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February 28 2009

February 28 2009

A 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.

Evening food distribution at an outdoor tent with red, orange and green striped canopy. A young man with hair tied up, wearing a red sleeveless top and orange dhoti, serves food from a steel bucket with a ladle onto a leaf plate held by a woman in the foreground. Beside him, a man in an orange robe with a red tilak stands by another steel bucket. Behind them, people in white shirts and dhotis queue with plates; a woman in white and a man in a white shirt are visible at right. Hanging signs read CHUKKU COFFEE and CHUKKU TEA. a person appearance-based candidate: the man serving in the red top is not clearly identified, so this is uncertain; no caption names him.

Evening photograph under a tent with a red, green and orange striped canopy and blue pipe scaffolding. A man with long swept-back hair, a bare-chested orange-and-red ochre wrap and a rudraksha-style necklace smiles while serving food from a large steel vessel on a table. Beside him, a second man in an orange robe leans in, and to the right a young man in white holds out a plate to receive food.

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.

Night outdoor scene at a procession or satsang event. A long-haired man in an orange dhoti and a leopard-print shawl stands at a steel serving table, his back partly turned, while a devotee in a white dhoti with an orange shawl walks nearby. Behind them, a deity murti or utsava image is decorated with a garland of orange and yellow flowers under a multicoloured canopy, with a golden platform beneath. On the table are steel trays of sweets and snacks, and several women in white sarees and a man in a patterned kurta queue or assist with serving. Another white-clad devotee with a shaved head stands at left.

May 24 2005

A photograph taken indoors in a plain hall with barred windows and white walls. A young man with long, dark, wavy hair and a red bindi wears a saffron-orange shawl over a red sleeveless top, with a rudraksha mala around his neck, and is wearing clear plastic gloves while serving food from a steel vessel onto a white-covered table scattered with grains. Beside him an older man in a white shirt and white dhoti, with a rudraksha mala, handles a plastic-wrapped food packet. Another man in a white shirt stands behind a large stainless steel drum, and a few more men in white stand in the background. Red plastic chairs and a beige plastic chair sit nearby. The scene looks like a food distribution service.

Evening food distribution under a blue corrugated metal roof at a temporary event pavilion. A seated person in an orange saffron shawl over a red top, with long dark hair swept back, sits at a small metal table and serves food from a steel pot with a ladle. Men in white dhotis and white shirts stand around holding steel plates and bowls; one older man bends forward to receive food, and a younger man in glasses at left holds a plate. A man in a white shirt with an ID lanyard and others stand in the background, with spectators beyond. Several women in saris are visible in the background. The orange-clad seated person is a candidate for a person based on saffron clothing and swept-back hair, but the face and overall appearance are not distinctive enough to confirm.

A 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.

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