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Food service under a thatched-roof open shed. A woman in white with a red-brown bindi, light-haired, holds a metal tray of food on the left; a young woman in white with an orange shawl and a rudraksha mala stands beside her, and a young man in white with an orange shawl and rudraksha beads stands behind a steel pot. An older woman in white with glasses serves from a steel vessel with a ladle, while a young man in a blue-and-white apron stirs another pot. A cameraman in white with an orange shawl films at right. Steel pots and a stainless counter fill the foreground.

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A food-serving scene under a thatched open-sided shelter with bamboo mats and green trees behind. Several people in white dhotis or white clothes with orange shawls stand at a serving counter. A young woman in front holds a steel plate of idlis, and a woman in the center holds another steel plate, wearing a red bindi and beaded necklace. A young woman with a red tilak on her forehead and an orange shawl stands behind them, while a young man in a white shirt and blue checked apron stirs a large steel pot with a ladle. Steel buckets and containers sit on the counter, and a video camera is visible at the right edge.2006-10-10A photograph of women volunteers serving food at an open-sided pavilion with bamboo blinds and green trees behind. Several women in white saris with gold borders and orange shawls hold steel trays of food; the woman at left has a white tilak and a red bindi, and a fair-haired woman in white with an orange shawl stands at centre-right with a red bindi. A man in a white shirt and blue checked apron ladles food from a large steel vessel, and steel pots of curry sit in the foreground. No a person candidate is visible in this scene.2006-10-10Volunteers serve food at a steel counter inside a thatched-roof pavilion with a large window onto a garden and thatched huts. Four young people in white kurta-style clothes with orange shawls stand behind steel pots and trays of rice and curry; one serves from a steel ladle, another ladles from a bucket, and a woman in a white sari with an orange shawl and purple border serves with a spoon. At right, a woman in a white sari with gold border holds out a plate. Other people in white are visible through the window. No one is clearly identifiable as a person.2007-02-15Devotees serve food in a covered open-sided kitchen area with thatched and bamboo ceiling panels and a view of outdoor greenery. Five or so people stand at a long stainless-steel counter, dishing rice and food from metal pots and tubs into steel plates and ladles. The woman on the far left wears a white sari with a lavender border, an orange shawl and a rudraksha mala. A young man in a white dhoti-style outfit with an orange shawl and a white stole holds a ladle. Beside him a woman in white with an orange scarf serves from a pot. In the foreground a woman in a white sari with a gold border and a red-beaded mala holds a steel plate of rice. A girl in white with gold trim stands at the right edge. Behind them more people in white and orange clothing are visible.2007-02-15Overhead view of a communal meal serving in a open hall with a bamboo mat ceiling. A man in white kurta with a white shawl and red-and-white cord serves idli-like rice cakes onto a steel plate from a bowl beside a steel vessel. Several people in white clothes with orange shawls stand and sit around a metal serving counter holding steel plates and bowls of sambar, while a woman with reddish hair in a white top and orange shawl and beads reaches toward the food. Others are seated at tables on the left.2006-10-10A photo of an open-sided dining shelter with a thatched roof and bamboo-mat ceiling. A young woman with light hair tied back, wearing white clothes, an orange shawl and a rudraksha mala, holds a steel plate of rice while a young man in a white kurta and blue checked apron ladles food from a steel pot. Behind them a woman in white with a beaded necklace and a teenage boy in white with an orange shawl and mala stand by more steel vessels. A cameraman films at the right and a red-painted step is visible. No a person candidate is clearly visible.2006-10-10A photograph of a communal meal service under a thatched shelter open to trees outside. Several young men in white dhotis and orange shawls stand in a line serving food from large steel pots and bowls on a steel counter. Rice and a yellow curry are ladled onto plates. A woman in white with a long braid in the foreground holds a plate of rice, and a bald man in white with a gold-bordered shawl is at the right serving from a pot. Other people in white stand behind the line, and a few figures are partly visible in the background.2007-02-15Women in orange and white saris serve food from steel pots under a thatched bamboo roof at an ashram-style communal kitchen. The woman at centre wears an orange shawl over a white sari with gold border and holds a ladle over a plate of rice; the woman at right, in orange with glasses, holds a plate of white rice and curry. The woman at left wears an orange garland and white sari with orange border and stirs a pot of curry. Other people in white clothes stand in the background.2007-02-15October 10 20062006-10-10February 06 20172017-02-06 +3 copiesPhotograph of a communal food service line under a thatched roof at an ashram kitchen. Volunteers in white clothes and orange shawls serve rice and curry from large steel pots onto steel plates held by a woman in a peach and orange patterned sari on the left. A young man with glasses in white kurta and a rudraksha-style neck cord holds a steel bucket, and other servers ladle food at a long steel counter. Steel vessels, a red-lidded container and a wall with a small framed picture complete the scene.2007-08-31March 06 20072007-03-06