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Photograph of a bare, unfinished concrete hall with a steel serving counter where a food distribution is underway. A bald man in saffron-orange robes with a pink-and-white garland stands at the counter ladling food from a steel pot into plates, while an older man in white clothing assists beside him. Several other saffron-clad monastics with shaved heads, one in white with a rudraksha mala, and a man in white dhoti stand in line. A stack of steel plates sits on the counter, and devotees in front, including a small child, wait with plates to receive food, illustrating an annadan meal service.

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A photograph taken from above of a kitchen-style room with bare concrete walls and a steel counter holding several covered stainless steel vessels. A woman in a yellow sari with a pink and white flower garland stands at the counter, reaching toward the vessels. Around her, several shaven-headed men in white dhotis and orange or saffron cloth stand and serve, and devotees with long dark hair in the foreground hold brass or copper plates and bowls. A man in a dark shirt and light trousers stands at the lower left corner. The scene appears to be a food offering or serving, with the orange-clad figure in the lower foreground holding a plate.2011-09-09A photograph of an annadan food-serving scene in a bare concrete room with a wooden floor. A man in a white shirt and dhoti serves rice from a steel pot with a ladle onto a plate held by a young girl in a white top and teal shawl. Beside them, a person in an orange robe with a pink and yellow flower garland stands near the serving table, and a younger man in orange with long dark hair is also visible. Other white-clad people and a cameraman filming with a video camera stand in the background, and a pot of orange food sits on the counter. Several people are visible: the server, the girl, the garlanded orange-robed figure, the orange-clad man, the cameraman and a few in white.2011-09-09September 09 20112011-09-09September 09 20112011-09-09A photograph inside a bare, plastered hall where people serve food from a stainless steel counter. A central figure in saffron-orange robes wears a long marigold and orange flower garland and holds a serving ladle over a steel pot. Around him, several men in orange sannyasi cloth and white dhoti-and-shawl attire stand or serve, one bald man in white holds a ladle over a metal bucket, and a man in a white dhoti stacks steel plates. A small window glows behind them. The scene looks like a communal meal service. Appearance-based candidate for a person is present in the saffron robes and flower garland, but the face and build are not clear enough to confirm identity, so the status is unsure.2011-09-09September 09 20112011-09-09September 09 20112011-09-09September 09 20112011-09-09A photograph of a food-serving scene in a plain concrete room with an open window showing green trees. A man in an orange robe wears a large pink and yellow flower garland and a beaded necklace, holding a ladle over a steel tray of yellow food. Beside him, a saffron-robed man with a shaved head and a rudraksha mala serves from a steel pot. On the right, a man in a light peach robe with an orange shoulder bag offers food, and further right a man in orange cloth stands nearby. A man in a checked shirt stands at left, and a bare-chested man is partly visible in the background. Steel containers sit on a metal counter, with food visible inside.2011-09-09September 09 20112011-09-09September 09 20112011-09-09Photo inside a bare, unfinished concrete hall with a grey plastered wall and a ceiling fan. A man with long dark hair wears a saffron-orange dhoti-style garment, a pink and yellow flower garland and a beaded rudraksha-style mala, and stands at a serving counter ladling rice from a steel pan. Beside him an older man in a white shirt and a shaved-headed priest in a white dhoti with sandalwood markings serve food. A boy in a white cloth and a man in a pink shirt receive plates of rice and orange food, while a man in a white shirt holds a camera. A patterned orange and blue banner hangs from the ceiling pillar. Whether the garlanded man is the a person is uncertain from appearance alone.2011-09-09