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A photograph of a large institutional kitchen with stainless steel vessels, pots and serving tables. A person in orange robes with an orange head wrap and rudraksha mala stands at a serving counter, handing food to a smiling woman in a light patterned sari who holds her hands together in greeting. Nearby, a man in white kurta with an ID lanyard holds a plate, and other people in white and orange clothing work or wait along the counter.

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December 15 20062006-12-15A photograph inside a large institutional kitchen with steel vessels and cooking equipment along the back. A man in an orange robe with an orange head wrap and rudraksha malas stands at left, serving food from a steel plate onto a stainless steel tray while people in white clothes assist. A man in white shirt and trousers with a lanyard stands beside him, and another man in white holds a plate of food. Several women in white and saffron-trimmed clothing and a few young girls in colourful dresses stand in the foreground and around the counter, waiting for food. A green-and-yellow notice is pinned on the pink tiled wall at right.2006-12-15A kitchen or prasad distribution scene at an event. A man in an orange wrap and orange head covering, with long swept-back dark hair, rudraksha beads and a long mala, sits at a steel counter with his hand gloved in clear plastic, offering sweet pieces from a tray. A man in a white shirt with a lanyard and dark mala holds the tray and passes it to a young woman in white who cups her hands to receive a piece. A young man in an orange shirt stands behind them, an older man in white shirt and gold watch watches nearby, and women in saris and steel pots of food fill the background. Swamiji (probable) is shown in an orange wrap with long hair and rudraksha malas, serving annadan prasad to devotees.2006-12-15December 15 20062006-12-15Crowded indoor hall with a concrete floor and white-walled pillars, where many men in white kurta-style clothes and white dhotis mill around. In the centre, a man in a full saffron-orange robe with a bright orange turban and a long rudraksha mala holds a steel bowl of food, while others in white and orange scarves stand nearby. Along the left, a small altar table holds garlands and a framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" with a saffron-clad figure. Some people hold plates, and a wall-mounted notice is partly visible.2006-12-15December 15 20062006-12-15A crowded indoor kitchen or dining hall with pink tiled walls, where a long steel counter holds steel pots and trays of food. A man in a bright orange turban and orange shawl stands at the left centre, facing a group of people in white clothes. Several men in white shirts and a young man in a white shirt with an orange shawl stand near the middle. Women in white, cream and red saris, many with long braids and flowers in their hair, crowd around in the foreground and right, some with hands raised in greeting. Bowls and steel containers of food sit on the counter at left. The scene suggests a serving or annadan activity during a program.2006-12-15Indoor kitchen scene during a multi-day programme. A person in orange robes, an orange turban, long dark hair and rudraksha mala sits on a steel counter, offering food from a clear plastic-wrapped tray to a kneeling woman in a yellow saree with a printed border. Standing behind them in white shirts and trousers are a moustached man and a man with grey hair, with young men in white and orange shawls nearby. Steel pots and cooking vessels fill the background, with other workers and devotees, and a pink tiled wall with a notice board. The orange-clad figure is a person candidate given the turban, saffron clothing and rudraksha mala, but identity remains uncertain from appearance alone.2006-12-15December 15 20062006-12-15December 15 20062006-12-15Indoor communal kitchen serving food. A figure in a saffron-orange turban and orange robe, with long dark hair, stands at a steel counter serving from a large steel pot while wearing clear plastic gloves. Women queue in front of him holding steel plates; one in a white and blue flowered dress holds a plate and ladle, and others wear saris and carry bags. Pots and steel counters fill the background under fluorescent lights and ceiling fans. The page links this to a person Spurana convention in Avadi, Chennai, and the figure's distinctive orange-robed, long-haired appearance matches the page's subject, so this is a person serving food (annadan) during the event.2006-12-16A photograph of a kitchen-style hall where a man in an orange turban and orange robe with long dark hair sits on a metal counter, smiling and handing food from a steel vessel to a woman in white with a long braid. Around them stand a man in a white shirt and rudraksha mala beside an older man in white, a woman in white with a single braid and others in white and red sarees, with onlookers crowding behind. Tiled pink walls and steel utensils fill the background. The orange-robed figure shows distinctive long hair, orange turban and orange clothing with rudraksha beads, a person cue, but the appearance is only partly clear from this angle, so identity is uncertain.2006-12-15