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September 23 2016

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A food serving line at an ashram dining area. In the foreground an older man in white clothes and a red lanyard holds a steel tray of rice, curries and papadum. Behind the serving counter a man in a white dhoti with a yellow border and a white hairnet ladles food from copper vessels into trays. Other servers in white with red lanyards stand along the counter, and brass-handled serving pots and copper pots of curry fill the table.2016-09-23Annadhan during Allahabad Kumbhamela 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesAnnadhan in 20152015-01-01 +1 copiesA 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.2016-07-05A photograph of a buffet-style meal service in a long hall. A woman in a white t-shirt, hairnet, plastic gloves and a rudraksha-style brown beaded necklace serves food from steel containers with a ladle. Beside her, a smiling man in a white t-shirt with a red-brown shawl and a lanyard receives rice on a metal tray, while other men in white shirts with orange lanyards and a person in orange robes wait in line. Steel trays hold rice, curry and vegetable dishes under a glass sneeze guard, and framed pictures hang on the wall at left.2014-10-13 +1 copiesSeptember 23 20162016-09-23Annadhan in 20152015-01-01 +1 copiesA photograph of a communal meal service line in a plain whitewashed hall with a metal serving counter and sneeze-guard. Several men in white hair-nets and disposable plastic gloves serve food from steel trays into compartments of rice, yellow dal-like dishes and fried balls. In the foreground, a man in a white shirt and dark trousers holds a steel plate with rice, fried snacks and bread. Behind the counter, a man in a bright orange head-turban and white clothes stands among other attendees, and a man in a green shirt looks on. Flowers in red and yellow sit on the counter. Overall this depicts an annadan style food distribution.2015-08-22A communal annadan serving line in a bright indoor hall. A bald man in orange saffron robes with long rudraksha malas stands at left holding a steel plate of food. Beside him, two young men in white dhotis with saffron borders and rudraksha malas hold steel plates; the one in the centre has a sandalwood or kumkum mark on his forehead. Women in white saris and hairnets serve from copper and steel vessels on a long table, with brass arched railings and pink flowers in the foreground.2016-07-02A photograph of a community meal service in a temple-style hall. Several men line up at a steel serving counter, holding terracotta plates and cups as volunteers in white kurta-style clothes and white hair nets ladle food from large steel pots of curry and rice. A man in a white shirt with an orange-trimmed sleeve stands among them, and a golden ornate shrine structure with a kalasha-like top is visible in the background. The scene shows annadan style food distribution among about eight people.2011-11-21February 12 20162016-02-12July 02 20162016-07-02