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Outdoor food service at an ashram courtyard on a sunny day. Four women stand at a long table covered with a clear plastic sheet, serving from steel pots and buckets with ladles. The woman at left wears a white salwar kameez and dupatta and holds a plate; the others wear a yellow dupatta, a pink dupatta and a white top with a green patterned kurta. Behind them are white buildings, a corrugated sheet shelter, potted plants, a green bin and a metal letterbox on the wall. Two women appear in the background.

January 09 2010

A photograph of an outdoor food service under a covered patio beside a whitewashed wall and green shrubs. A woman in a white sari with a gold border and a long plait stands at a steel-topped table, serving rice and food onto a compartmented steel plate. Behind her, a man in a white kurta with a yellow shawl stands over a large steel bucket and pots of food. At the right, a young man in a white t-shirt with a pendant necklace ladles from a bowl. Two more people stand at the left in red and white clothing, one in a red striped shirt and one in a red sari. The setting resembles an annadan meal service.

Outdoor 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.

A food service line under an open pavilion with red wooden pillars. A woman in a pink kurta with an orange shawl serves food onto a plate from a steel pot. Beside her, a woman in a white top with an orange scarf and rudraksha mala ladles food, while a man in an orange shawl and rudraksha mala stands at the right holding a serving ladle over a steel bowl. Men in white and orange shawls stand behind the counter. Steel vessels of curry, leafy greens, rice and flatbread sit on a patterned cloth, with a blue bucket of liquid in front. Trees are visible outside.

May 29 2006

2006-05-29 +1 copies

A photograph of a food serving station set up under an open-sided covered area beside a sandy yard and white walls. On the left, a woman in a white sari with a coral-pink border and a red blouse, wearing glasses and a neck lanyard, holds a small bowl and ladle. In the centre, a young man in a white kurta with a dark bead necklace reaches toward a steel pot. On the right, a young man in a white t-shirt and white trousers, wearing a lanyard, stands by the table. The white-covered folding table holds large steel pots and buckets, one with a ladle and another with a lid and ladle, serving food to volunteers in an annadan-style meal service.

July 30 2011

2011-07-30 +2 copies

A photograph of a covered open-sided hall with a corrugated roof and red pillars. In the foreground a man in a white kurta with a cream-coloured garland of flowers reaches over a silver tray holding chocolates or sweets and small brass bowls. Behind him a woman in a white top with a pale garland stands beside a brass kalasha with green leaves. At right a young woman in a cream and gold saree with a gold border smiles and holds a mobile phone. At far left a woman in an orange top wears a dark mala and stands near the railing. Orange-roofed buildings and green trees are visible through the open side.

Ashram meal service in a plain white-walled hall with red curtains. A man in white kurta with a dark mala holds a steel plate of rice while another man in white serves from a long table covered with white cloth, steel bowls of orange curry and dal. A woman in white with a lanyard ladles food and a woman in a white sari with a yellow beaded necklace sits at the table. A man with grey hair and glasses in a dark top with a red-orange cord watches the serving. A girl in a blue salwar with a white dupatta stands at left. Steel bowls of rice and kheer fill the foreground.

A photograph of a communal lunch serving under a bamboo-roofed open pavilion. In the foreground a man in white shirt wears a long rudraksha mala and holds a plate. Women in white saris and dark blouses ladle rice and curry from steel pots and bowls into plates held by serving staff. Men and women in white and cream clothing stand and move in the background among the food counter and steel vessels.

Annadhan during Allahabad Kumbhamela 2013

2013-01-01 +1 copies