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A photograph of a food-serving line in a plain room with white walls and an orange door. An older woman in an orange shawl and white clothes, wearing glasses and a rudraksha mala, serves food from a steel container onto a plate. A woman in a pale yellow sari stands at the counter holding a plate with sweets, and a woman in a white sari with a red-and-gold border and a rudraksha mala waits beside the counter. Steel pots and food packets sit on the stainless steel table, with a red sweet on a plate. Three women are visible, with a partial arm of another person at the edge.

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A photograph of a food service area in a plain white-walled room with a concrete floor. A woman in white sari stands at a small blue-legged metal table serving from stainless steel vessels and a bucket. Beside her, an older woman in white with an orange and yellow shawl and a man in a light checked shirt hold a plate of food. A woman in a teal sari with a rudraksha-type necklace stands in the foreground with her back to the camera, and another woman in white stands at the right. No a person candidate is visible, so the description uses roles only.2007-05-04A photograph of four women serving food in a kitchen or serving area with white tiled walls and a brown-orange door. On the left, a woman in a white sari with a dark beaded mala around her neck ladles from a large stainless steel container, with a stainless steel pail beside her. Next to her, an older woman in white with a blue-edged shawl and beaded necklace also works at the counter. Behind them, a woman in a white sari with a yellow-and-orange wrap and glasses handles plastic bags of food. On the right, a young woman in white with an orange shawl places sweets and fruit onto a white paper plate with foil. A bulletin board with notices hangs on the wall behind them.2007-05-04A courtyard serving line beside a white cinder-block wall and an orange-painted door. On the left, two older women in white saris with blue borders stand behind a stainless-steel table, one ladling from a large steel urn while another woman in a white sari with an orange-and-yellow shawl leans in beside them. In the centre, a young man in a white shirt and white dhoti, wearing a dark beaded mala, holds a plate with food, possibly a red fruit and flatbread, while another man in white with a yellow bag stands behind him. At the right edge, a barefoot young man in white with an orange shawl and a mala holds a small paper plate. Steel buckets sit on the floor and table.2007-05-04A photograph of a serving line outside a white cinderblock wall beside a brown door with a blue sign reading "NITHYANANDAM". Women in white and orange-yellow saris serve food from large stainless steel containers on a steel counter. A young woman in an orange shawl over a white kurta with red star prints holds a paper plate with food wrapped in foil, while a woman in a pink floral salwar kameez and pink shawl stands to the left holding a plate. A man in a light blue shirt is partly visible in the foreground. The scene reads as a communal meal distribution.2007-05-04A photo of women serving and receiving food in a whitewashed courtyard beside an orange wooden door. In the foreground, a woman in a yellow salwar kameez with a yellow dupatta and a rudraksha mala holds a steel plate with a folded foil packet and a piece of cake. To her right, a woman in a white and orange floral sari with an orange blouse and a rudraksha mala holds a similar plate of cake and an apple. Behind them, women in white clothes stand in line. On a steel serving table at left, a stainless steel urn and pots are attended by an older woman in an orange-bordered sari. Two other women in white sarees stand near the table, and a figure in a white turban is partly visible at upper right.2007-05-04A photograph of a food-serving line in a plain whitewashed courtyard with a concrete floor and an orange-framed door. At a stainless steel serving table, several women in white saris serve from large steel urns and pots. A young man in white dhoti and kurta with a white turban and an orange shawl walks barefoot, carrying a plate of food wrapped in foil. In the foreground a woman in a white and orange floral sari with rudraksha beads and a gold pendant holds a foil plate, and another woman in a white sari and an orange cap stands behind. No one is identifiable as a person from appearance, so the figures are described only by role and clothing.2007-05-04August 13 20092009-08-13February 13 20072007-02-13Photograph of a food service area in a plain whitewashed courtyard with an orange wooden door. A stainless-steel urn with a tap stands on a metal table beside a steel bucket on the floor. Three women in white saris are serving at the table, one holding a ladle. A young man in white kurta and dhoti with an orange shawl and a line of marks on his face holds a paper plate of snacks. In the foreground a man in a white shirt and white dhoti with red-bordered edges carries a foil-lined plate of snacks. Several people appear partially at the edges.2007-05-04A photograph of women serving food at a long steel prep table in a plain concrete-block room with an orange notice board behind them. On the left, a woman in white clothes with a bangle ladles from a large steel pot while an older woman in white with a blue border and rudraksha-style beaded necklace watches. In the centre, an older woman in white wearing an orange and yellow sari and glasses holds a foil-wrapped item. On the right, a young woman in a white kurta holds a white plate of food with foil packets, while a woman in a blue-bordered sari with glasses and a beaded necklace stands beside her, and another woman smiles in the background. Steel vessels and food packets sit on the table.2007-05-04A kitchen serving line in a white-walled room with an orange notice board behind it. Several women serve food from large stainless steel pots on a metal counter. The woman on the left in a white sari ladles from a pot, and a grey-haired woman in white with a blue-edged shawl stands beside her. A woman in white and yellow with an orange shawl and glasses holds a ladle over a plate of food. On the right, a woman in a blue-and-white patterned sari and a yellow tote bag receives a plate, and a young man in an orange shirt and a woman in white stand at the edge of the frame. Rudraksha beads are visible on several women.2007-05-04A motion-blurred photograph of a communal meal line in a bright hall with white walls. In the foreground, a woman in white with glasses and an orange-green checked shawl holds a steel plate of rice and curry. Beside her, a man in white with a dark beaded mala and an ID badge on a lanyard serves from a plate, while a young woman in white with a yellow shawl with gold border ladles food from a steel pot on a serving counter. Many other people in white clothing stand in line behind them, with a purple dove logo visible on the wall. The scene suggests an annadan style serving of food.2008-10-12