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A photograph taken under a open-sided thatched pavilion at an outdoor program site. In the foreground, a woman in an orange-yellow sari with her hair tied back stands beside stainless steel pots and vessels on a table, while a man in white ritual clothes carries a steel plate. A woman in an orange sari with loose dark hair stands at right holding a steel plate, and a man in white with a lanyard badge carries a tray. Several more people in white and orange clothing move about in the background among tables and bamboo poles, apparently serving food at an annadan style meal arrangement. No visible candidate matches the a person appearance cues, so the figures are described by role only.

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July 28 20062006-07-28July 28 20062006-07-28A photograph of a communal meal being served in an open-sided hall with a tiled roof and orange curtains. In the foreground, a young woman in a white sari with a yellow shawl ladles rice from a steel pot onto a stainless steel counter. Beside her, a man in orange robes and a yellow-beaded garland holds a steel pot, while a bearded sannyasi in orange robes stands at the back. Men in white kurta-style clothes with orange shawls sit at the counter or stand in line, and steel plates, flatbread and paper cups are set out. White plastic chairs line the right side of the hall, where more seated people eat.2008-12-25A photograph of a communal meal service under a bamboo and corrugated-roof pavilion. Devotees and volunteers stand in a long line, many in white clothes, serving food from steel vessels and trays onto plates. In the centre-right, a young man with long dark hair wears an orange saffron cloth over white and a red tilak mark, serving from a steel pot. Beside him, a man with short hair and a white garment with a vertical tilak on his forehead serves food, and in the foreground at right an older man in white wears a rudraksha mala. Several women in saris and a man in a white shirt stand at left holding plates. The scene reads as annadan, a food-serving event.2006-07-28Photo of a communal meal service under a thatched shed open at the sides, with palm trees behind. Volunteers in white dhotis and white shirts stand behind a long steel serving counter, ladling curry from large steel vessels into bowls and placing flatbreads on plates. A woman in a yellow-orange saree and bangles holds a plate and receives food, while a man in a khaki shirt in the foreground reaches for a plate. Large aluminium cooking pots and gas cylinders sit on the left. Several other people in white stand and wait in line. The scene depicts annadan, a food distribution, rather than a ritual.2010-02-18A seated man in an orange-saffron robe with long dark hair sits on an orange cloth, mixing food from a steel bowl with his hands. Beside him, a bare-chested man with a gold-coloured bead necklace sits in the background. Standing behind them, women in white saris with yellow shawls hold steel vessels and offer food, while a man in white dhoti kneels at right, reaching into the bowl. Floral garlands in yellow and purple rest on a white cloth at lower left. Steel cooking pots are stacked along the left wall. The setting is an indoor hall with tiled floor, consistent with a ritual food offering.2010-10-12 +2 copiesWomen 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.2007-02-15December 14 20072007-12-14A food-serving scene under a red and white canopy with red draped fabric walls. A man in a white shirt and white gloves ladles food from a large steel pot at left, while a man in saffron orange robes with a rudraksha-style mala and an orange head wrap serves from a second pot in the centre. Men in white shirts stand behind the serving line, and a woman in an orange sari and a braided woman at right receive plates of rice. A partial printed banner hangs in the background. The serving line suggests an annadan meal distribution.2006-11-25July 28 20062006-07-28December 25 20082008-12-25A photograph inside a thatched-roof pavilion where a long-haired man in saffron-orange robes and a white tripundra on his forehead, wearing a beaded necklace, stands beside a second man in orange robes and a gold-coloured necklace who holds a large steel bucket and pours liquid onto banana leaves set on a table. Seated in front of the table, a man with grey hair in a white shirt and a woman in a green patterned top receive the food. Behind them, men in white dhotis and shirts stand or move about, one holding a steel vessel, and a cloth-lined wall with printed signage is visible on the left.2011-01-16