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Indoor photograph of a busy communal kitchen or dining hall with tiled walls, fluorescent tube lights and ceiling fans. At the centre, a figure in a saffron-orange robe and matching orange turban stands at a steel serving counter, ladling food from a large steel vessel into a plate. Around them, women in white and red-bordered saris and a line of people in white and orange shawls wait with plates; one woman in the foreground wears a red scarf and a red bindi. a person for the saffron-robed server with the orange turban and long hair, serving food in an annadan-style meal line; the cues are the orange turban and robe. Pots, steel trays and kitchen shelves fill the background.

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December 16 20062006-12-16December 16 20062006-12-16Indoor communal kitchen serving line in a tiled hall with fluorescent lights and a ceiling fan. A man in an orange turban and orange robe, with long hair and a rudraksha mala, stands at right with hands on hips, watching the serving counter. Women in white and blue saris and a yellow headscarf line up with steel bowls while volunteers in white clothes with orange thread ladle food from stainless steel pots onto plates. Steel vessels and a serving table fill the foreground. A small yellowed notice hangs on the wall to the right.2006-12-16A busy kitchen or food-service area with stainless steel counters and large steel pots and bowls of food. A woman in an orange sari with a long dark braid, wearing a yellow-and-white blouse, holds out a steel plate at the counter. Several women in plain white garments with red-and-orange cords around their necks stand behind the counter serving food from steel vessels. On the right, a person wearing an orange head wrap and orange robes stands at the counter. Ceiling fans, fluorescent lights and a wall-mounted exhaust hood are visible, and a sign on the right wall is partly legible. The scene suggests a communal meal distribution, possibly annadan, during an event.2006-12-16A dining hall serving food at a convention, with a line of women seated at a steel counter holding metal plates. A standing person in a saffron-orange garment with an orange head wrap stands behind a serving counter with steel pots, serving food. Several staff in white kurta-style clothes with orange shawls and volunteer lanyards move around the room. Ceiling fans, pink tiled walls and fluorescent lights are visible.2006-12-16Indoor kitchen or serving area with fluorescent lights and tiled pink walls. A figure in a saffron-orange sleeveless robe and saffron turban stands at right, long dark hair falling over the shoulders; appearance-based label: Swamiji (probable), shown in person, watching the serving line. Women in white and pale pink saris and kurtas stand at a stainless steel counter serving food from steel pots and pans; one wears a rudraksha-style beaded necklace. A young man in white with an orange scarf stands at left. A small framed notice hangs on the tiled wall at right. Several people are visible in the background.2006-12-16A photo of a kitchen serving line, with stainless steel counters and metal pots of food. A man in an orange robe with a saffron turban, long swept-back hair and a rudraksha mala serves food from a ladle into a plate held by a woman in a white outfit. Several people in white, blue and purple clothes stand in line holding plates; a man in white with a mala stands at right. Fluorescent lights and wall tiles surround the scene. a person is serving, identified by the saffron turban, long hair and mala cues.2006-12-16Indoor photo of a communal kitchen serving line with pink-tiled walls, a ceiling fan and fluorescent lights. A man in an orange turban, orange robe and rudraksha mala stands at the right holding a ladle over a steel pot, serving food. Beside him, a woman in a white sari with a red-orange cord serves from steel containers, while a woman in a patterned cream sari stands at the counter and women in saris and salwar kameez queue at the left. A printed notice is pinned to the pink wall.2006-12-16December 16 20062006-12-16December 16 20062006-12-16A kitchen serving line where a man in saffron-orange robes, an orange turban and long wavy hair, with a rudraksha mala around his neck, ladles food from a steel pot onto a steel plate held out by a woman in a white sari with a pink border. Another woman in a yellow sari and a young woman in a yellow top receive plates at the counter, with steel vessels and kitchen staff in the background. Tiled walls, fluorescent lights and stainless steel counters fill the room.2006-12-16Indoor dining hall with ceiling fans and fluorescent lights where volunteers serve food from steel vessels to a line of people. On the right, a person in an orange-saffron turban and orange wrap with long dark hair ladles yellow food from a steel pot. Beside them, an older woman in a white sari with a blue-grey border holds a steel plate, while a woman in a red-and-orange patterned top carries a plate and a red handbag at left. A man in a white shirt with an orange shawl stands at the left edge. Several other people and a pillar with dark bands fill the background.2006-12-16