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August 24 2014

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Annadhan in 20142014-01-01A food serving line under a corrugated metal roof beside an orange-brown wall. In the foreground a shaved-headed devotee in an orange wrap, rudraksha mala and bead armband, wearing a grey head cover, stands at a steel tray of rice and curries. Behind the counter, men in white shirts and white caps serve food with ladles to a row of people, and an elderly man in white on the right waits with a white shawl. The scene reflects annadan, free meals offered at the ashram.2017-03-11June 12 20142014-06-12May 13 20132013-05-13 +1 copiesA food service line in a pink-walled hall. In the foreground, a young man in a white kurta with a rudraksha-style mala holds a white foam plate and receives food from a steel serving tray with a clear sneeze guard. Behind the counter, servers in white shirts and white hair nets, one wearing a red vest, scoop food into containers. Several other people in white stand in the background at the serving line.2013-05-11A man with long dark hair, wearing a white disposable hairnet and clear plastic gloves, stands at a steel serving counter serving food into trays. He wears a saffron-orange robe with a gold-bordered cloth and a long orange rudraksha mala around his neck, and has a small red tilak on his forehead. Behind him in a pink-walled hall, several people in white clothes and one in orange stand and watch or wait, with red curtains and wall air-conditioning units visible. Steel trays of food sit in the foreground. The person serving has a distinctive presentation with long hair, orange robes and rudraksha mala, but appearance alone is not sufficient to confirm identity.2013-05-13Photo of a food service line in an ashram hall. A central man in a rust-orange robe with a long orange beaded garland and a white disposable hair net, wearing a red bindi, smiles while serving rice from a steel tray with a serving spoon, a clear glove on his hand. Beside him stands a shaved-headed man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a white forehead marking, watching. In the foreground a blurred person in white clothing faces the counter. Small yellow flowers and leaves rest on the steel tray. Plain peach wall behind.2013-05-10 +1 copiesA 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.2016-07-04September 23 20162016-09-23A man in a rust-orange wrap and a matching orange beaded garland serves food at a steel buffet counter, wearing clear plastic gloves and a light blue hairnet. He stands behind a metal tray of cooked rice and scoops from it while a hand on the right holds a white tray. Behind him, people in white clothes stand in a bright room with pale peach walls. The man has a small red bindi on his forehead and long hair tied back, which matches the appearance cues of the page's a person reference, so he is a person candidate in an annadan serving setting.2013-05-10A man in a rust-orange sannyasi wrap and a long orange-red rudraksha mala, wearing a white disposable hairnet and clear plastic gloves, serves food from a steel counter. He has long hair and a red bindi, and is smiling as he portions rice into a white bowl. Another man in a white shirt, seen from behind, holds out a white plate to receive the food. Steel serving trays and a small beverage dispenser are visible in the background, along with a few other people in white and orange clothing. The scene resembles a communal meal service.2013-05-10 +1 copiesAugust 21 20162016-08-21