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July 17 2008

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December 31 20092009-12-31A photograph of a crowded, plainly furnished room with pink walls and barred windows, where a group of people stand and share refreshments. In the foreground, a man in a white t-shirt and orange-bordered dhoti faces a woman in a white sari with gold border, a rudraksha-style black bead mala and a pink sash, holding a basket of bananas and white sweets and a tray of small cups. Several women in white saris with gold borders, one in a yellow shawl, another in an orange-and-white sari, and a woman in a pink patterned sari holding a cup stand nearby, some drinking from paper cups. Metal wall fixtures and an open doorway are visible at right.2009-08-03September 20 20122012-09-20July 17 20082008-07-17A seated group of devotees eats a meal from metal thalis in a hall. Most wear white or cream clothes with rust-red shawls and beaded rudraksha-style malas; some wear white head coverings. A woman in front left holds a plate of food, a woman in green and white at centre left eats, and a bespectacled woman with curly hair on the right eats from a steel plate with small bowls. Behind them, standing attendants in white serve food and carry trays of prasad, and a boy in a red garment on the left holds a plate. A red curtain hangs at the far left.2014-09-13December 17 20062006-12-17A photograph of a community meal service in a bare, white-walled hall with tall windows. In the foreground a smiling young woman in a white top and orange-yellow skirt holds a leaf plate of food. Beside her, a woman in a white salwar-style top and white shawl holds a plate, while a man in white dhoti and white shirt, wearing transparent gloves, ladles rice from a large steel pot. Several other men in white shirts and white dhotis stand in a queue, and a man in a blue shirt stands at the back. A woman in a red-and-orange sari stands at the left edge. Steel vessels of food sit on the counter in the lower part of the frame.2009-07-12Three smiling women in white saris stand in a covered dining hall, each holding a steel plate of rice and curry. Each wears a green-and-gold rosette badge on her chest. The woman on the left wears a small red bindi and no necklace; the middle woman wears gold bangles and a beaded necklace; the woman on the right wears a gold-bordered white sari, a dark bead mala with a pendant, and red bangles. Behind them, men in white clothes move around the serving area with steel vessels, and a few more people stand in the background. The scene reads as community meal service, annadan.2007-02-15A photograph inside an open-sided thatched pavilion where people are serving food from steel plates. In the foreground a woman in a white sari with a gold border holds a steel plate and serving spoon, and a man in a white shirt on the right ladles orange food from a steel plate. Other women in a green sari and a pink-purple sari are also holding steel plates. Behind them, young men in white kurtas with orange shawls and beaded necklaces stand among white plastic chairs, with a thatched hut and trees visible through the open walls.2007-02-15June 19 20132013-06-19January 01 20102010-01-01A busy commercial-style kitchen serving food to devotees in a community meal setting. In the foreground, several women in white and cream clothing, some wearing gloves, hold steel plates of golden dosas and orange chutney. Behind them, a man in a checked shirt and a man in a white shirt with a lanyard ladle food from a basket and pan. Stainless steel hoods, tiled walls and large cooking vessels fill the background, with other workers in the distance. This appears to be an annadan-style meal service.2006-12-14