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Indoor dining hall with ceiling fans and fluorescent lights where volunteers serve food from steel vessels to a line of people. On the right, a person in an orange-saffron turban and orange wrap with long dark hair ladles yellow food from a steel pot. Beside them, an older woman in a white sari with a blue-grey border holds a steel plate, while a woman in a red-and-orange patterned top carries a plate and a red handbag at left. A man in a white shirt with an orange shawl stands at the left edge. Several other people and a pillar with dark bands fill the background.

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December 16 20062006-12-16A photo of a kitchen serving line, with stainless steel counters and metal pots of food. A man in an orange robe with a saffron turban, long swept-back hair and a rudraksha mala serves food from a ladle into a plate held by a woman in a white outfit. Several people in white, blue and purple clothes stand in line holding plates; a man in white with a mala stands at right. Fluorescent lights and wall tiles surround the scene. a person is serving, identified by the saffron turban, long hair and mala cues.2006-12-16A busy kitchen or food-service area with stainless steel counters and large steel pots and bowls of food. A woman in an orange sari with a long dark braid, wearing a yellow-and-white blouse, holds out a steel plate at the counter. Several women in plain white garments with red-and-orange cords around their necks stand behind the counter serving food from steel vessels. On the right, a person wearing an orange head wrap and orange robes stands at the counter. Ceiling fans, fluorescent lights and a wall-mounted exhaust hood are visible, and a sign on the right wall is partly legible. The scene suggests a communal meal distribution, possibly annadan, during an event.2006-12-16December 16 20062006-12-16Indoor kitchen serving line at a community meal. A man in a saffron-orange turban and saffron-orange robe, with long swept-back dark hair and a rudraksha-style bead mala, stands at the steel serving counter holding a long-handled ladle in a clear plastic glove, facing a young woman in a pink-and-white patterned sari who holds a steel plate with flatbread and yellow food. Behind the counter, young women in white garments with orange-red beaded necklaces tend steel pots and buckets. A man in a white shirt with a beaded necklace stands at right, and more men are visible in the background. Fluorescent tube lights and a ceiling fan are overhead. Appearance-based candidate present: Swamiji (probable) serving food, with distinctive saffron turban, flowing saffron robe, long hair and mala.2006-12-16December 16 20062006-12-16Photograph of a communal kitchen serving line. A man in an orange-saffron robe and orange turban, with long swept-back hair and a rudraksha mala, stands at a steel counter serving rice from a metal bucket onto plates held by women and a young person in white, red and blue saris and salwar. Other volunteers in white and green clothing stand behind a row of steel vessels under fluorescent lights, with tiled walls and a fly-catcher lamp mounted above. The setting reads as an annadan meal service. The figure in orange resembles the Swamiji candidate by appearance, with distinctive long hair, saffron robe and mala.2006-12-16December 16 20062006-12-16December 16 20062006-12-16December 16 20062006-12-16December 16 20062006-12-16December 16 20062006-12-16