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A photograph of a crowded indoor dining hall with pink tiled walls, a ceiling fan and fluorescent lights. A man in an orange turban and orange-saffron garment stands at a steel serving counter, smiling and handing food to a line of people. Nearby, men in white shirts and dhotis wear orange shawls, and women in white and lavender saris and braided hair stand holding steel plates. A cameraman with a video camera films at the right edge. Several people are visible, not an exact count of crowd size.

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A photograph of a busy institutional kitchen with steel vessels and large pots along the back counters, and pink tiled walls. A woman in an orange sari with a head covering stands at left, serving food from a steel tray, with a lean young man in an orange shawl and rudraksha beside her. Several men in white shirts and a man in a white kurta with an orange shawl stand near the center, and a man in white kurta and orange shawl holds a video camera at right. Women in saris, including one in yellow and one in purple, queue with steel plates and bowls, many with long braided hair.2006-12-15December 15 20062006-12-15A crowded dining hall with tiled walls and stainless steel vessels on counters. A man in an orange turban and orange garment stands at left, smiling, beside a white-clad attendant holding a plate. Several men in white kurtas wear orange shawls and serve food, and a man in a white shirt with a rudraksha mala serves a plate. Women in white and floral saris, some with long braided hair, queue and receive food from a steel counter in the foreground. The scene appears to show annadan food service at a large gathering.2006-12-15A crowded indoor kitchen or dining hall with stainless steel vessels and steel plates on a counter in the foreground. Many women and men stand close together, several women in colourful sarees with long braided hair, and a few in white tops. A man in a white shirt and a man in orange clothing stand near the center, and a figure with an orange head covering and orange garment is near the middle. Pink tiled walls and fluorescent ceiling lights frame the scene.2006-12-15December 15 20062006-12-15December 15 20062006-12-15A busy indoor dining hall during an event meal service, with many men in white shirts and dhotis and several in saffron-orange clothing moving among tables and steel serving vessels. Centrally, a man in an orange robe with an orange head wrap and a long rudraksha mala stands among others, holding a plate. Nearby, a man in white holds a metal bowl of food while another in a white kurta has a hand on a companion's shoulder. Some attendees hold plates of rice and curry. Several men wear saffron sashes. Background includes stainless steel kitchen counters and vessels.2006-12-15December 15 20062006-12-15A crowded indoor dining hall with pink tiled walls and ceiling fans, where many women in sarees crowd around a serving counter holding steel plates and bowls of food. A woman in a teal blouse and blue floral saree stands in the foreground, and a woman in a white saree with colourful border smiles beside her. Others in orange, purple and white sarees wait or sit at tables. No a person candidate is visible in this scene.2006-12-14A crowded indoor serving line at a large a person Spurana convention hall, with many men in white shirts and dhotis crowding a food counter and holding white plates heaped with food. In the centre, a man in an orange-saffron robe and orange head wrap, wearing a rudraksha mala and holding a plate of food, is serving or distributing food to devotees. Several other volunteers wear orange shawls. Steel vessels and kitchen equipment stand along the back wall, and large windows and pillars frame the hall. a person's cues are present (orange robe, rudraksha mala, distinctive hair and head wrap), but identity is uncertain from appearance alone.2006-12-15A photograph of a crowded kitchen or serving area with steel vessels and cooking pots behind the crowd. A man in an orange turban and orange garment stands at center, facing away, handing or receiving a steel plate of food. Around him, many women in white and cream saris and salwars with orange and red shawls and garlands smile and reach toward the food. A man in white kurta holds a large steel bowl of food to the right, and other men in white and orange stand nearby. The scene looks like community food service during an event.2006-12-15A busy communal kitchen or dining hall where volunteers serve food from large steel pots and trays. A central figure in an orange-saffron robe with a matching orange head wrap stands at a steel serving counter, smiling and handing food to people. Around him, volunteers in white and orange-shawled white shirts stand in lines, and women in white, orange, grey and yellow saris with long braids serve or wait. Steel pots and a steel tray with orange-red kumkum-like marks sit on the counter. Tiled pink walls and a green-and-purple corner of a visitor's sari appear in the frame.2006-12-15