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A serving line at a dining table in an ashram hall. A woman in a pink kurta with a green-and-white dupatta wears clear gloves and serves food from a steel tray of rice with a spoon onto a paper plate. Beside her, a person in an orange robe with a long rudraksha mala serves from a second tray. Men in white clothes, some wearing rudraksha malas, stand in line holding paper plates and cups. Background shows framed pictures on the walls and other devotees waiting.

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July 30 20112011-07-30 +2 copiesA serving line in a bright hall with peach walls and ceiling fans. A smiling woman in white kurta with rudraksha mala holds a steel plate while a man in red-and-gold dhoti and bare chest, with a dark rudraksha mala, ladles food from a steel pot onto it. Beside them a woman in brown patterned kurta and a man in blue polo with a volunteer badge serve from pots on a floral tablecloth. A man in a white apron and hairnet works behind them, and a monk in saffron robe with a camera stands at right. Other people and tables are visible in the background. This appears to be an annadan or prasad serving.2011-07-04 +1 copiesIndoor dining scene at a buffet counter with steel chafing trays of cooked food, some with a ladle. A man with long dark hair and a sleeveless saffron-orange robe stands at the centre, smiling and reaching toward a steel plate of food. Beside him, a man in a white shirt and an orange-brown shawl serves food. On the left, a woman in an orange top holds out a metal plate, and a man in white shirt with a lanyard smiles behind the counter. A person in an orange shirt is at the far right edge. Cream walls and a light switch panel are in the background.2008-06-09A photograph of a community food service in a yellow-walled dining hall. A long-haired man in an orange-red dhoti-style wrap with layered gold beaded necklaces is serving cooked rice from a large steel pot with a ladle, smiling. Behind the counter, women in white and cream saris and blue hair nets are handing out food and carrying a woven basket. On the left, a shaved-headed man in orange cloth and rudraksha beads watches. Several devotees in white and orange clothing hold steel plates. Stainless steel pots line the left wall. Visible people: about ten.2012-09-20 +2 copiesA dining hall where volunteers serve a community meal from steel trays. A woman in a rust-red sari and a long rudraksha mala serves rice and dal from a steel pot, wearing clear gloves. A smiling man in a white kurta with a tilak holds a tray and receives food. Other people queue behind them, including a woman in a beige shawl with long locks. Dishes include yellow dal, rice, mung beans and vegetables. A framed portrait of a person in red garments with a rudraksha mala hangs on the wall, and hanging colourful decorations are visible overhead. Several people are visible in the frame.2017-12-16December 15 20062006-12-15A photograph of a food-serving line at an outdoor evening event under a red and white striped tent with bunting. A young sannyasi in an orange-red robe and orange shawl stands at left, smiling, with a steel vessel in front of him. A man in white shirt and white dhoti with glasses and a yellow lanyard holds a serving plate, and a smiling woman in a white sari with a dark beaded necklace holds a plate of rice. Other men in white clothing and a woman in a sari with glasses stand around the counter. A printed portrait banner hangs in the background. No candidate for the named teacher is clearly identifiable by appearance.2009-02-28A kitchen service scene at a person Spurana event. A person in a bright orange robe and matching orange head wrap, with long dark hair and a rudraksha mala, leans over a steel counter and offers sweet squares from a tray to a young woman in a grey shawl and red blouse who holds out her hands. Behind them stand men in white shirts, one wearing a lanyard badge, and young men in orange shawls. Women in white and cream saris, one with a red blouse, work at steel vessels in the background. The orange-robed figure matches the a person cues of long swept hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha beads, presented as a serving role.2006-12-15A photograph of a kitchen or food-service area at an event. On the left, a man in a saffron-orange turban, orange robe and long swept-back hair, wearing a rudraksha mala, is serving food from a steel plate wearing clear plastic gloves. Probable Swamiji by appearance cues: long hair, orange turban and orange robe with rudraksha beads. Beside him, a man in white kurta with a black rudraksha mala and a lanyard badge receives the plate. A woman in a white sari with a red border bends to receive food in the foreground, and other volunteers in white and orange stand behind a counter with steel pots. The scene shows annadan style food distribution.2006-12-15A communal annadan serving line in a bright indoor hall. A bald man in orange saffron robes with long rudraksha malas stands at left holding a steel plate of food. Beside him, two young men in white dhotis with saffron borders and rudraksha malas hold steel plates; the one in the centre has a sandalwood or kumkum mark on his forehead. Women in white saris and hairnets serve from copper and steel vessels on a long table, with brass arched railings and pink flowers in the foreground.2016-07-02Annadhan in 20152015-01-01 +1 copiesDecember 06 20112011-12-06