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A photograph of an annadaan meal service in a plain white-walled hall with red curtains at the windows and a red-tiled floor. A long table draped in cream cloth holds steel serving pans and bowls, and several people stand serving food from behind it. Devotees in white clothes queue along the table, several wearing white and one in a white sari, while a man in an orange kurta and another in a red head covering serve. A woman in a white top and a man in khaki trousers stand in the foreground, and the scene is typical of community food service at an ashram.

June 25 2009

A buffet serving line in a white-walled hall with red curtains and a terracotta tiled floor. Several people queue at a counter draped in white cloth with gold trim, holding plates and bowls. A man in an orange shirt and a man in white shirts stand in line, a woman in white and a woman in orange serve from steel chafing dishes. Two young attendants in white shirts, one wearing an apron, serve food on the right. A woman in a white outfit with a red shoulder strap stands at the end of the queue. No one in the image is identifiable as a person.

July 09 2009

A photo of an annadan style communal meal in a plain white hall with yellow curtains and ceiling fans. A man in an orange shirt with a rudraksha-style cord stands at left, serving from a long steel counter filled with metal pans and bowls. Several people in white clothes, including a man in a white shirt and a woman in white with a pink dupatta, wait in line holding steel plates to receive food. Others sit at tables at the back.

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.

Photograph of a plain white-walled hall with a high ceiling and a brown ceiling fan, where people in white clothing queue along a long covered serving table holding steel pots and trays, serving a meal. Several servers wear orange sleeveless vests over white. A man in a grey cap and white shirt stands in the foreground, a woman with long dark hair in a white outfit stands at center, and a bald man in white stands at the left edge. A white refrigerator, a wall sink, a wall clock and red curtains are visible by the window. The scene appears to be communal food service at a residential programme, though no a person candidate is clearly identifiable.

November 19 2009

A photo of a communal dining or annadan serving area with stainless steel chafing dishes on a white-draped table against a wall with red curtains and orange-tiled walls. A woman with long light brown hair, wearing a white dress and a red shoulder strap, holds a serving spoon over a dish and smiles, wearing a garland of beads with pink flowers. Nearby, a young man in white kurta and a patterned apron, with a dark shirt and waist cloth, serves food, and another man in a white shirt stands at the right in a white kurta with a rudraksha-style cord. Several men in white clothes and a man in a white t-shirt stand in the background.

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.

July 01 2015

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A food service line under a covered hall with white draped walls and red valances. Devotees in white clothes with red and orange shawls and red beaded garlands stand behind long tables draped with magenta satin, serving vegetable dishes onto steel plates and white paper plates. A woman in an orange blouse and white cloth at left holds a plate, and an elderly woman in a white outfit with an orange-red shawl and black handbag at right holds a plate of food. Small bowls of condiments and a bowl of orange powder sit on the tables. Other people in white stand in the background. Annadan meal service is visible.

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