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A buffet serving line in a bright hall with cream walls and a decorative ceiling. Devotees in white kurta-style clothes and lanyards serve food from steel chafing dishes onto orange-brown plates; a man in a white t-shirt with a blue lanyard loads his plate, and a shaved-headed man in a grey sleeveless top and rudraksha-style beaded necklace stands at the counter. Trays hold fried snacks, bread-like slices and curry, and a framed deity picture hangs on the left wall.

July 07 2013

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July 03 2013

2013-07-03 +1 copies

A photo of an ashram dining hall where volunteers serve a communal meal from steel pots onto plates on a long buffet table covered with a floral cloth. In the foreground a man in a white kurta wears a red and white beaded necklace and rudraksha-style mala and serves food with a ladle. Beside him an elderly man in a cream sweater and grey trousers and a woman in a pink shawl and glasses also serve. Long tables with floral cloths and seated diners fill the background under ceiling fans and white walls.

July 02 2013

2013-07-02 +1 copies

A buffet-style meal service in a bright hall with pale pink walls. Several volunteers in white clothing and orange lanyards serve food from steel chafing dishes. A man in a grey vest and white shirt wears a white hairnet and serves rice and curry onto a tray. A woman in a red and cream sari stands beside him. Another volunteer in a white hairnet serves from the far side. A woman with long hair and a red head wrap holds a plate of vegetables and tomato. A large steel bowl of white curd sits in the foreground beside stacked trays, and a framed portrait hangs on the wall behind the serving line. No figure is clearly identified as a person.

2013-07-07 +1 copies

A photograph of devotees serving themselves a meal at a buffet line in a bright, pale-walled hall. A woman with a long brown ponytail in a white kurta and a red sash leans over steel chafing trays, holding a tray with food. Beside her, a bald man in white clothes and a red sash serves from another tray, and a man in white with an orange lanyard holds a plate with vegetables and a red cup. Other people in white clothing and red sashes stand nearby, some holding red mugs.

2013-03-29 +1 copies

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.

July 02 2013

2013-07-02 +2 copies

A buffet line in an indoor hall with pink walls. A woman in a white dress with glasses serves food from a steel tray at a table draped in red cloth. Beside her a woman in an orange top with a dark beaded necklace uses tongs. A man in a white shirt with a red lanyard and a man in white with rudraksha beads take food, and a bald man in white with glasses holds a tray at right. Chafing dishes hold sliced vegetables, tomatoes and a dish of fried food. A large framed portrait on the wall shows a man in an orange-brown garment with gold necklaces, labelled as a portrait. Plates and bowls fill the line.

2013-07-03 +1 copies

A buffet serving line in a large hall with a drop ceiling and bright lights, with a serving counter of stainless steel trays holding rice dishes and vegetable curries. A shaved-headed young man in an orange robe with a red-and-orange shawl and rudraksha beads on his arm and neck serves food with gloved hands. Beside him a man in a white shirt and glasses serves, and a woman in white with a red mala leans over the counter. On the right a bald man in a white shirt with an orange shawl and glasses stands near a woman in white. Other people in white and red cloths stand and sit in the background, and red banners hang on the walls. This is communal food distribution, annadan-style serving.

A photograph of a serving line for a meal in a white-walled hall. Volunteers in white clothes with red shawls stand behind a long table of stainless steel trays, plates and bowls of food. A worker in a red t-shirt and hairnet ladles food onto a plate held by a man in a white t-shirt and red shawl. Other staff wear white hairnets and aprons, and pink water bottles sit on the table. Several people queue in red shawls and white clothes.

2015-07-05 +1 copies