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A photograph of an outdoor annadhan food preparation area under a striped awning. A large stainless steel cooking vessel of bubbling food sits in the foreground, stirred with a long wooden paddle by a man in a striped shirt and checked headwrap. Around it stand several men in saffron ochre robes with rudraksha malas, one tall figure on the left in saffron dhoti and bare upper body gesturing with a stick, and a shaved-headed monk in saffron robe and beads in the centre. Other men in white shirts and kitchen workers in green hairnets stand behind them, with pots and sacks visible. The scene is annadan food distribution.

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January 04 20122012-01-04January 04 20122012-01-04Outdoor food-preparation tent with a patterned canopy and striped fabric edges. A large dark metal cauldron of pale yellow porridge sits in the foreground, stirred with a long ladle. Several saffron-robed men with rudraksha malas stand around it; one in a green hair net holds the ladle and gestures toward others. Men in white shirts, checked lungis and head cloths, and a worker in a white shirt with a camera, look on. Annadhan-style community food service. The photo is from the archive, but no person is identified by name in the scene.2012-01-04January 04 20122012-01-04Outdoor food-distribution camp under a striped canvas awning with a patterned top cover. In the foreground, a large stainless steel cooking pot sits on the dirt ground. A man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with a long rudraksha mala walks at centre, accompanied by a bald man in orange to the left. Beside them, a man in white dhoti and shirt with a white head cloth and an orange cloth bag on his back walks past. Behind, workers in white head caps and aprons handle large sacks and pots, one man carrying a sack on his head, while others stand near cooking vessels at a makeshift kitchen. Palm trees and a tiled building are visible in the background.2012-01-04A photograph taken under a striped, multicoloured tent canopy at an outdoor food-service area with sacks and metal containers on the ground. Several people stand in conversation. Two men in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas, one bare-chested with a saffron shawl over one shoulder, face a man in a white shirt and khaki trousers. Behind them, men in white dhotis and white shirts wear green hair and head coverings, with a man in a grey shirt at left. Bags of produce and a steel pot sit in the foreground.2012-01-04Outdoor food-preparation scene under a striped and patterned canopy. A large steel cooking pot of yellow food sits in the foreground, and a man in a white shirt and checked lungi stirs it with a long ladle. Around it, several men in white shirts and white head caps stand and watch. A central figure in orange robes wears a rudraksha mala and holds a long ladle, and two other men in orange robes with beaded malas stand beside him. Another man wears a white shirt and a white and yellow head cloth. Trees and a corrugated roof are visible in the background.2012-01-04Outdoor food-distribution scene beside a green truck under a striped purple and orange tent canopy. In the foreground, a man in saffron-orange robes and a long rudraksha mala stands holding a ladle-like steel utensil, with a steel pot and plates before him. Behind him, workers in white clothes and light green hairnets handle food on steel trays and cardboard boxes, and a man in white with a lanyard works at a counter. A banner reads Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam. Palm trees and a broken brick wall are in the background.2012-01-04A photograph of a community food-preparation scene under a canopy. In the foreground, a man in an orange robe with rudraksha malas and a blue hair net stirs a large steaming pot with a long ladle. Beside him, another man in an orange robe and rudraksha mala holds a ladle over the pot. A man in a white t-shirt with a badge and a man in a pink shirt stand nearby, and several workers in white caps and hairnets tend other pots and stoves in the background. No clear appearance-based identification of a person is made here.2012-01-04January 04 20122012-01-04January 04 20122012-01-04Outdoor photo of several men bending over a large round metal tray or vessel filled with food on the ground under bright daylight. The men in front wear plain white dhotis and white shirts, with green hairnets on their heads. Behind them, a man in a saffron-orange robe and a man in white stand near the edge of the frame, and a woman in a patterned salwar kameez stands at the right. Palm trees and a bright sandy ground are visible in the background.2012-01-04