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A busy food service hall with yellow pillars where volunteers serve rice and lentil dishes from steel pots to a crowd of devotees. Several men wear white dhotis and white shirts with blue surgical-style head caps and hairnets, serving from steel vessels. A man in an orange dhoti with a rudraksha mala and a striped vibhuti-marked forehead stands at the serving counter, holding a ladle. Women in saris, including a blue-and-white patterned salwar and a green sari, queue with steel plates and stainless bowls. A bald man in orange and saffron robes stands beside the counter. A large framed picture sits on the wall, and a poster with a printed portrait hangs at left. The scene is an annadan food distribution.

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September 20 20122012-09-20September 20 20122012-09-20September 20 20122012-09-20December 16 20062006-12-16September 20 20122012-09-20September 20 20122012-09-20A photograph inside a yellow-walled dining hall where a man with long swept-back black hair, bare-shouldered in an orange-saffron cloth, wears multiple gold beaded necklaces and serves rice from a steel pot held by a helper. Beside him, a shaved-headed man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a tilak stands smiling. Women in blue head caps and white saris work at serving counters behind them, and a man in white stands at left. Steel vessels line the counter, with people in the foreground partly visible. The probable Swamiji cues are long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and gold beaded necklaces, and he is shown serving food in the hall.2012-09-20August 21 20162016-08-21A busy serving area with yellow walls where a long-haired man in orange ochre robes with a gold necklace and rudraksha malas stands at a steel table, reaching toward a large steel pot of cooked rice while a woman in a pink silk sari and green-clad girl assist. A shaved-headed monk in orange with a rudraksha mala stands beside him. Several white-clad volunteers in blue head caps and a woman with hair in a bun crowd the counter, and steel buckets and bowls rest nearby.2012-09-20A long, yellow-walled dining hall where a serving line of women in white saris with blue disposable caps and gloves ladle rice and curry from steel pots onto stainless steel plates held by a queue of people. Several women in white saris with gold borders serve from the counter, while a woman in a pink checked top and grey shawl and another in a navy blue blouse stand at the front holding plates. Men in white shirts and dhotis stand in line along the left side, and large steel vessels of food sit along the counter. No swami appears in this image.2012-09-22A long serving line of volunteers in white hairnets and plastic gloves ladles food from steel pans onto white plates at an annadan meal service. Several women in red shawls and a woman in a gold and orange silk saree stand at the counter, while a man in a red scarf works at the far end. Other people wait and move along the line in a bright hall, with a tray trolley and steel containers in front. Small servings of yellow rice and vegetables fill the plates.2015-10-26A photograph of a community food service in a yellow-walled dining hall. A long-haired man in an orange-red dhoti-style wrap with layered gold beaded necklaces is serving cooked rice from a large steel pot with a ladle, smiling. Behind the counter, women in white and cream saris and blue hair nets are handing out food and carrying a woven basket. On the left, a shaved-headed man in orange cloth and rudraksha beads watches. Several devotees in white and orange clothing hold steel plates. Stainless steel pots line the left wall. Visible people: about ten.2012-09-20 +2 copies