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A food service line at an ashram annadan. A man in white dhoti and shawl with a long swept-back ponytail, white vibhuti on his forehead and arms, and a gold wristwatch carries a metal plate of prepared food. Beside him, women in orange saris and white hairnets and gloves serve from steel containers and a large copper pot. Several other people in white and orange move along the line in the background.

August 21 2016

A photograph of a serving line at a temple-style meal service. Several people in white dhotis and orange-red shawls stand behind steel trays, serving food with ladles. A woman in an orange sari and a rudraksha mala holds a serving spoon, and a woman in a gold-bordered sari wears a white hairnet. A man in a white shirt in the foreground reaches toward a copper vessel filled with cooked corn cobs. Other visible people wear clear plastic gloves and white hairnets. The setting is a bright indoor hall with pale walls and a glass window. A copper pot and brass pillar stand at the centre of the counter.

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.

October 23 2012

August 21 2016

A long serving line of volunteers in white hairnets and plastic gloves ladles food from steel pans onto white plates at an annadan meal service. Several women in red shawls and a woman in a gold and orange silk saree stand at the counter, while a man in a red scarf works at the far end. Other people wait and move along the line in a bright hall, with a tray trolley and steel containers in front. Small servings of yellow rice and vegetables fill the plates.

A lunch serving line at an ashram event. In the foreground, a man with short dark hair wears white clothes, an orange shawl over his shoulders and a dark rudraksha mala, holding a steel plate of rice dishes. Beside him, a bald man in white with an orange shawl also holds a plate. Behind the counter, a woman in a blue hairnet and striped sari, wearing plastic gloves, serves food from steel pans of rice into the plates. Other people in white and orange stand nearby, and colourful paper streamers hang from the ceiling.

Annadhan in 2013

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A photograph of an annadan food service line in an indoor hall with pink walls, ceiling lights and colourful tassel decorations. Two men and a woman in white hairnets and disposable gloves serve food from steel trays onto plates held by devotees. A young man in an orange-brown dhoti with a bare chest and rudraksha beads serves from a steel pan. A woman in a white sari with a rudraksha mala stands at the right, and an older bearded man in white kurta with a garland waits in line at left. A framed portrait of a woman in an orange garment with garlands hangs on the back wall.

December 16 2017

Night outdoor scene on a paved path where volunteers serve food from a long table draped in orange and red cloth. Metal pots and steel pans of curry sit on banana leaves, and a man in white dhoti and shirt with a shaved head and bare upper body ladles food. Nearby, a man in white with a hairnet serves from a pot, and a man in white with a camera around his neck watches. Men in white clothes and hairnets work the line; a woman in a red sari stands in the background. Behind them are a water jug and a red pillar. A man at left wears a garland of white and red flowers and a tilak. A man at left wears a white dhoti, glasses and a red lanyard and places food on leaves.