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Indoor 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.

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December 16 20062006-12-16December 16 20062006-12-16A photograph of a food serving line in a tiled hall. A man in an orange saffron turban and orange robe, with long swept-back hair and a rudraksha mala, stands behind a steel pot ladling food onto a steel plate held by a girl in a pink and white top with a braid and glasses. Behind them, women in blue, cream and white saris and a woman in a white top with red necklaces help serve and wait. Steel vessels, flatbreads and yellow curry are visible. Swamiji (probable): the man wears orange saffron cloth, long swept-back hair and a rudraksha mala, cues consistent with the page's identification as Nithyananda Paramashivam serving annadan at the Nithyananda Spurana Convention in Avadi, Chennai.2006-12-16A 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.2006-12-16December 16 20062006-12-16December 16 20062006-12-16December 16 20062006-12-16A photo of a food-serving line at an indoor kitchen or dining hall. A man in a saffron-orange turban and saffron robe, with long dark hair and a rudraksha mala, stands behind a steel counter using a ladle to serve yellow rice onto steel plates held out by devotees. Around him, women in white and saffron saris and blue saree help serve and wait in line, and a man in a white shirt with a mala stands at right. Steel vessels, pink tiled walls and a wall air conditioner fill the background. Swamiji (probable): the serving man has long swept hair, saffron turban and robe, and rudraksha mala cues, and is serving prasad food as part of the annadan service.2006-12-16December 16 20062006-12-16December 16 20062006-12-16December 16 20062006-12-16December 16 20062006-12-16