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August 21 20162016-08-21August 21 20162016-08-21A serving line for a meal in an ashram dining hall. Several devotees in hairnets and clear plastic gloves serve food from steel pans onto metal thalis. A young man in the centre wears a rust-red and orange robe with rudraksha malas and smiles while ladling food. Visitors in white tops, a grey shawl and a blue embroidered blouse hold out their plates. A woman in a yellow sari with glasses is in the lower right foreground. Steel pans, a ladle, and a large framed painting of a deity in the background fill the room. Several people in the crowd are visible.2017-12-16Annadhan in 20152015-01-01 +1 copiesA dining hall where volunteers serve a community meal from steel trays. A woman in a rust-red sari and a long rudraksha mala serves rice and dal from a steel pot, wearing clear gloves. A smiling man in a white kurta with a tilak holds a tray and receives food. Other people queue behind them, including a woman in a beige shawl with long locks. Dishes include yellow dal, rice, mung beans and vegetables. A framed portrait of a person in red garments with a rudraksha mala hangs on the wall, and hanging colourful decorations are visible overhead. Several people are visible in the frame.2017-12-16July 02 20162016-07-02Annadhan in 20152015-01-01 +1 copiesA buffet serving line at an ashram-style meal. A woman in a white apron-style top, blue hair net and clear plastic gloves serves food from steel pots with a ladle onto terracotta-coloured plates and bowls held by devotees. Several women queue in colourful salwar kameez: one in a yellow kurta, one in a teal printed top with a blue lanyard, one in a pink top holding a small child, and an older woman in pink with glasses. Steel serving vessels, lentil and rice dishes and a green vegetable sit along the table. The scene shows annadan-style communal food service.2011-11-26A buffet-style meal service in a bright hall with recessed ceiling lights. In the foreground, a smiling woman in a white sari with a red border and blue disposable gloves ladles food from a steel pan, while a woman in a purple salwar kameez with a lavender shawl holds a plate of rice, fried snacks and chutney. Behind them, a shaved-headed man in white dhoti-style cloth and a rudraksha-type necklace serves from a pan, and other volunteers wear blue hairnets. Steel trays of fritters and bowls of white sauce sit on the counter, with framed portraits on the far wall.2011-11-25A photograph of a community food service in a yellow-walled dining hall. A long-haired man in an orange-red dhoti-style wrap with layered gold beaded necklaces is serving cooked rice from a large steel pot with a ladle, smiling. Behind the counter, women in white and cream saris and blue hair nets are handing out food and carrying a woven basket. On the left, a shaved-headed man in orange cloth and rudraksha beads watches. Several devotees in white and orange clothing hold steel plates. Stainless steel pots line the left wall. Visible people: about ten.2012-09-20 +2 copiesOctober 26 20152015-10-26 +1 copiesDecember 16 20172017-12-16