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A photograph of a communal food service under a corrugated metal roof with bamboo supports. In the foreground, a person in white holds a copper plate. Behind a large stainless steel pot and smaller steel vessels, several men in white kurtas with yellow shawls serve food onto copper plates. The man at right wears a rudraksha mala and smiles.

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March 11 20172017-03-11Photo of a open-sided thatched pavilion where men in white dhotis and shirts sit at a long metal table serving a meal on green banana leaves. A bald, bespectacled man in a white dhoti and shirt wears a rudraksha mala and a gold-coloured bracelet, holding a serving spoon over a leaf plate of rice and fried snacks. Beside him, a man in a white shirt holds a steel bowl of white rice. Seated diners eat from leaves, with plastic cups on the table. Background includes a printed banner and a poster with a photo, and a few standing people in white.2011-01-16February 06 20172017-02-06 +2 copiesA photograph of a community kitchen serving line with stainless steel counters and large metal pots. Several young men in white shirts and trousers, some with green lanyards and rudraksha malas, and two in orange saffron shawls, are serving food from steel containers onto plates. A man in white shirt and grey trousers stands at the left edge facing the counter. A framed picture of a seated figure in orange robes hangs on the wall at upper right. Food scraps lie on the steel surface and an open window shows greenery outside.2007-08-31February 06 20172017-02-06 +3 copiesA photograph of a serving line in a large dining hall. A smiling person in an orange-saffron turban and orange robe, with long swept-back dark hair, rudraksha beads and a white flower tucked at the waist, uses a steel ladle to serve food from a steel pot onto a white plate held by a man in a white shirt in the foreground. Other men in white shirts and rudraksha malas stand behind a counter with another steel vessel of food, and a few people are visible in the background. The appearance cues match the a person candidate, who is serving food as an annadan-style service.2006-12-15 +1 copiesA photograph of a communal meal service under a covered open-sided shelter with a bamboo-mat ceiling. A row of people in white clothing serve food from steel vessels on a counter, ladling dal or curry into a stainless-steel bowl. In the foreground on the left, a woman in a white sari with orange border serves from a tray. On the right, a smiling man wearing rimless glasses, an orange shawl and a rudraksha mala stands beside a man in white with a yellow-bordered shawl. Other attendees in white and orange stoles line the serving counter.2007-02-15A serving line inside a metal-roofed, open-sided shed with red-painted struts, where volunteers in white hairnets serve food from steel chafing trays. A bare-chested man with a rudraksha-style necklace and gold bangle wears a white dhoti with a gold border and spoons rice from a tray. Other servers in white dhotis and hairnets work along the counter, which holds rice, yellow dal-like curry and brown gravy. A woman with glasses at left and a man in a yellow shirt at lower right handle food, while a man in white dhoti stands at right. Scattered tarpaulins sit at the left edge.2019-01-20Outdoor lunch service at an ashram under a thatched shelter. Several men in white shirts and white dhotis serve food from large stainless steel pots and buckets. A man in the foreground wearing a rudraksha mala ladles rice and dal onto a compartmented steel plate, while others hold steel tiffin containers and flatbread. A man at right wears glasses, a white shirt and an ID badge. A man in orange cloth stands behind the servers. Dry palm-thatch roof and green foliage surround the serving area.2006-10-07April 17 20112011-04-17 +1 copiesA food-serving scene under a thatched open-sided shelter with bamboo mats and green trees behind. Several people in white dhotis or white clothes with orange shawls stand at a serving counter. A young woman in front holds a steel plate of idlis, and a woman in the center holds another steel plate, wearing a red bindi and beaded necklace. A young woman with a red tilak on her forehead and an orange shawl stands behind them, while a young man in a white shirt and blue checked apron stirs a large steel pot with a ladle. Steel buckets and containers sit on the counter, and a video camera is visible at the right edge.2006-10-10December 25 20082008-12-25