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March 11 2017

A photograph of a free meal service at an ashram food counter under a corrugated roof with red-painted beams. Volunteers in white hairnets and white caps serve food from steel trays onto plates held by women in white and gold sarees and a girl in a cream and orange outfit. A woman in an orange blouse and cream saree on the left holds out a steel plate of rice and curry. Trays of yellow curry sit on the counter, and a green-netted fence and foliage show through the open side. The image is an annadan scene, with food being given to devotees and visitors.

March 11 2017

2017-03-11 +1 copies

A serving line for annadan free meals at an ashram dining area. In the foreground, a woman in a white hairnet, white apron and plastic gloves ladles curry from a steel tray with a blue ladle, while another worker in a hairnet serves from trays of fried snacks. Several women and girls in white and cream sarees with gold borders and gold jewellery hold steel plates and wait in line, and a young girl stands among them. Men in white dhotis and shirts stand further back. Steel food trays, a wire-mesh window with green plants outside and a red-brown wall frame the scene.

March 11 2017

A photograph of a buffet-style meal service in an ashram dining hall. A woman in an orange saree with a rudraksha mala and a white hairnet serves rice from a steel tray while wearing clear plastic gloves. Several women queue at the steel counter holding paper plates; one in a green saree and a woman in a magenta saree are prominent, and a young girl stands among them. A man in white clothes stands behind the counter. Steel trays hold rice dishes and white rice, and the room has cream walls and red curtains.

2014-10-12 +2 copies

A photograph of a community meal line in a covered hall with a corrugated roof and white pillars. Volunteers in white shirts and cream sarees serve rice and curry from large steel pots onto plates held out by a line of devotees. A man in a white shirt and wristwatch ladles food on the right, a woman in a green-bordered white saree serves from a bowl, and a boy in white uniform helps at the counter. Attendees in white clothes, sarees and gold ornaments queue along the left.

A photograph of an annadan food-serving line at a covered ashram walkway with a red-orange wall and wire mesh on the right. A young man in saffron-orange robes, a white hair net, a rudraksha mala and a beaded armband stands at a steel serving counter, spooning food. Another saffron-robed server in a hair net stands beside him. A grey-haired elderly man in a white shirt and white dhoti holds a steel plate of yellow rice, with a small badge on his shirt. Other people in white and light blue shirts wait in the line behind.

2017-03-11 +1 copies

May 10 2017

A large outdoor food distribution line under a corrugated metal shelter beside a yellow building. Many devotees in white and cream clothing queue along a long table covered with a red checked cloth, holding paper plates and receiving rice and food from servers. Women in saris, including one in a light blue sari with an ID badge and one in a mustard-orange sari, stand in the foreground. Male volunteers in white shirts and white dhotis serve from the table. Near the right edge, a volunteer in white with an orange stole walks past, and a framed portrait hangs on the yellow wall. Colourful tent canopies and trees are visible beyond.

A indoor hall with tiled walls and a ceiling air conditioner shows a long line of women in white and pale saris standing at a steel serving counter with stainless steel trays. Several women wear blue or white name badges on their clothing. One woman in a red sari with glasses stands near the centre, and another in a green-and-white sari stands at the left edge. No a person figure is visible.

Indoor communal kitchen serving food. A figure in a saffron-orange turban and orange robe, with long dark hair, stands at a steel counter serving from a large steel pot while wearing clear plastic gloves. Women queue in front of him holding steel plates; one in a white and blue flowered dress holds a plate and ladle, and others wear saris and carry bags. Pots and steel counters fill the background under fluorescent lights and ceiling fans. The page links this to a person Spurana convention in Avadi, Chennai, and the figure's distinctive orange-robed, long-haired appearance matches the page's subject, so this is a person serving food (annadan) during the event.