vessels and large pots along the back counters, and pink tiled walls. A woman in an orange sari with a head covering stands at left, serving food from a steel tray, with a lean young man in an orange shawl and rudraksha beside her. Several men in white shirts and a man in a white kurta with an orange shawl stand near the center, and a man in white kurta and orange shawl holds a video camera at right. Women in saris, including one in yellow and one in purple, queue with steel plates and bowls, many with long braided hair.2006-12-15A crowded kitchen or dining hall with steel pots and tiled walls. A man in an orange saffron robe and orange turban, with long dark hair, stands at the centre-left smiling and reaching toward a woman in a white top. Around him, devotees in white shirts, orange sashes, saffron clothes and a green-and-gold sari gather at a steel counter; several women have long dark braids. A water bottle and steel tray sit on the counter. Appearance-based label: Swamiji (probable), identified by orange robe, orange turban and long swept hair, shown in person.2006-12-15December 15 20062006-12-15A photograph in a crowded kitchen-style hall where a person in a saffron-orange robe with a matching orange turban and a long dark braid holds a steel bowl of food with gloved hands, serving a gray-haired woman in a floral blouse who extends her hands to receive it. Beside him stands a man in white with a dark beaded mala and an ID lanyard holding the bowl, while two young men in white with orange shawls and another man in white stand nearby. Behind them, several people watch from a background of large steel pots and pink tiled walls.2006-12-15A kitchen scene in a community dining area during a convention. A figure in orange robes and an orange head wrap sits on a stainless steel counter, smiling and handing out food from a steel plate to a woman in a yellow patterned sari. Standing beside him are two men in white kurtas, one wearing a lanyard badge and rudraksha mala, and a young man in white with an orange scarf. Several women in saris, one in red, and other workers in the background are preparing food near steel pots and a tiled wall. a person is the orange-robed figure seated on the counter, distributed food. The scene appears to be food service with volunteers and devotees.2006-12-15December 15 20062006-12-15A photograph of a kitchen service scene at a person Spurana event. A figure in saffron-orange robes, with an orange headwrap, long dark hair, and a rudraksha mala, sits on a steel counter wearing clear plastic gloves and holds a steel bowl of food. Around them, a man in a white shirt with a lanyard and a grey-haired man in white shirt and trousers stand close. A smiling woman in a white sari with a red border reaches toward the bowl, and a woman in a light top leans in from the foreground. Steel pots and vessels line the counter behind, and several men and women in the background watch. The figure in orange and the bowl-holding white-clad man are the central actors in the food distribution.2006-12-15December 15 20062006-12-15