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A photograph of a serving line for a communal meal at an outdoor courtyard beside a white building with orange-trimmed barred windows and wall-mounted air conditioners. A man in a white kurta with a pale shawl stands at the center, dark hair swept back, a red tilak on his forehead, smiling as he serves from a steel dish. Beside him a man in a white t-shirt with a printed portrait and rudraksha-style beads ladles food, and a man in a grey shirt serves from another pan. A younger man in an orange saffron robe and beaded mala stands behind the line, and several men in white and grey shirts stand nearby. Steel pots and bowls of yellow rice and fried food sit on a wooden table, with a steel urn at the right edge.

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A photograph of a serving line outdoors beside a white-tiled building with barred windows and wall-mounted air conditioners. A man in a white kurta with a white shawl stands at center holding a ladle over a steel pot of yellow food, with a steel tray of fried snacks on a wooden table in front of him. Beside him a man in a white t-shirt printed with a female portrait and a rudraksha mala serves from another pot, and a man in white shirt and glasses stands nearby. A man in an orange robe stands at left and other people in white clothes are partly visible at the edges, forming a food distribution scene.2008-06-09A photograph of a courtyard lunch serving at an ashram-style building with barred windows and wall-mounted air conditioners. A man in a white kurta with a long white shawl and dark hair stands behind a wooden serving table, holding a ladle over a steel pot of yellow food. Beside him a man in a white t-shirt with a rudraksha mala serves from another pot. A man in an orange robe with rudraksha beads stands nearby, and a woman in white with glasses and a lanyard stands behind the table. On the right, a man in a white shirt serves food onto steel plates. A partially visible man in white with a lanyard stands at left, wiping his face. Several steel bowls of food sit on the table.2008-06-09A photograph of a serving line at an outdoor food station beside a barred window and white-tiled wall. A man in a white kurta with a long swept-back hairstyle and a white shawl over his shoulder stands at the centre, holding a ladle over a steel pot. Beside him a younger man wears an orange robe and stands behind the line. On the right, a man in a white t-shirt with a printed portrait and a rudraksha mala serves food, and on the left a man in white kurta wears a lanyard badge. Steel bowls of food sit on the wooden counter in the foreground. Swamiji (probable): the central man in white with long swept-back hair and white shawl serving food, matching the page.2008-06-09November 30 20052005-11-30November 25 20062006-11-25December 14 20072007-12-14A photo of a serving line under a covered open-sided shelter. Several men in white kurtas with orange shawls and orange garlands stand behind steel pots and buckets, serving rice and curry onto steel plates held by the foreground man. The man at right wears an orange shawl over white clothes, a red tilak on his forehead and an ID badge, smiling as he receives a plate. Other servers in white and orange ladle food from large pots, with a man in white at centre wearing a gold-trimmed shawl. Stainless steel vessels and a serving counter fill the scene.2007-02-15A photograph of a food service line in a plain room with orange-red walls and barred windows. A man in a white kurta and orange shawl ladles rice from a steel pot into a white foam plate, and another man in a white kurta serves curry from a large dark pot. A man in a striped shirt and orange shawl holds a plate of food, an older man in white with an orange shawl holds a plate, and a bald man in a grey top with a yellow-and-orange shawl stands in the foreground. Steel trays and stacked white plates sit on a wooden table.2009-10-12A photo of a kitchen serving line where several men in white clothes serve food from steel bowls. A man in the centre wears a white kurta with a cream shawl draped over one shoulder, a red tilak on his forehead, and holds a large ladle over a bowl of yellow food. To the left, a man with glasses and rudraksha beads holds a steel plate of yellow curry and fried items. On the right, a man in a white t-shirt with a printed portrait holds a ladle over a bowl of yellow rice. A woman in an orange shirt stands in the background near a window with metal grilles.2008-06-09Photograph of a kitchen serving area with steel pots and trays on a wooden counter, food being served. A man in white kurta with a cream shawl and a red tilak mark on his forehead stands at the centre, smiling and looking down at the food. Beside him a man in a white kurta wears a lanyard badge and holds a ladle over a steel pan of fried snacks, and to the right a man in a white t-shirt with a printed portrait and rudraksha mala serves yellow rice from a large steel bowl. Behind them people move through a tiled room with orange trim and a barred window, and a woman in blue is partly visible. a person: the centre figure has a long swept-back hairstyle, a tilak and a cream shawl over white clothing, but these cues are ambiguous, so identity is unsure.2008-06-09December 14 20072007-12-14A serving line under a covered open-sided shelter with brown matting on the roof. Men in white clothes with orange shawls stand behind steel pots and trays of food, using ladles to serve rice and curry. On the left, a woman with a long thick braid and white garment faces the servers and holds a plate. On the far right, a man in white with orange shawl, rudraksha mala and wire-rimmed glasses holds a ladle over a steel pot of white rice. Several people stand in the background, and a bald man in white with a golden-bordered shawl serves food in the centre. Steel vessels and bowls of yellow curry fill the foreground.2007-02-15