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A crowded indoor food-serving scene with many women holding white paper plates and steel-like trays of food. In the foreground, a woman with dark hair in a bun wears a sleeveless orange top and reaches toward the crowd, while a shaved-headed woman in a peach top and red-trimmed sari holds a plate. A woman in a purple sari stands at left, and another in a gold sari is nearby. A young monk in orange robes stands at the right edge, hand to his face.

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A photograph of a food-serving line at an indoor counter with a dark countertop. A woman in a yellow top holds a steel plate with a sweet at lower left. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti-style trousers with a red wristband holds a steel plate and reaches toward the counter. A woman in a lavender sari holds a plate, and a man in a white kurta stands at the back. In the foreground, a woman with hair in a bun wears an orange sleeveless top, and a man at right wears an orange robe with a pink-and-white cord, reaching toward the food. Stacked steel plates and food portions sit on the counter.A photograph of a community food-serving line in a hall with tiled walls and a grilled window. In the foreground a young man in an orange-saffron garment looks down at a large tray of cut squares. Behind him a man with long swept-back dark hair and a vertical tilak on his forehead wears a white top and plastic gloves and serves from a steel pot with a ladle. Women in saris, including one in magenta and another in pink, hold out foil-lined plates of yellow rice. A shaven-headed young person in white and orange stands at the left, and several people line the background.September 20 20122012-09-20A dining hall where a long queue of devotees is served a communal meal. In the foreground a man with a topknot wears a sleeveless saffron-orange robe and stands beside a steel tray of rice; another man in white shirt and white dhoti serves from a tray at left. Many seated and standing people in white, red and orange clothes hold metal plates and bowls at long tables, with a red-draped wall and a small altar-like setup at the far end.2008-06-09A photograph of a food-serving line in a tiled hall with barred windows. In the foreground a man with long dark hair swept back wears a saffron-orange sleeveless top and stands beside a large tray of cut sweets. Women in white saris and beaded necklaces hold steel plates of yellow food, and a woman in a pink sari smiles at right. Steel vessels and pots sit on the counter behind them, and a crowd of people fills the background.A crowded indoor food-serving scene in a tiled hall with barred windows. In the foreground a man with short dark hair wears a saffron-orange sleeveless top and leans over a steel vessel, serving food. Around him women and men in white and cream clothes, some with saffron shawls, hold silver trays heaped with yellow rice and white accompaniments. Many people press forward with plates, and a woman in a green top and white dress stands at the right edge. A row of cut food pieces lies on a tray at the bottom left. The atmosphere is one of communal food distribution, with several dozen visible people.A crowded indoor dining hall with tiled pillars, fluorescent ceiling lights and a stainless-steel kitchen counter in the background. In the centre, a man in an orange sannyasi robe with a dark rudraksha mala stands among people, holding a plate of yellow rice. Around him, men in white shirts and women in saris hold clear plastic plates of rice, and some hands raise plates above the crowd. The scene shows food being served to a large group of participants.July 28 20062006-07-28Photograph of a crowded food-serving line in a tiled hall with barred windows. A young man in an orange sleeveless top stands at a steel vessel, serving rice and food onto plates held by women in saris and beaded necklaces. Several women in white and coloured saris reach forward with plates of yellow rice and sides, while others stand behind them. Large trays of cut white cubes sit on a table in the foreground, and a bald man is partly visible at the left edge. Many people crowd the background, some raising arms. No clear identification of a person is visible in the scene.September 20 20122012-09-20A crowded indoor food-serving scene in a hall with red-brown pillars and high windows. Devotees in white and pink saris and white shirts line up holding steel plates and leaf plates, receiving food. Stacks of flat dosa-style bread wrapped in plastic sit on a dark counter. In the foreground a man with grey hair wears an orange-saffron top and a woman in orange is serving. Yellow rice and vegetable dishes are visible on a plate at lower left.A crowded indoor kitchen or dining hall with tiled pillars and steel exhaust hoods. In the centre, a man with long swept-back dark hair wears an orange sleeveless top and a long necklace of dark rudraksha beads; he looks down and smiles while people in white shirts and a man in glasses gather around him. Several people in the foreground hold clear plastic-wrapped plates of food, and a woman in a light top and gold bangles stands at the front. a person (long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha mala) is serving food to devotees during the food distribution, with the kitchen visible behind.