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Night-time serving line at an outdoor event, with a row of people queuing barefoot on a dirt ground under dim overhead lights. A long wooden table holds plates and food, and a woman in a teal-and-white sari with a braid serves from the right. Beside her, a figure in an orange robe and orange turban stands at the table, and a long-haired person in an orange robe reaches toward the food. Several people in white shirts and salwar kameez stand in line, and stacked white plastic-wrapped bundles sit at the right edge. Students and staff are visible, with a sign partly visible in the background.

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February 28 20092009-02-28March 26 20082008-03-26A crowded indoor hall with a red curtain backdrop and colourful patterned pillars. A long-haired figure in orange robes and an orange shawl sits on a white throne-like chair with white cushions, receiving a devotee. A young man in white with an orange shawl and rudraksha mala stands behind him holding a plate. Devotees in white and orange shawls gather around, including a woman in a multicoloured sari. On a white cloth in front are rudraksha malas, small booklets, framed pictures and sweets. The figure in orange has long hair and wears orange clothing with rudraksha beads, though the appearance is not clear enough to confirm identity, so the seated figure is described by role only.2008-03-28A seated figure in an orange sleeveless top and orange cloth, with long dark hair past the shoulders, holds a golden-brown fruit or coconut-like offering toward a kneeling woman in a pink sari. Behind a white throne-like chair, another woman in white with a yellow scarf stands beside a tray of rudraksha beads, sweets and small offerings. Around them a crowd of men in white shirts and women in pink and white saris stand and sit in a hall with a red curtain, a standing fan and a stacked cabinet. The scene reads as a darshan or blessing moment. a person is the central figure in orange, identified by long swept hair, orange robes and rudraksha beads on the tray, and is seated on the white throne receiving devotees.2008-03-26Outdoor evening homa at an open-air ceremony. In the lower right a bare-chested priest in a white dhoti sits before a flaming fire pit with yellow marigold garlands and offerings beside him. Around the fire, women devotees stand and make offerings: a woman in a red embroidered outfit with a red shawl extends her hand toward the fire, a woman in white with an orange shawl and forehead band holds an offering, and a woman in black with a blue scarf stands nearby. A woman in pink and a woman in white with an orange forehead mark stand behind them, and a banana plant and a dark deity murti stand in the background.2016-12-02February 08 20082008-02-08Night outdoor photo of a food-serving line at an ashram event. A central figure in saffron-orange robes and a leopard-print shawl, with long dark hair, stands behind a steel serving counter and smiles while an attendant in white serves food. Young women in white clothes and beaded necklaces ladle food from steel trays into containers with plastic gloves. To the left a man in white kurta holds an orange cloth, and an orange-and-white ceremonial canopy with a colourful fringe is visible at the top left. A man in a patterned shirt stands at the right edge, and several people stand in the background.2010-11-20 +1 copiesA kitchen service scene in a large steel-equipped cooking area with pink tiled walls and many steel vessels. A figure in an orange-saffron robe with an orange head wrap and rudraksha beads stands at a steel counter, reaching toward a girl in a pink and blue dress who is receiving food. Several men in white shirts and white dhotis carry steel plates of prasad and food. Women in white and cream saris and salwar, with long braided hair, stand in a line watching. A woman in a blue and white sari and another in pale orange are visible at right. The scene is one of food distribution, annadan style, in the ashram kitchen.2006-12-15March 26 20082008-03-26Outdoor photo of a bhoomi puja at a dusty construction site. A man in a saffron/orange wrap stands centre-right holding a small bowl or plate, with ornamental adornments; an older man in white with an orange shawl stands nearby. A young boy in orange kneels among a group of villagers and children, including a woman in an orange-bordered sari and a man in a white shirt and brown trousers. Ahead on a white cloth are a copper kalasha, brass lamps, a basket of fruit, flowers, marigold garlands and a rectangular dark stone plinth with a wrapped puja setup. A man in white dhoti and an orange shawl stands at the right edge with a shaved head. Thatched and block-walled structures lie behind, with trees and a parked car.2008-04-04November 14 20082008-11-14Indoor serving scene in a kitchen-like hall with tiled pink walls and fluorescent lights. A smiling man in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban, with dark shoulder-length hair and a beaded rudraksha-style mala, stands behind a steel counter using a ladle and wearing clear gloves to serve food onto a plate. A young girl in a white uniform with a green collar and a white hair ribbon holds the plate at the counter. Steel pots and bowls of food sit on the counter, and a framed portrait with flower garlands is visible at the left. Other people in white and orange clothing move in the background. The server shows probable Swamiji cues: long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and a rudraksha mala.2006-12-16