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A photograph of a serving line in a kitchen with pink tiled walls. A man in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban, with long dark hair and rudraksha malas around his neck, wears clear plastic gloves and serves food with a ladle from a steel pot into a steel plate held by a young woman in white with glasses. Other women in white and a woman in a white sari with a braid stand in the background among steel vessels and pots. The man is probable Swamiji by appearance cues: long swept hair, saffron clothing, orange turban and rudraksha malas, and the page indicates his presence.

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A photograph of a food serving line in a tiled hall. A man in an orange saffron turban and orange robe, with long swept-back hair and a rudraksha mala, stands behind a steel pot ladling food onto a steel plate held by a girl in a pink and white top with a braid and glasses. Behind them, women in blue, cream and white saris and a woman in a white top with red necklaces help serve and wait. Steel vessels, flatbreads and yellow curry are visible. Swamiji (probable): the man wears orange saffron cloth, long swept-back hair and a rudraksha mala, cues consistent with the page's identification as Nithyananda Paramashivam serving annadan at the Nithyananda Spurana Convention in Avadi, Chennai.2006-12-16December 16 20062006-12-16December 16 20062006-12-16December 16 20062006-12-16A man in an orange saffron dhoti and orange head wrap with long dark flowing hair and a rudraksha mala stands in a steel kitchen, serving food with a large ladle from a stainless steel vessel. Beside him a young woman in a cream blouse and pink apron holds a steel plate of rice and food, and several women and other people are visible in the background near steel pots and a kitchen hood. The scene resembles a community annadan kitchen.2006-12-16December 16 20062006-12-16A man in a saffron-orange robe and matching orange turban stands at a steel kitchen counter in a commercial-style kitchen with pink tiled walls and a stainless steel range hood. He wears a long rudraksha mala around his neck, a red-brown tilak on his forehead, and clear plastic gloves, and he ladles food from a large steel pot into a container, smiling. Behind him, several people in white clothing and lanyards work with steel buckets and pots, including a woman in a cream sari with a red border and a red bindi. The setting suggests a communal meal service at an event. Appearance-based cues including the long swept hair, orange turban, saffron robe and rudraksha mala suggest Swamiji (probable) serving food as part of the annadan, though identity is uncertain from appearance alone.2006-12-16December 16 20062006-12-16A photo in a steel-tiled canteen kitchen during a serving line. A man in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban, with long dark hair and a long rudraksha mala, stands behind a steel counter ladling food onto a steel plate held by a young woman in a light blue top with a white shawl and a black handbag. Behind them, other servers in white aprons and steel vessels fill the background. The pictured person is a server wearing saffron robes; swami status is not established from appearance alone.2006-12-16Photograph of a communal kitchen serving line. A man in an orange-saffron robe and orange turban, with long swept-back hair and a rudraksha mala, stands at a steel counter serving rice from a metal bucket onto plates held by women and a young person in white, red and blue saris and salwar. Other volunteers in white and green clothing stand behind a row of steel vessels under fluorescent lights, with tiled walls and a fly-catcher lamp mounted above. The setting reads as an annadan meal service. The figure in orange resembles the Swamiji candidate by appearance, with distinctive long hair, saffron robe and mala.2006-12-16December 16 20062006-12-16A man in an orange saffron turban and orange robe, with long dark swept-back hair and a long rudraksha mala, smiles while serving food with a ladle from a large steel pot in a commercial kitchen. A young woman in a white top with a long braid holds out a steel plate of yellow rice to receive it. Behind them, women in white aprons work at steel counters with more steel pots, and a steel pot of food sits in the foreground beside a steel plate. Pink tiled walls and stainless steel ventilation hoods fill the background.2006-12-16