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Indoor food-service scene at a person Spurana event. A central figure in saffron-orange turban and orange robes, with long dark swept-back hair and a rudraksha mala, smiles while serving food from a steel bowl of cubed snacks into outstretched hands. A man in white kurta with a dark rudraksha mala and a visible event badge stands at right, smiling. Behind them, women in white saris and beaded necklaces work at steel pots and trays of food, and a woman in a red-bordered sari stands at left. Hands reach up from the bottom of the frame to receive portions. The scene conveys annadan, a community meal distribution.

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A photograph of a kitchen or food-service area at an event. On the left, a man in a saffron-orange turban, orange robe and long swept-back hair, wearing a rudraksha mala, is serving food from a steel plate wearing clear plastic gloves. Probable Swamiji by appearance cues: long hair, orange turban and orange robe with rudraksha beads. Beside him, a man in white kurta with a black rudraksha mala and a lanyard badge receives the plate. A woman in a white sari with a red border bends to receive food in the foreground, and other volunteers in white and orange stand behind a counter with steel pots. The scene shows annadan style food distribution.2006-12-15A kitchen or dining hall serving area during a large gathering, with stainless steel pots and steel counters. In the foreground a figure in an orange saffron robe with a wrapped orange turban and a rudraksha mala serves food from a steel tray, wearing clear plastic gloves, while smiling. Around them, a man in a white shirt and a mala stands behind the tray, another man in a white shirt and a badge stands at right, and a woman in a white sari with a red border receives food. Other helpers in white and orange scarves work in the background, and a woman in a blue sari looks down at right. Wall tiles are pink and a yellow notice hangs on the wall. Visible people are about eight.2006-12-15December 15 20062006-12-15December 15 20062006-12-15A kitchen service scene at a person Spurana event. A person in a bright orange robe and matching orange head wrap, with long dark hair and a rudraksha mala, leans over a steel counter and offers sweet squares from a tray to a young woman in a grey shawl and red blouse who holds out her hands. Behind them stand men in white shirts, one wearing a lanyard badge, and young men in orange shawls. Women in white and cream saris, one with a red blouse, work at steel vessels in the background. The orange-robed figure matches the a person cues of long swept hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha beads, presented as a serving role.2006-12-15December 15 20062006-12-15Indoor photograph of a community kitchen or food-serving area with a crowd of devotees. On the left, a smiling person in an orange saffron wrap, with long dark hair and a saffron head covering, is serving food from a steel bowl held by a man in a white shirt with a beaded necklace. Beside him, another man in an orange shawl smiles, and a older man in a white shirt and light trousers stands nearby. A woman in a pink sari receives food from the bowl, while other women in saris and white clothing, a grey-haired woman, and background men in casual shirts watch. Steel pots, a pink tiled wall and a notice on the wall are visible.2006-12-15December 15 20062006-12-15A photograph in a crowded kitchen-style hall where a person in a saffron-orange robe with a matching orange turban and a long dark braid holds a steel bowl of food with gloved hands, serving a gray-haired woman in a floral blouse who extends her hands to receive it. Beside him stands a man in white with a dark beaded mala and an ID lanyard holding the bowl, while two young men in white with orange shawls and another man in white stand nearby. Behind them, several people watch from a background of large steel pots and pink tiled walls.2006-12-15December 15 20062006-12-15December 15 20062006-12-15Serving line at a community meal in an indoor kitchen-like hall with tiled walls. A smiling man in saffron-orange robes and a matching orange turban, with long dark hair and a red forehead mark, stands at right holding a ladle over a steel tub of cooked rice and vegetables; a white flower is tucked in his hand. Rudraksha beads hang across his chest. Beside him, men in white shirts and white dhotis wearing plastic gloves and lanyards serve food onto steel plates; a bald older man with glasses in white clothing receives a plate at left. Steel pots and trays of rice and papadam crowd the counter. Probable Swamiji (probable) with saffron robes, long hair, orange turban and rudraksha malas, serving food as a volunteer in a seva meal line.2006-12-15