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Night outdoor event under a tent with blue scaffolding and bunting, a large crowd standing behind. In the centre, a man with shaved head wearing an orange-saffron robe and red undershirt sits and hands food from a steel bowl to devotees. A devotee in white dhoti and shirt with a rudraksha-style mala stands before him holding a steel plate, while a young man in orange robe and white shawl stands at right. Women in white saris and a woman in purple sari stand nearby, and a plastic-gloved helper in white kneels at left holding a dish. A steel vessel with a lemon sits in the foreground. Several people wear white ritual clothes. Activity suggests prasad distribution during the convention.

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July 28 20062006-07-28A 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.2009-02-28Evening 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. 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Whether the saffron-robed figure is an appearance-based candidate for a person cannot be confirmed from the image, so no identification is made.2009-02-02February 28 20092009-02-28A photograph taken at night under a tent with red, green and white bunting at a convention, apparently a food service line. On the left, a man with swept-back dark hair wears a saffron-orange wrap over a red sleeveless top and serves from a steel pot with a ladle onto a white plate held by a woman in a white sleeveless top with her hair tied back. Behind them, several people in white shirts and white dhotis stand in line, including an older man with grey hair and a man in a white shirt holding a steel plate. Paper signs hang from the tent poles, and a steel bucket sits on the table. Based on appearance alone, the server in saffron may be a person, though the cues are not conclusive.2009-02-28Outdoor food distribution under a red draped tent with a white scalloped border. Beside him a man in white shirt and trousers smiles and stands behind a steel pot. On the left, a man in a white shirt holds a plate of rice and vegetables, and in front of him are steel vessels of rice. Other volunteers in white shirts assist nearby, and an older man with grey hair stands at the right edge.2006-11-25A 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.2009-02-28Photograph of a food service line in an indoor hall with a dark pillar and stainless steel serving vessels. A man on the left wears an orange turban and orange robe with a long swept-back hair, smiling as he serves rice from a steel pot with a ladle into a steel plate, wearing clear plastic gloves. Beside him, an older man in white clothes and a rudraksha mala serves, and other men in white and light clothes stand along the counter. A basket of flatbread sits in the lower left, and an older smiling man in white is at the right edge receiving a plate of rice. A pink flower rests on the counter near the serving pot.2006-12-15Evening food distribution under a blue corrugated metal roof at a temporary event pavilion. 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