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A communal meal service in a decorated tent hall with white canopy and hanging colourful cloth panels with elephant motifs. A woman in a white garment with a long plait ladles rice from a large steel pot on a floral-covered table. Beside her a woman in a teal sari with a beaded necklace holds a steel plate of rice, and a man in a light blue shirt and white dhoti holds a plate. A woman in a white sari with gold border serves from a dish, and a woman in a red sari stands at the right edge. Other people in white and pink clothing queue and sit in the background, with a dark red stage curtain behind.

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A photograph of a communal meal service under a white tented hall. Men in white kurta-style clothes, several with yellow scarves draped over their shoulders, stand behind a long steel serving counter serving rice from large stainless steel pots. Pots of curried dishes sit in a row along the counter. Other servers in white and a woman in a white sari with a red shawl assist along the line. Tall hanging cylindrical banners with blue, yellow and orange geometric patterns decorate the ceiling, and an orange cloth drapes from the top edge. Several people are visible in the background, and the scene reads as annadan or prasadam distribution in an ashram setting.2010-02-21A serving line for a communal meal in an indoor hall with pink walls and decorative striped pillars. A woman in a white sari with a dark rudraksha-style bead necklace and a red hair flower ladles white rice from a large steel pot with a serving spoon. Behind her, men and women in white clothing hold out banana leaves heaped with rice and side dishes at steel serving pots. An older man in a white shirt on the left holds a banana leaf plate, and others stand in line, some in white dhotis and shirts. This appears to be an annadan-style meal service. No one clearly appears to be a person in this image.2011-11-07A photograph of a communal meal service in a hall with white walls and a tiled counter. Several women in white and orange clothing serve food from large steel pots using ladles and tongs, filling metal plates with rice and vegetable dishes. A woman in the foreground wearing a striped top, glasses, gold bangles and a dark beaded necklace holds a plate of rice. Other women wear white saris and salwar kameez in pink, green and white, some with beaded necklaces. Gloves are worn by the servers. A few people stand near a doorway at the left background. No a person candidate is visible.2010-02-21January 24 20092009-01-24January 24 20092009-01-24September 22 20122012-09-22November 01 20142014-11-01 +2 copiesA photograph of a community meal service under a canopy hung with gold and red draped fabric and strings of marigold garlands. In the foreground a woman in a cream sari with an orange border and rudraksha mala holds a steel plate of white rice and fried items, while a woman in a white sari with gold border ladles rice from a large steel bucket. Behind them other women and men in white and dark clothing stand at a serving counter with steel vessels. Tube lights are fixed on the draped poles.2006-12-27A food service line in a decorated hall with white draped ceiling and terracotta lattice windows. Women in white garments with orange shawls serve rice, curry and a creamy dish from steel pots on a floral-patterned cloth-covered table. A woman in an orange and yellow shawl holds a steel plate of rice and curry, and a woman in a pink sari stands beside her. A man in a white t-shirt with an event badge and other attendees stand in the background. A painted decorative pillar with an elephant motif is visible at right. Several people appear in the frame, with some partially visible.2010-02-21July 20 20112011-07-20 +1 copiesJuly 20 20112011-07-20 +1 copiesDecember 25 20072007-12-25