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Photograph of a crowded outdoor relief distribution at a village camp. A bare-shouldered man in an orange saffron cloth with a white floral garland and a red-and-white ribbon is serving food from a large metal pot filled with yellow rice, using his hands. Behind him, a woman in an orange sari with a red-bordered cloth and a lanyard bag hands out food, wearing clear plastic gloves. To the left, a young man in a white dhoti with a rudraksha mala and a tilak stands among the crowd, and older people reach forward with their hands. Green wooden slatted barriers and a green painted stand frame the scene, with a blue wave motif on the panel.

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Outdoor relief distribution scene at a village annadaan. A young man in an orange-saffron cloth with a red and white flower garland over one shoulder and a forehead vibhuti mark serves food from a large metal pot, using a leaf or plate. Beside him, a man in white dhoti with a gold border and rudraksha mala holds a leaf plate. Several people in the foreground, mostly with dark hair seen from behind, reach forward to receive food. Behind, a woman in an orange sari holds food, and a green and orange wooden structure stands at right.2012-01-06January 06 20122012-01-06Photograph at an evening outdoor event under blue neon tube lights and a dark tent or pandal roof. A man in a sleeveless saffron-orange robe with a red undergarment stands at a steel-pot table, reaching toward metal vessels while a white-clad older man in a white shirt and dhoti, with a rudraksha-style mala, works at the pots. Behind them a crowd of men in white shirts and dhotis, some wearing name badges, watches. At the right edge a person in orange holds a pink towel and wears a beaded mala. The scene suggests a ritual food or offering preparation, possibly annadan or prasadam distribution.2009-02-28A busy serving area with yellow walls where a long-haired man in orange ochre robes with a gold necklace and rudraksha malas stands at a steel table, reaching toward a large steel pot of cooked rice while a woman in a pink silk sari and green-clad girl assist. A shaved-headed monk in orange with a rudraksha mala stands beside him. Several white-clad volunteers in blue head caps and a woman with hair in a bun crowd the counter, and steel buckets and bowls rest nearby.2012-09-20A large indoor hall during a mass meal service with long rows of people seated on floor mats and banana leaves laid out along tables. A central figure in an orange-saffron robe with a bright orange-red turban, long dark hair, and a wooden rudraksha-style mala around the neck smiles while serving food from a steel vessel, wearing clear plastic gloves. Beside them, a young man with a shaved head wears an orange shawl and white clothing. Behind the table, many white-clad volunteers and other attendees stand or move through the crowded hall, and a woman in an orange sari and a woman in a pink top are visible near the serving line. a person is serving annadan. Metal cups and steel containers are held by hands in the foreground.2007-12-12A photograph of a food-serving event in a yellow-walled hall. A long-haired man in orange ochre robes and a heavy gold bead necklace reaches into a large steel pot of cooked rice, with a shaved-head monk in orange robes and a rudraksha mala beside him. Behind them a young man in an orange-and-white shawl watches. In the foreground devotees and volunteers in white, one wearing a blue hairnet, crowd around the serving pots and a steel tray of prasad. Swamiji (probable): the long-haired man in orange robes, gold bead necklace and bare shoulder, serving food, matches the page's claim that Swamiji was present.2012-09-20A photograph of food distribution at an annadaan relief camp. A young man with a red and white flower garland and orange cloth stands at left, serving rice from a large steel pot with a ladle. Two women in orange saris and plastic gloves, one wearing a grey sari, reach into the pot to serve portions onto paper plates. Elderly people with grey hair and bangles reach forward to receive food. Green and orange wooden barriers line the serving counter. The man's identity is not established from appearance, so no candidate is named.2012-01-06Photo of a food distribution line under a thatched roof. On the left, a bald man in saffron-orange cloth with a rudraksha mala and white forehead markings uses a ladle to serve yellow rice from a steel pot. On the right, an elderly bearded sadhu with long white hair, white ash markings and an orange cloth holds out a plate of yellow rice. Behind them, people in white clothes stand beside steel vessels of food, with a tin-lined kettle and plates visible.2011-05-27A photograph of a seated figure in saffron-orange robes and an orange head wrap, with a long black hair, wearing a rudraksha mala with ceremonial beads, looking down as he touches a steel bowl of cooked grain or prasad. A man in white dhoti and shirt, with gold bracelets, pours from a steel vessel into the bowl. Other men in white dhotis stand behind, and a man in white with gold watch stands at right. Red mats cover the grass, with a banana leaf holding food and pink flower petals at the lower edge, and a steel pot at right.2006-11-12February 28 20092009-02-28A man with long, swept-back dark hair and a red bindi stands in a yellow-walled room, serving cooked white rice from a large stainless steel tray with his right hand. He wears a rust-orange shawl wrapped over one shoulder and a heavy gold bead necklace, with a gold chain at the neck. Beside him, a person in a white shirt holds the tray's edge, and another in orange clothing with rudraksha beads stands at the right. A man in white is at the left foreground and a person in a blue hairnet is behind them.2012-09-20September 09 20112011-09-09