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A photograph of an outdoor food-distribution scene under a canopy of colourful striped cloth. A young person with long hair, wearing an orange saffron dhoti and shawl, sits at a white-covered table in gloves, serving sweets from steel plates to a woman in a white sari with a pink and blue checked shawl and a long braid. A man in a white shirt stands beside the table, and a man in white dhoti with an orange shawl stands at left with a bare shaved head. Behind them, a crowd in white clothes is gathered by parked cars and motorcycles near trees and a lattice wall. Steel vessels are on the table at left.

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July 28 20062006-07-28Outdoor serving table under a colourful fringed tent at a Salem event, with a crowd and parked motorcycles behind. A person in a saffron/orange robe with long swept-back dark hair and a rudraksha mala sits at the table, wearing clear gloves, handing out yellow sweets from steel plates. Beside them a man in white shirt and white dhoti stands at the table, and a man in white with a red tilak and beaded mala stands behind them. On the right, a woman in peach salwar and glasses and a girl in a pink top hold clear plastic-wrapped plates, while a woman in a blue floral sari and other attendees in white stand nearby.2006-07-28Outdoor food distribution under shade trees at a Salem program. A woman in a saffron-orange sari, with long dark hair, leans over a white table and serves orange-yellow sweets from steel trays into clear plastic bags held out by a young boy in a white T-shirt and white trousers. Behind her, an older man in white with a rudraksha mala stands watching, and a bald man in white stands at left. Other devotees in white shirts and a woman in a red floral sari queue behind, with parked motorcycles and white plastic chairs in the background. A man in orange wraps stands at right.2006-07-28A photograph of an outdoor food-serving area under a colorful patterned tent with striped multicolored valances. In the centre, a man with long, swept-back dark hair wears an orange saffron robe and a long rudraksha mala, with a red bindi on his forehead, standing and looking toward the camera (a person, appearance-based). Beside him, a woman in a cream sari with a rudraksha mala serves food from a steel tray at a long table laden with yellow-orange snacks, and a young girl in white stands near the line of people. Behind them, a crowd of devotees in white and checked shirts waits, and a white car is parked to the left.2006-07-28A food-serving scene under a red and white canopy with red draped fabric walls. A man in a white shirt and white gloves ladles food from a large steel pot at left, while a man in saffron orange robes with a rudraksha-style mala and an orange head wrap serves from a second pot in the centre. Men in white shirts stand behind the serving line, and a woman in an orange sari and a braided woman at right receive plates of rice. A partial printed banner hangs in the background. The serving line suggests an annadan meal distribution.2006-11-25Outdoor photo under a green canopy with coloured fabric trim on a sunny day. A man in white shirt and dhoti on the left leans over a metal tray holding cooked rice and colourful food. A man in white with rudraksha mala and pendant reaches toward the tray, and a standing man in an orange shawl and glasses watches. On the right, a person in an orange turban and orange-gold shawl with long dark hair reaches into the tray. Other people in white and orange stand in the background.2007-01-12A photograph of a food distribution at an outdoor covered area under a purple and orange canopy with a trident emblem on a purple cloth. Several people in white shirts and saffron or orange shawls serve food from large steel pots set on a white-covered table. A man in a blue checked shirt and grey trousers stands at the table, and women in orange shawls smile nearby. A young man with long hair and a white outfit with an orange shawl stands at the center. Behind them is a stone wall with a window, and a painted orange and gold decorated structure appears at the left edge.2008-01-17Outdoor food-serving area under a colourful striped canopy in red, yellow, green, blue and purple, with trees and a palm-thatched shelter behind. A long-haired person in a bright saffron-orange wrap stands centre-right facing left, bare-shouldered, with a distinctive long swept-back hair and orange garment cues. Around them, many people in white dhotis, white shirts and white sarees move among tables; a server in a cream shirt and white dhoti hands out food, with piles of fried snacks on a tray at left. A man in a blue shirt holds a plate. A cardboard box sits on the ground beside the orange-clad figure. Cues are distinctive but identity remains uncertain from appearance alone.2006-07-28January 12 20072007-01-12January 12 20072007-01-12January 03 20122012-01-03January 12 20072007-01-12