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February 26 20132013-02-26Annadhan in 20132013-01-01Annadhan in 20132013-01-01 +2 copiesA photo of a communal meal service under a tent with colourful bunting. Women in hairnets and plastic gloves, one in an orange sari, serve food from steel pots and trays along a long table covered with a pink-and-green patterned cloth. Two men on the right wear white kurtas and orange scarves; one has a rudraksha mala and a shirt printed with a portrait. A man in a white kurta and orange scarf holds a plate of rice, bread and vegetables. Other people in white and orange clothing stand behind the table.2012-10-13August 09 20072007-08-09A photograph of a food service line in a plain room with orange-red walls and barred windows. A man in a white kurta and orange shawl ladles rice from a steel pot into a white foam plate, and another man in a white kurta serves curry from a large dark pot. A man in a striped shirt and orange shawl holds a plate of food, an older man in white with an orange shawl holds a plate, and a bald man in a grey top with a yellow-and-orange shawl stands in the foreground. Steel trays and stacked white plates sit on a wooden table.2009-10-12A photo of a serving line under a covered open-sided shelter. Several men in white kurtas with orange shawls and orange garlands stand behind steel pots and buckets, serving rice and curry onto steel plates held by the foreground man. The man at right wears an orange shawl over white clothes, a red tilak on his forehead and an ID badge, smiling as he receives a plate. Other servers in white and orange ladle food from large pots, with a man in white at centre wearing a gold-trimmed shawl. Stainless steel vessels and a serving counter fill the scene.2007-02-15December 15 20062006-12-15 +1 copiesA large indoor hall during a mass meal service with long rows of people seated on floor mats and banana leaves laid out along tables. A central figure in an orange-saffron robe with a bright orange-red turban, long dark hair, and a wooden rudraksha-style mala around the neck smiles while serving food from a steel vessel, wearing clear plastic gloves. Beside them, a young man with a shaved head wears an orange shawl and white clothing. Behind the table, many white-clad volunteers and other attendees stand or move through the crowded hall, and a woman in an orange sari and a woman in a pink top are visible near the serving line. a person is serving annadan. Metal cups and steel containers are held by hands in the foreground.2007-12-12A serving line under a covered open-sided shelter with brown matting on the roof. Men in white clothes with orange shawls stand behind steel pots and trays of food, using ladles to serve rice and curry. On the left, a woman with a long thick braid and white garment faces the servers and holds a plate. On the far right, a man in white with orange shawl, rudraksha mala and wire-rimmed glasses holds a ladle over a steel pot of white rice. Several people stand in the background, and a bald man in white with a golden-bordered shawl serves food in the centre. Steel vessels and bowls of yellow curry fill the foreground.2007-02-15A photo of an annadan style meal service in a hall with orange curtains and ceiling fans. Volunteers in white clothes and aprons, some wearing gloves, serve food from steel pots and trays onto plates held by a line of people. On the left a man in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala stands near the serving counter. A bald man with a long beard in white clothes stands among the line, with a woman in a pink dupatta and a woman in white at the right. No clear, unambiguous evidence of a person's presence is visible; the orange-robed figure is not identifiable as him from appearance alone.2009-07-23October 23 20122012-10-23