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A photograph of a food service line at an outdoor event under a thatched roof. In the left foreground a man with long dark curly hair, wearing an orange-saffron robe and a long rudraksha mala, wears clear plastic gloves and serves food from a steel pot onto plates. Nearby, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti ladles food, and several people in white and checked shirts hold plates of rice and sides. A rudraksha-bead garland falls across the orange robe; a steel vessel of creamy food is in front. Stainless steel pots and buckets line the counter, with a black speaker on the upper left. The recognisable cues are consistent with the page's a person claim, but the face is not used for identification.

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Photograph of a communal meal service under a corrugated and bamboo-roofed open shelter. A man with long, swept-back dark hair, wearing a saffron-orange robe and a rudraksha mala, stands at the serving line, serving food from steel pots with gloved hands. a person is serving food in the annadan-style line. Around him, devotees in white shirts and dhotis and a woman in a pink and green salwar stand holding steel plates while food is ladled onto them. A man in a white shirt and rudraksha mala on the right foreground holds a steel plate and a ladle.2006-07-28A photograph of a communal meal service under a bamboo and corrugated-roof pavilion. Devotees and volunteers stand in a long line, many in white clothes, serving food from steel vessels and trays onto plates. In the centre-right, a young man with long dark hair wears an orange saffron cloth over white and a red tilak mark, serving from a steel pot. Beside him, a man with short hair and a white garment with a vertical tilak on his forehead serves food, and in the foreground at right an older man in white wears a rudraksha mala. Several women in saris and a man in a white shirt stand at left holding plates. The scene reads as annadan, a food-serving event.2006-07-28Indoor food-serving scene in a hall with yellow-painted walls and ceiling fans. A long-haired man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, wearing a gold bead necklace and a red forehead mark, smiles while reaching toward a large steel pot of cooked white rice. Beside him, a bald man in orange robes wears a rudraksha mala and stands close to the steel serving counter. Behind them, volunteers in white clothes and blue hair nets serve food from steel pots, and a man in a white shirt holds a steel plate. Several other people stand nearby, and a cameraman films at the left edge.2012-09-20July 28 20062006-07-28February 10 20092009-02-10 +2 copiesSeptember 20 20122012-09-20January 12 20072007-01-12A photograph of a food-serving scene. A long-haired figure in an orange saffron robe and a rudraksha mala stands at a steel pot, ladling food from a large ladle, with a bright red bindi on the forehead. Beside them a person in an orange garment and white clothing kneels over a serving tray. On the left, a woman in a cream and brown printed sari and a lanyard holds a steel plate of rice, and another woman in a sari holds a plate. Around them, many people in white and colourful clothes stand in a crowded line with steel plates and tumblers.2008-06-09Photo of a food-serving line in a room with yellow walls. A man with long dark hair in a bun, wearing a saffron-orange cloth draped over a leopard-print garment and a sacred-ash mark on his forehead, stands at a steel pot with a ladle, serving food onto plates held by devotees. Beside him a second saffron-clad man with a shaved head and a rudraksha mala serves from another pot. A man in white with a red-orange shawl and a mala holds a sign or umbrella-like staff on the left. Helpers in white and blue hairnets scoop food, and several people line up to receive it, including a child in a red-and-white striped shirt and an older man on the right. Annadan food distribution.2012-09-20A kitchen serving line in a yellow-walled hall where a man with long swept-back dark hair, a red bindi, a saffron-orange wrap and a heavy gold bead necklace with a rudraksha-style mala stands at a steel pot of cooked rice, ladling rice onto a steel plate. Around him women in blue hairnets, white saris and plastic gloves and men in white shirts serve food from steel vessels on a long counter. Ceiling fans and fluorescent lights hang overhead. The man's cues are distinctive, so he is a person serving food as annadan to delegates. Several dozen people are visible in the room.2012-09-20November 25 20062006-11-25A man in a rust-orange sannyasi wrap and a long orange-red rudraksha mala, wearing a white disposable hairnet and clear plastic gloves, serves food from a steel counter. He has long hair and a red bindi, and is smiling as he portions rice into a white bowl. Another man in a white shirt, seen from behind, holds out a white plate to receive the food. Steel serving trays and a small beverage dispenser are visible in the background, along with a few other people in white and orange clothing. The scene resembles a communal meal service.2013-05-10 +1 copies