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A photograph of a group of seven people standing outdoors in front of a clinic wall with blue signboards listing doctors' names and hours. On a blue-draped table in front of them are large steel vessels, steel tumblers, and scattered yellow flowers, with a tray of red fruit at the right end. Two women in the centre wear white saris with yellow borders and ropes of beads around their necks, one ladling or handling the large steel container. Several men and young women in white kurtas and white dress, some with rudraksha malas, stand alongside, and a man in a checked short-sleeved shirt stands at the far right. The setting suggests a community serving of drinks, with the steel containers and tumblers laid out for distribution.

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A photograph of a volunteer stall set up in front of a clinic building with blue signboards in Tamil and English listing doctors and specialties. Seven people stand behind a blue-covered table: a man on the left in white shirt and white dhoti with a rudraksha mala, a young man in white with a mala, a woman in a white sari with a gold border holding a large steel vessel, a girl in glasses and a white outfit with a mala, an older woman in a white sari with glasses and a mala, another young woman in white with a mala, and a man in a striped shirt on the right. On the table are steel pots, steel tumblers, a tray, and scattered yellow flowers. No one is identifiable as a person in this scene.2009-11-01A street-side voluntary stall in front of a building with blue signboards listing doctors' names and clinic hours. A young man in white shirt and dhoti-style white clothing with rudraksha mala and a sandalwood tilak pours water from a steel vessel into small steel cups. Beside him a woman in a white sari with gold border and red bindi pours from a steel jug, and a woman with grey hair in a white sari with rudraksha mala serves from a jug. A man in glasses and white shirt with rudraksha mala stands nearby. On the left a boy in a red SERVO cap and blue shirt watches. A blue banner reads Salem Day 144 Social Services and Nithyananda Youth. Steel pails and a flower stand on a blue cloth-covered table.2009-11-01A roadside voluntary stall beside a tree on a city street. A woman in white sari with a grey-streaked bun serves drink from a large stainless steel vessel onto a blue-covered table decorated with yellow flower petals and a steel tray of red flowers. Beside her, a young woman in white sari with a long braid and glasses stands attentively. Schoolboys in white shirts, navy trousers and red caps line up at the stall, one drinking from a steel cup. A blue board lists medical doctors' names and a banner shows a smiling woman. Several bystanders stand nearby. The scene is a daytime photograph of a community service stall.2009-11-01Outdoor street scene beneath a large tree at a voluntary service stall. A man in white shirt and trousers stands at left, reaching toward a stainless-steel vessel on the ground. A young man in white dhoti and shirt wears a rudraksha mala and holds a steel tumbler; beside him a woman in a white sari with a red bindi and gold bangles also holds a steel tumbler. A woman in glasses and a sari with a rudraksha mala, and an older woman with grey hair, red bindi and glasses, stand at right. Behind them a banner reads 'Day 144 Social Service' with a portrait. White plastic chairs and a white vehicle are visible, with a pink building and a shop signboard behind.2009-11-01A photograph of an outdoor roadside stall on a street. On the left, a young woman in a white shirt with a red cap and red-and-white bracelet pours water from a steel tumbler into a large steel vessel. Beside her, a young man in white shirt and white dhoti with a dark rudraksha-style mala and a forehead mark stands near the vessel. To the right, a woman in a white sari with red bindi and dark beaded necklace, and an older woman with grey hair, glasses, gold earrings and a dark beaded mala in white clothes, stand in line, along with a young person in glasses. Behind them is a banner showing a smiling woman in orange, and signboards in Tamil and English including an eye hospital sign and an ENT clinic sign, with a tree and a parked white van.2009-11-01Outdoor photo at a street-side stall in front of Appusami Hospital, with a blue signboard listing doctors' names and consulting hours. Four women in white saris stand behind a blue-covered table: the woman on the left wears a red bindi and a yellow-bordered sari, the middle woman in glasses wears a white sari with a dark beaded necklace, and a young girl in glasses holds a steel tumbler. A steel vessel sits on the table. A boy in a white shirt, blue tie and red cap drinks from a steel tumbler held up to his mouth. Behind them, men stand near parked motorcycles and a woman in red sits by the roadside under trees.2009-11-01Outdoor street scene at a volunteer stall under a large tree beside a roadside, with a blue-covered table holding a steel pot and paper cups, scattered yellow flower petals, and drink cartons. A woman in a white sari with gold border serves a boy in a white shirt and red cap who holds a steel cup. A volunteer in a yellow shirt and red cap and another in white shirt assist at the table. A bespectacled man in a checked shirt stands at right. Behind them a blue banner reads Nithyananda Paramashivam, and a white building and parked vehicles line the street.2009-11-01A photograph of a street-side water stall outside a clinic with blue signboards in Tamil and English. A man in a white shirt and a rudraksha-style beaded necklace stands at left, holding a small steel vessel, with a silver pot on the ground. Several boys wear red caps and white shirts, one in a yellow shirt receives water from a steel bucket, and a boy in a white T-shirt with printed text turns away. Green trees and a roadside shed are behind. Other people in the crowd are partly visible.2009-11-01A street-side voluntary stall on a city roadside beside a tree and a white wall. A man in a checked short-sleeved shirt and glasses, with a wristwatch, hands a small packet to a young man in a navy and red athletic jersey marked Hari with the number 17 on the back. Behind the blue-covered table stands a man in a white shirt with a beaded necklace, and a steel pot and steel cups sit on the table beside scattered yellow flowers. Several teenagers stand nearby, including one in a red cap and one in a grey t-shirt, with a white banner in the background. Roadside signboards in Tamil and English list clinic hours and doctors' names.2009-11-01A crowd of devotees stands outside a white building with an open green door, holding small metal pots and vessels aloft. Many women wear saris and salwar kameez in orange, white, red, blue and teal, with orange shawls draped over shoulders, while men wear white shirts and dhotis. A banana leaf hangs over the doorway beside a black board listing names of devotees who built Ananda Sabha, with the year 2005 at the bottom. A young boy in a white shirt balances a kalasha-style pot on his head. Some devotees wear lanyards and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. No single clearly identifiable a person figure is visible among the people shown.December 31 20062006-12-31Outdoor street scene beside a row of clinic signboards in Tamil and English, with a low white boundary wall. A blue-draped folding table holds a large steel pot and a small steel cup, where a man in a white shirt and light trousers with a lanyard serves water. Several young boys in white shirts, school trousers and red caps queue or wait nearby. A boy in a blue shirt with the number 228 stands in front, a boy in a grey shirt with a bag to the right, and one in a white shirt numbered 455 reaches toward the table. Stacked cardboard boxes sit at the lower left, and green trees line the road. Two standing people in a formal man's white shirt are also visible.2009-11-01