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A photograph of a communal meal service in a hall. Several volunteers in white dhoti-style garments with red-orange shawls stand behind a long serving line of steel chafing dishes filled with rice, yellow dal and other curries. Women in front wear light blue hairnets and plastic gloves, serving food with ladles onto white plates. A woman in a white sari with a red-orange shawl and a bindi holds a plate, while others carry plates of fruit, vegetables and sweets. A framed painting hangs on the upper-left wall. Background devotees line tables in white and red clothing.

2016-02-22 +1 copies

A photo of a communal meal service in a dining hall. Several women in white dress with red-orange shawls stand behind steel serving trays and ladle food; one server wears a white hairnet and clear gloves. Other servers in white and red-orange wraps carry plates loaded with rice, vegetables and dark berries toward the diners. A woman in the foreground wears a white and red-orange outfit, a beaded necklace and a red bindi while holding a plate. Framed red artwork hangs on the wall behind, and tables and chairs fill the room. The scene reads as annadan, a serving of food to devotees.

October 13 2014

2014-10-13 +1 copies

A buffet serving line of food in steel chafing dishes, with volunteers in white hairnets serving rice and curries to participants. A woman in white with a red shawl and a man in a red and white checked shawl serve from the line, while a boy in a white shirt and red sash and a teenager in white with an orange sash hold plates. A man in the foreground wears a hairnet and white shirt with a red lanyard. In the background a person in saffron and red robes stands near a ceremonial area, and others in white and purple move through a hall with white chairs. Several people are visible in the distance, some wearing red sashes, in a marble-floored banquet hall.

November 01 2013

2013-11-01 +1 copies

August 21 2016

A photograph of a serving line for a meal in a white-walled hall. Volunteers in white clothes with red shawls stand behind a long table of stainless steel trays, plates and bowls of food. A worker in a red t-shirt and hairnet ladles food onto a plate held by a man in a white t-shirt and red shawl. Other staff wear white hairnets and aprons, and pink water bottles sit on the table. Several people queue in red shawls and white clothes.

2015-07-05 +1 copies

A serving line in a hall where devotees in white clothing serve a meal from glass-fronted steel chafing dishes on long tables. A man on the left in white kurta and a red-and-white shawl holds a plate and reaches toward a dish of flatbreads. Women in white saris with red and gold borders wear white hairnets and handle serving tongs, one with a beaded necklace. A large framed painting of red-robed figures hangs on the wall above. Lines of other servers stand behind the counter, and the scene reads as annadan or communal meal service.

February 12 2016

December 16 2017

Indoor serving line at an ashram-style hall with tiled floor. A woman in a teal blouse and red shawl, with a red bindi, uses tongs to place food from steel chafing dishes into a white divided tray. Behind the counter, several people wear white hair nets and red shawls and serve food with ladles and gloved hands. In the background, people in white and red-bordered clothing queue or stand near a table. A large red curtain hangs on the right. The scene shows a communal meal service.