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December 16 2017

Indoor buffet serving line in a cream-walled hall. A woman in a white top and white head covering serves rice from a steel pot. A man in a white t-shirt and hairnet stands behind the line, and a woman with long dark hair in a white top holds a steel plate of curry and flatbread. At right, a man in a cream kurta with a striped pattern wears a rudraksha mala and a name badge while holding a plate with flatbread and curry. Steel containers of curry and rice line the counter, and red curtains hang in the background windows.

2011-07-17 +2 copies

A 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.

November 25 2011

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.

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.

Annadhan in 2013

2013-01-01 +1 copies

A serving line in a hall where devotees in white clothing serve a meal from glass-fronted steel chafing dishes on long tables. A man on the left in white kurta and a red-and-white shawl holds a plate and reaches toward a dish of flatbreads. Women in white saris with red and gold borders wear white hairnets and handle serving tongs, one with a beaded necklace. A large framed painting of red-robed figures hangs on the wall above. Lines of other servers stand behind the counter, and the scene reads as annadan or communal meal service.

A 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.

December 16 2017

A photograph of a communal meal service in a bright hall with white walls and red curtains. Volunteers serve food from steel pots and trays onto plates. A man in a grey patterned shirt with a rudraksha-style necklace holds a plate of food on the left. A woman in a white outfit with teal beads serves from a tray. A young man in a white shirt with an orange shawl stands near the serving table. A man in a grey t-shirt and white apron wearing plastic gloves ladles from a large steel pot on the right. Steel bowls and cups are stacked on the table.

A 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 copies