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October 07 20062006-10-07Outdoor serving line under a red and white canopy at a Vellore, Tamil Nadu gathering. A man in a checked shirt and mustard lungi ladles food from a large stainless steel container onto a steel counter. Around him, devotees in white clothes and cream or white saris crowd the counter. A woman in a cream sari with a rudraksha-style beaded necklace gestures toward the counter, while a woman in white with a shawl holds a small paper cup. Stacked white and red plastic chairs stand behind a low wall, and palm trees and houses fill the background. No a person candidate is clearly visible.2006-11-25October 07 20062006-10-07A photograph of a crowd of ashram participants gathered outside a building with red-painted walls and a lattice panel, during a break. In the foreground an older man with grey hair wears a white shirt and an ID badge and holds a paper cup. Beside him a smiling woman in a white and purple sari wears a beaded mala and a pendant, and another woman in a cream sari with brown border wears a rudraksha mala and holds a bag. Other people in white clothing, some with orange-bordered saris, stand around with lanyard badges. A steel container sits at lower left.2006-10-07Outdoor photo of devotees serving food at a makeshift counter on bare earth with scrubby trees behind. Three large stainless steel containers with lids stand on a cloth-covered table. A woman in a cream sari with red woven border lifts a lid, and a woman in a cream sari stands beside her at the containers. A man in a white shirt on the right holds a sleeve of stacked white paper cups. A bare-chested young man wearing a white dhoti and a rudraksha mala stands in the center. A man in white on the left smiles and wears a white shawl. Several more people stand in the background, including a man in a striped shawl and a man in a white shirt.2010-12-16A photograph of devotees queuing at a serving counter under a red and white canopy during an outdoor event. A grey-haired woman in a grey sari with a red border and a black beaded necklace stands at left, looking down. Beside her a woman in a white sari with a gold border and a dark beaded necklace holds a small cup. A woman in a yellow sari with gold jewellery holds a small item, and a woman in a white sari with a maroon blouse wears glasses and a name badge. At right, a man in a striped shirt and dhoti pours from a steel urn into paper cups stacked on the counter, with a wicker basket in front.2006-11-25A large crowd of mostly men in white dhotis and white shirts queues along a covered veranda beside an orange-painted building. In the foreground, a server in a white shirt and white head cap pours from a stainless steel urn into small white cups on a metal counter, while a man in white with a lanyard reaches for one. Other attendees in white, orange and striped shirts stand waiting on a dirt ground, and a few wear rudraksha malas. Unfinished concrete structures and trees fill the background under an overcast sky.2010-08-21October 07 20062006-10-07Outdoor food distribution on a dirt ground with a terracotta-coloured wall and trees behind under an overcast sky. A man in white kurta with a dark rudraksha-style mala serves from a table covered with a floral plastic cloth, where large steel containers, bowls and a ladle sit. Several people in white and cream clothing queue or help, including a woman in a cream sari with a red shawl beside her. Other people in beige shawls and casual wear stand around. About seven or eight people are visible.2010-12-16December 15 20062006-12-15Dim, crowded indoor photo of devotees gathered around blue plastic drums during a ritual, with a dark background and several people in white clothing. A woman in a yellow and white sari and beaded necklaces leans over a blue drum and dips her hands in it, while a man in a white shirt and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces holds a white cloth over the other drum. Nearby women in white saris wear gold necklaces and bangles, one in an orange sari with a red bindi, and a young boy in a white dhoti stands at the right edge. Photograph shows a Shivaratri observance; no clearly recognizable a person is visible in the frame.2007-02-16July 10 20132013-07-10