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A photograph of a serving line in a dining hall with pink tiled walls and ceiling fans. Women in white and coloured saris stand in a queue, holding steel plates and reaching toward stainless steel serving counters with food. On the left, a framed portrait of a figure in orange robes and an orange head wrap, with a white flower garland, stands on a blue patterned cloth beside a second framed photo and a small brass lamp and offerings. The portrait is a depiction, not a visible person, and the pictured figure's identity is not established from appearance.

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August 21 20162016-08-21A 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.2006-12-15A dining hall scene where a line of women in sarees stands at a long steel serving counter, holding out stainless steel plates and bowls to be served food. Foreground: a woman in an orange and cream saree with a long braid bends over the counter; behind her a woman in a pink saree and a woman in a white blouse and cream saree wait. Further back, a woman in a yellow saree and a woman in a white saree with gold border and eyeglasses stand in line, with a woman in a blue saree at the far right. Pink tiled pillars, windows and ceiling fans frame the room.2006-12-14A 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 indoor dining hall with pink tiled walls and ceiling fans, where many women in sarees crowd around a serving counter holding steel plates and bowls of food. A woman in a teal blouse and blue floral saree stands in the foreground, and a woman in a white saree with colourful border smiles beside her. Others in orange, purple and white sarees wait or sit at tables. No a person candidate is visible in this scene.2006-12-14December 15 20062006-12-15December 15 20062006-12-15A dim indoor hall where women are eating a meal at a long serving counter with stainless steel plates and tumblers. Many women in cotton sarees, some in white with gold borders, others in blue, teal and green, stand in a queue or sit at the counter. One woman in a teal top and gold bangles eats with her hand, while another in a blue saree holds a steel plate. Ceiling fans, a dark pillar and a notice board are visible in the background.2006-12-14A photograph of a crowded dining hall with a long stainless steel serving counter in the foreground. A woman in a white sari with a rudraksha mala holds a steel plate, and a woman in a red blouse and red sari with a gold necklace and a name badge stands beside the counter. Other women in white, red, yellow and orange saris carry plates and stand in a queue along the counter, while ceiling fans and fluorescent lights hang over a large hall with brick pillars.2006-12-15December 15 20062006-12-15A photograph of a busy serving line inside a decorated hall, with people queuing to receive food from a long table draped in gold cloth. A woman in a white sari with gold border serves from a brass vessel, while a man in a striped polo shirt with a red tilak on his forehead holds a steel plate. Other devotees in saris, including a woman in purple, wait behind them. A framed portrait on the wall shows a figure in red robes holding a lamp, and orange and multicolour fabric hangings hang from the ceiling. Steel vessels and trays fill the foreground.2017-12-16A crowded indoor kitchen or dining hall with stainless steel vessels and steel plates on a counter in the foreground. Many women and men stand close together, several women in colourful sarees with long braided hair, and a few in white tops. A man in a white shirt and a man in orange clothing stand near the center, and a figure with an orange head covering and orange garment is near the middle. Pink tiled walls and fluorescent ceiling lights frame the scene.2006-12-15