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A buffet serving line during a dinner. A man with long dark hair tied in a bun, wearing a sleeveless orange saffron garment draped over his shoulders, stands behind steel chafing dishes holding a serving spoon and smiling as he serves food. A woman in a blue top with a white lace shawl and gold bangles stands at the counter with a plate, a young boy in a white shirt watches beside her, and partially visible people appear at the frame edges. Steel trays of curry and rice sit on the counter against a plain cream wall. The man's appearance is consistent with the page's a person reference but the cues are not sufficiently distinctive to confirm identity, so he is described by role and marked unsure.

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June 09 20082008-06-09 +1 copiesIndoor dining scene at a buffet counter with steel chafing trays of cooked food, some with a ladle. A man with long dark hair and a sleeveless saffron-orange robe stands at the centre, smiling and reaching toward a steel plate of food. Beside him, a man in a white shirt and an orange-brown shawl serves food. On the left, a woman in an orange top holds out a metal plate, and a man in white shirt with a lanyard smiles behind the counter. A person in an orange shirt is at the far right edge. Cream walls and a light switch panel are in the background.2008-06-09A dinner buffet service in an indoor room with a deep red wall. A smiling man with long dark hair and a red forehead mark wears an orange robe and serves food from a steel chafing tray with a serving spoon. Other men in orange and saffron shirts stand nearby, and a man in a white kurta with a black beaded mala watches. A woman with hair in a bun and white clothing stands in the foreground facing the server, with food trays of rice and vegetables on the counter.2008-06-09January 12 20072007-01-12A food service line inside a plain room with pale pink walls. A bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a gold border, a rudraksha-style bracelet and a white forehead mark serves yellow dal from a steel tray onto leaf plates. Women in bright saris, including a woman in blue with a gold border and another with a red flower in her hair, hold out plates while others wait in the line behind. A steel-framed sneeze guard and food trays fill the foreground.2014-10-12 +1 copiesA photograph of a food-serving scene in a kitchen-like hall with tiled walls and a steel counter. A man in an orange saffron garment with a long dark rudraksha mala sweeps forward with a plastic-lined plate of rice and food balanced on his raised hand. Beside him, a man in a white shirt with a grey moustache holds a steel tray of food, and women in white and red sindoor-marked foreheads stand nearby. Hands reach from the foreground holding a plate. Adults are gathered around the serving counter in a communal meal distribution.A photo of people serving a meal in an indoor dining room with cream walls and a white ceiling. A man in an orange t-shirt with a black beaded mala and a badge serves from a steel tray of vegetable curry. Beside him, a younger man in an orange sleeveless robe with a red forehead mark and long hair tied back also serves food with a spoon. An older man in a white kurta with a black mala stands behind them. In the foreground, a woman in white with her back to the camera receives food on a steel plate holding sweets and fried snacks. Steel trays of flatbread and dishes sit on the counter.2008-06-09Indoor photo of a serving line at a children's programme in a plain hall with white-painted walls, a wall fan, and white metal roof trusses. A woman in a white top and orange shawl, hair in a bun, leans over a table serving food from a steel pot into steel bowls, wearing clear plastic gloves and a gold bangle. Beside her a woman in an orange-saffron top with hair pulled back also serves. Many children crowd the table holding steel plates, including a girl in a blue-and-white striped top with a beaded necklace and a boy in a light blue shirt. Bowls hold orange-red sweets and a mixed snack, and a large steel pot sits in front. Several children have white and red forehead markings.2008-05-15A photograph of a kitchen service line for preparing naivedyams. On the left, a young man with long dark hair, a tilak on his forehead and an orange-saffron robe gestures with one raised hand over steel chafing dishes filled with fried breads (poori-like) and other food. To the right, two young women in white garments with yellow shawls and tilaks carry round steel plates of fried bread and sliced fruit, and a man in white with a rudraksha mala stands behind them. A red curtain hangs at the window in the background. Steel pots and dishes fill the foreground.2009-10-17A photograph of a food-serving scene in a hall. In the foreground, a man with dark hair pulled back into a bun wears an orange saffron wrap with dark round buttons and reaches to place small pieces of food onto a foil-lined plate on a long dark counter. Behind him, stacks of plates sit on the counter. Several young people in white shirts and orange sashes stand in a line, and a woman in white is at the left edge. Other participants, including a child, are partly visible. A grey-haired head occupies the lower right corner. The page indicates this is a food-serving event, but no a person candidate is clearly identifiable from appearance, so the man is described by role only.A photograph of a food distribution in a kitchen or dining hall. A central man in an orange sleeveless robe with a long rudraksha mala and a red tilak on his forehead holds a handful of rice and serves it to a person; his hair is swept back. Around him stand devotees: a man in a white shirt holds a plate of rice and curry, a younger man in an orange robe with a red mark stands behind, and women in saris and glasses stand nearby. Clear plastic-wrapped plates of food are held out, with steel vessels in the foreground and cooking equipment and tiled walls behind.July 07 20152015-07-07 +1 copies