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A photograph of a serving line at a temporary corrugated-metal food stall with bamboo railings. A person with long dark hair in an orange saffron robe stands at the right, holding a plate while a man in a cream shirt pours from a metal pot. Other men in white shirts and kurtas stand behind a steel vessel, and a man in orange-stoled clothing stands at left. A printed sign on the stall reads LADIES.

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February 08 20082008-02-08A food-serving scene inside a corrugated metal shed with wooden pole railings. A young woman in an orange sleeveless top and orange wrap stands at right holding a plate with rice, smiling. A man in a cream shirt at left uses a ladle to serve from a metal pot. Behind them, young men in white shirts and saffron shawls stand near steel vessels, one wearing a rudraksha mala. Coarse twine binds the poles together.2008-02-08A corrugated-metal food serving area at night with a tall sign reading LADIES. A man with long, dark, wavy hair wearing a sleeveless saffron-orange garment stands with his back to the camera, holding a steel plate and reaching toward a large steel pot. Beside him a young man in a white shirt ladles food from another pot. An older man with grey hair and a moustache sits at left behind a steel vessel, and other people are partly visible at right. Bamboo poles and a green-and-white banner with Tamil script hang overhead. Circumstantial cues that the saffron-robed figure is a person are the long hair and orange clothing, so the appearance is probable.2008-02-08April 17 20112011-04-17 +1 copiesJuly 28 20062006-07-28A photograph taken indoors under a corrugated metal roof of a makeshift shed. A long-haired figure in a saffron-orange sleeveless robe and a red forehead mark stands in the foreground, holding a metal plate and facing left toward the group. Behind a corrugated metal counter, several young men in white shirts and a smiling older man in a dark shirt stand around large steel cooking pots. The figure with long dark hair and orange robe appears to be a person by appearance cues: long swept-back hair, saffron clothing, and a red mark, though identity is uncertain. Other people are in plain shirts, one in an orange and white plaid shirt on the right.2008-02-08A photograph of a long, open-sided thatched hall where seated diners sit along tables covered with large green banana leaves. In the foreground, a man with long swept-back dark hair, a white tripundra mark on his forehead, saffron-orange robes and multiple orange-beaded malas serves food from a steel bucket with a ladle onto a leaf. Beside him, a second man in saffron robes with a gold-coloured necklace and a gold bracelet holds the bucket steady. A woman in a green blouse and red sari sits at the left edge, and white-shirted men and a child sit at the tables behind them. Water glasses sit on the table.2011-01-16Annadhan in 20112011-01-01 +1 copiesA man in an orange saffron dhoti and orange head wrap with long dark flowing hair and a rudraksha mala stands in a steel kitchen, serving food with a large ladle from a stainless steel vessel. Beside him a young woman in a cream blouse and pink apron holds a steel plate of rice and food, and several women and other people are visible in the background near steel pots and a kitchen hood. The scene resembles a community annadan kitchen.2006-12-16A photograph inside a thatched-roof pavilion where a meal is being served. Seated devotees sit at long metal tables with green banana leaves laid out. A man in a long-sleeved orange robe with a white forehead marking and a beaded garland holds a ladle and serves food onto the leaves. Beside him, a man in an orange robe with red-striped borders holds a steel bucket. Other men in white dhotis carry steel vessels of food, and a seated woman in a white sari with folded hands looks on. Background banners and people fill the open hall.2011-01-16Outdoor evening food service at a convention, with a volunteer in an orange and red sleeveless garment serving from a steel pot onto a plate held by a man in a light checked shirt. Behind them, a crowd of devotees and volunteers in white and saffron-trimmed clothes watches and waits, including a woman in a red sari and a man in a white shirt. A young woman in white with a long braid holds a ladle. Blue tube lights and a blue tarpaulin roof light the scene, with banners in the background.2009-02-28February 28 20092009-02-28