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Photograph at night under a red and white canopy of a food service line. On the left, a person with a shaved head in an orange-red sleeveless top and orange wrap serves food from a steel pot onto a plate. Facing them, a man in white shirt and white dhoti with glasses and a lanyard holds out a plate, while behind him an older man in a light blue shirt waits. A woman in a cream and maroon sari with gold bangles and beaded necklace carries a plate and a white tote bag printed with a portrait. Other people in white and orange shirts queue behind, and a portrait banner hangs on a pole. No clearly identifiable a person figure is present.

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February 28 20092009-02-28February 28 20092009-02-28A crowded evening scene under a corrugated metal roof at a large open tent, lit by bright blue fluorescent tubes. Volunteers in white clothing and devotees in white, orange and purple saris distribute food from steel buckets onto paper plates at a long table, a serving line for annadan. A woman in a red sleeveless top and orange cloth stands in the foreground, a man in orange robes and a rudraksha-style mala stands to the left, and a woman in a yellow sari and white blouse holds a plate. Red and orange bunting hangs overhead. Two framed portraits on poles show a face in red, and a video camera operator stands at the left edge.2009-02-28Night-time outdoor photo at an event with a blue metal canopy frame and string lights. Several men in white shirts and white dhotis queue and hold paper plates or leaf plates. A woman in an orange sari and a saffron-clad attendant stand behind a metal serving table with steel containers, serving food. A framed portrait of a smiling woman in orange hangs on a pole at upper right. Other people in white stand in the background.2009-02-28A photograph of a food-serving line at an outdoor evening event under a red and white striped tent with bunting. A young sannyasi in an orange-red robe and orange shawl stands at left, smiling, with a steel vessel in front of him. A man in white shirt and white dhoti with glasses and a yellow lanyard holds a serving plate, and a smiling woman in a white sari with a dark beaded necklace holds a plate of rice. Other men in white clothing and a woman in a sari with glasses stand around the counter. A printed portrait banner hangs in the background. No candidate for the named teacher is clearly identifiable by appearance.2009-02-28A crowded covered hall with a corrugated metal roof and strings of red and orange pennant flags, where a long queue of devotees waits to receive packets or papers at a table. Most attendees wear white; a monk in saffron-orange robes stands at the left handing out items, and a man in an orange cap and a woman in a teal shawl are nearby. A woman in a pale floral kurta and blue dupatta and a woman in a pink sari stand in line. Framed portraits of a smiling woman in red-orange hang on the posts and walls, with a banner showing a Tamil caption. Many more people fill the background.2009-02-28Evening scene under a blue corrugated roof at an outdoor convention, with a crowd of devotees lining up. In the foreground, men in white dhotis and shirts receive items from a helper in a white t-shirt who stands beside a steel bucket on a small table. On the right, a man in a saffron-orange robe with long hair tied back stands at the table, holding his hands out to receive something, appearance consistent with a person, with a sannyasi role. Behind them, many people in white and colourful saris stand and sit, and a red plastic chair sits at the right edge. A hanging banner with a woman's portrait is visible on the right.2009-02-28February 28 20092009-02-28Evening photograph of a food distribution line under a corrugated roof with blue fluorescent tubes at a convention venue. In the foreground, a bearded man in white with a rudraksha mala holds a paper plate. In the centre, a woman in a grey sari with a beaded mala hands a plate toward a steel pot on a table. On the right, a man in an orange-red robe with long dark hair tied up takes food from the line, while a man in white serves from a steel vessel. Behind them, many people in white clothes stand in a queue, with a banner and flags in the background.2009-02-28A night-time photograph under a corrugated metal roof of a serving line at an annadan-style food distribution. A bald man in an orange robe and red top kneels at a steel vessel, ladling food onto plates held out by a man in a white shirt and a man in a striped shirt. Behind him, men in white dhotis and shirts stand with steel pots and containers. On the right, young men in orange robes hold plastic bags and stand close to the line. A man in a white shirt on the right faces the kneeling figure. A printed portrait on a card held by the man in the striped shirt shows a woman with long dark hair. Overhead, bulbs and metal frames hang from the roof, and a few more people stand in the background.2009-02-28A photograph of a food distribution line under a blue corrugated metal roof at night. On the right, a smiling person in an orange sannyasi-style robe with hair in a bun serves from a steel container on a table, passing items to a man in a white shirt and grey trousers with a beaded mala around his neck. Behind him, a line of women in saffron, yellow and white saris waits, and a person in a white shirt stands at the left edge. A table sign is partly visible.2009-02-28February 28 20092009-02-28