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Annadhan in 20112011-01-01July 04 20112011-07-04 +1 copiesJuly 04 20112011-07-04 +1 copiesA serving line in a bright hall with peach walls and ceiling fans. A smiling woman in white kurta with rudraksha mala holds a steel plate while a man in red-and-gold dhoti and bare chest, with a dark rudraksha mala, ladles food from a steel pot onto it. Beside them a woman in brown patterned kurta and a man in blue polo with a volunteer badge serve from pots on a floral tablecloth. A man in a white apron and hairnet works behind them, and a monk in saffron robe with a camera stands at right. Other people and tables are visible in the background. This appears to be an annadan or prasad serving.2011-07-04 +1 copiesIndoor dining scene at a buffet counter with steel chafing trays of cooked food, some with a ladle. A man with long dark hair and a sleeveless saffron-orange robe stands at the centre, smiling and reaching toward a steel plate of food. Beside him, a man in a white shirt and an orange-brown shawl serves food. On the left, a woman in an orange top holds out a metal plate, and a man in white shirt with a lanyard smiles behind the counter. A person in an orange shirt is at the far right edge. Cream walls and a light switch panel are in the background.2008-06-09A photograph of a serving line in a bright, carpeted hall with white ceiling lights and maroon curtains. In the foreground, a figure with hair in a topknot wears a red-maroon shawl over bare shoulders, strung with large brown rudraksha beads. Beside him, a person in an orange wrap stands with a bald head. A woman in a blue patterned kurta with glasses and beaded bangles holds a steel plate and ladle over a large steel pot of orange liquid on a table decorated with printed fruit. Behind them, people in white clothes, one with a white cap, a man in white with a lanyard, and a young person in white with a rudraksha mala hold steel plates while waiting in line.2011-07-04 +1 copiesA photograph of an outdoor food service under a white tent with a gold-edged ceiling ornament. In the centre, a woman with long dark hair wears an orange-saffron robe, a rudraksha mala and a bracelet, and fills a white compartment plate with rice while holding a folded note or paper; a second robed person in ochre stands behind her. At the left, a man in a white shirt holds a white partitioned plate of rice and curry, and at the front-left a brass serving chafing dish holds curry. On the right, a woman in a maroon robe with a gold border and a rudraksha mala serves rice from a steel tray with a ladle. Brass stands hold the serving trays and food is being distributed to devotees, consistent with annadan. a person candidate present: the central figure has long swept-back hair, saffron robe and a rudraksha mala, but the appearance is not distinctive enough to confirm identity.2015-07-07 +1 copiesOctober 23 20122012-10-23July 07 20152015-07-07A photograph of a communal meal service under a covered open-sided shelter with a bamboo-mat ceiling. A row of people in white clothing serve food from steel vessels on a counter, ladling dal or curry into a stainless-steel bowl. In the foreground on the left, a woman in a white sari with orange border serves from a tray. On the right, a smiling man wearing rimless glasses, an orange shawl and a rudraksha mala stands beside a man in white with a yellow-bordered shawl. Other attendees in white and orange stoles line the serving counter.2007-02-15A food-service scene inside a white tent. Around him, a shaved-headed monk in a red-brown robe with rudraksha malas holds a food tray and a second bald monk in saffron stands at right. Women in white saris with red shawls and green lanyards stand at steel serving trays of rice and curry at a long table with brass-rimmed serving stands and a metal pot. Several people are visible, including partially visible figures at the edges.2015-07-07November 25 20112011-11-25