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Photograph of a food distribution (annadan) at night under a thatched shelter with wooden posts. A shaved-headed man in orange saffron robes, wearing rudraksha malas, bead bracelets and a white horizontal tilak with white painted arm markings, serves rice from a steel pot with a ladle onto a steel tray held by a young man in a white vest with a yellow towel over his shoulder. Behind them, men in white shirts and white dhotis wearing rudraksha malas wait or assist, and a bowl of yellow rice and a steel pot of dal sit on a dark counter. Brass lamps and a crowd are visible in the background.

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April 17 20112011-04-17 +1 copiesApril 17 20112011-04-17 +1 copiesDecember 15 20062006-12-15Serving line at a community meal in an indoor kitchen-like hall with tiled walls. A smiling man in saffron-orange robes and a matching orange turban, with long dark hair and a red forehead mark, stands at right holding a ladle over a steel tub of cooked rice and vegetables; a white flower is tucked in his hand. Rudraksha beads hang across his chest. Beside him, men in white shirts and white dhotis wearing plastic gloves and lanyards serve food onto steel plates; a bald older man with glasses in white clothing receives a plate at left. Steel pots and trays of rice and papadam crowd the counter. Probable Swamiji (probable) with saffron robes, long hair, orange turban and rudraksha malas, serving food as a volunteer in a seva meal line.2006-12-15December 14 20072007-12-14April 17 20112011-04-17 +1 copiesA photograph of a serving line in a large dining hall. A smiling person in an orange-saffron turban and orange robe, with long swept-back dark hair, rudraksha beads and a white flower tucked at the waist, uses a steel ladle to serve food from a steel pot onto a white plate held by a man in a white shirt in the foreground. Other men in white shirts and rudraksha malas stand behind a counter with another steel vessel of food, and a few people are visible in the background. The appearance cues match the a person candidate, who is serving food as an annadan-style service.2006-12-15 +1 copiesPhotograph of a serving line in a commercial-style kitchen with stainless steel counters and pots. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban, with a ceremonial bead necklace, stands at the counter serving rice from a steel bucket with a ladle while wearing clear plastic gloves. Beside him, men in white shirts and white dhotis, some with rudraksha malas, help serve food onto plates and steel trays. On the left, a person in glasses and a light shirt receives a plate of rice with a papad. Ratha-style activity is absent; this is a community meal (annadan) setting.2006-12-15 +1 copiesDecember 28 20142014-12-28A seated man in an orange-red saffron-toned robe with a rudraksha mala around his neck and a brown wrap across his lap smiles while mixing yellow rice in a large silver bowl. Beside him a man in a white shirt and white trousers with a red-and-orange shawl kneels and scoops rice with his hands. Women in cream saris with red shawls stand behind, one wearing white gloves and carrying food trays. Banana leaves, bowls of food and steel pots sit on a blue cloth. The seated man has distinctive long hair and rudraksha adornments, a person candidate, though uncertain.2014-12-28Photograph of a crowded food-serving scene at a Nithyananda Spurana event. A central man wears an orange saffron robe, an orange turban and a long dark swept-back hair with rudraksha beads around his neck; he holds a steel plate of food and looks down. Around him, several men in white shirts and white dhotis hold steel plates and bowls of rice, curry and sweets, some with their hands extended forward. A woven basket and steel vessels are visible at the top. Probable Swamiji (central figure in saffron robe, orange turban, long swept-back hair and rudraksha beads), serving food as part of annadan.2006-12-15A photograph of a community meal service under a white tent. A man with long swept-back black hair, wearing an orange-saffron dhoti with a gold border, multiple rudraksha malas and a gold ceremonial necklace, smiles while standing at the right beside a serving line. In the centre a bald young man in orange cloth and a red-orange shawl, with a tilak on his forehead, uses a ladle to serve yellow curry from a metal chafing dish. Beside him another person in an orange-red shawl and white gloves serves from a copper pot. A woman in a red shawl serves on the left, and a bald man in orange with rudraksha beads stands at the far right. Trays of cooked rice sit on the table, and more people in red and white attire stand in the background.2015-07-07 +1 copies