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A photograph of a communal food service in an ashram hall. A bald man in an orange-red garment with a beaded orange rudraksha-style necklace and a wrist band leans over steel trays of yellow rice, using a large ladle to serve it. A woman in a deep red garment on the left pours rice from a steel bowl into a tray, and another woman in red at lower right holds a ladle over a bowl. Several people in orange-red robes sit behind them, and a woman in a red sari is at the top right. The floor is covered with a patterned cloth and a bright striped mat. The person serving is not clearly identifiable, so the appearance-based label is unsure. Four people or more are visible.

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Devotees in orange and saffron robes with gold-yellow borders serve food at a ritual. A bald man in orange robes, wearing rudraksha malas, glasses and gold-toned armbands, stirs rice from a steel pan with a ladle while another ladle scoops from a bowl on a golden tray. A figure in an orange shawl with a long dark ponytail sits on the left, reaching toward the metal trays of cooked yellow rice. Standing devotees in matching robes crowd behind, and a pink-cloth-clad arm appears at the lower right. The scene suggests a prasad or annadan serving.2013-11-15November 15 20132013-11-15A photo of a communal meal service in an ashram hall with terracotta floor tiles. A man in orange-red robes with a gold border, seated on a red-upholstered gilded chair at left, reaches into a large steel tray of yellow rice and curry. A bald man in orange-red robes and beaded rudraksha-style necklaces, seated at right, holds out cupped hands toward the tray. 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