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A kitchen interior with white walls and a red-brown floor. In the centre, a figure in saffron-orange robes and a long beaded necklace walks past a steel counter holding a bunch of green herbs in a metal pot and a large steel bowl. Behind him, two men in orange robes follow. On the left, a woman in an orange-bordered white sari carries a steel tray, and another woman in orange and white stands near open shelves of steel containers. A woman in white kneels on the floor beside trays of food. Sacks of grain are stacked on the right beside a gas cylinder and steel cooking pots.

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April 13 20082008-04-13A photograph of a large institutional kitchen with stainless steel counters, big cooking pots, gas cylinders and piles of green leafy vegetables. In the centre, a man stands barefoot in a saffron-orange robe with a long orange shawl draped over one shoulder and a garland of orange and white flowers around his neck, long dark hair falling past his shoulders. Behind him, another person in orange robes walks by. On the right, a woman in a white sari with a ribbon-style badge stands near a seated older man in a white shirt and grey trousers. Several staff in yellow and white clothing work at the back among the cooking equipment.2010-02-12December 30 20092009-12-30A photograph of a large industrial-style kitchen with peeling pale walls, ceiling fans and steel cooking vessels on stainless steel prep tables and a blue gas cylinder in the foreground. A woman in an orange saree with a light orange garland walks across the floor, followed by a second figure in orange wrap clothing. Behind them a man in a yellow shirt and a woman in white stand near the wall, and a woman in a pink-and-white saree with a rosette badge stands by a window. At right, a seated man in a white shirt and light trousers with an ID lanyard sits on a plastic chair. Multiple people are visible in the room.2010-02-12March 24 20082008-03-24A photo of a large, bare-walled industrial-style kitchen hall with a corrugated metal roof, steel roof trusses and a red-painted concrete floor. Several people in saffron and orange robes walk between stainless steel cooking pots, tables and pans. One figure in orange draped cloth walks in the centre, another in white dhoti and white shirt with an orange shawl walks beside them, and a third in orange robes walks on the right. A person in blue sits cross-legged at left near a pot, another crouches in white at lower centre, and a figure sits at a far doorway. Against the back wall stand framed portraits and small deity images on a white-covered table with a lamp, and a blue water tank sits on a raised platform. The scene reads as a communal food preparation area.2008-11-06December 16 20062006-12-16Indoor kitchen or serving area with fluorescent lights and tiled pink walls. A figure in a saffron-orange sleeveless robe and saffron turban stands at right, long dark hair falling over the shoulders; appearance-based label: Swamiji (probable), shown in person, watching the serving line. Women in white and pale pink saris and kurtas stand at a stainless steel counter serving food from steel pots and pans; one wears a rudraksha-style beaded necklace. A young man in white with an orange scarf stands at left. A small framed notice hangs on the tiled wall at right. Several people are visible in the background.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.2006-12-16January 20 20092009-01-20Indoor communal kitchen serving line in a tiled hall with fluorescent lights and a ceiling fan. A man in an orange turban and orange robe, with long hair and a rudraksha mala, stands at right with hands on hips, watching the serving counter. Women in white and blue saris and a yellow headscarf line up with steel bowls while volunteers in white clothes with orange thread ladle food from stainless steel pots onto plates. Steel vessels and a serving table fill the foreground. A small yellowed notice hangs on the wall to the right.2006-12-16December 16 20062006-12-16