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May 17 2016

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A buffet serving line for a communal meal in an ashram dining hall, with a stainless steel food warmer and trays of cooked rice and vegetable dishes. A woman in an orange sari with a rudraksha mala and white hair net serves food with tongs, wearing plastic gloves. Several women in colourful saris, including a mustard-yellow sari and a pink-and-blue sari, hold paper plates and queue along the counter. A child in an orange shirt stands at the right. Draped fabric covers the ceiling and a purple ceiling fan is visible. The scene shows annadan style food distribution.2014-10-12 +1 copiesEvening scene at a food serving counter under a open pavilion with red flags and a white backdrop. Volunteers in white hairnets and colourful saris, one in a green and blue sari, serve food behind clear plastic sneeze-guard dividers. In the centre, a man in a dark striped shirt and a woman in a dark patterned sari stand among a crowd, holding white paper plates or leaf packets. Several other people in the foreground, one in a red striped shirt. Nothing indicates a specific deity or ritual beyond a food distribution line, which suggests annadan.2016-05-17A photo of a buffet-style meal service in a bright hall with pink walls and a red curtain. Women in white saris and hairnets, wearing plastic gloves, serve food from steel chafing dishes with ladles; a woman in a white sari and mala beads stands in front. A woman in a red and orange sari with reading glasses holds a plate at right, beside a young man in a blue striped shirt with a badge. Behind them, people in white dhotis and kurtas and others in colourful clothes queue. Screens with images hang on the walls.2013-11-01 +1 copiesA food-service line at a night annadan meal in a dim hall with steel serving trays of rice and yellow curry under a metal canopy. A woman in a light blue sari with a dark blouse and red bangles holds a plate and takes food. Beside the trays, a woman in a white head net and white garment with gold-bordered sash and beaded brown mala serves rice from a steel pan with a ladle. Behind them other volunteers in white and a man in a grey shirt stand at the line.2017-06-08A photograph of a community kitchen serving line. Several workers in hairnets and aprons stand behind steel food warmers filled with fried balls and flatbreads. A woman in an orange and gold saree with gold bangles and a gold necklace holds a metal tray with food, while a man in a white shirt stands beside her. Stainless steel counters and trays fill the foreground, and a videographer is visible in the background.2015-08-22 +1 copiesA buffet serving line in a bright hall with pink-curtained windows. A woman in a white sari and white hairnet, with a rudraksha-style mala, uses a ladle to serve from a steel tray while wearing plastic gloves. Beside her, a woman in a red sari and red blouse with a gold necklace takes food onto a plate, and a man in a white shirt and trousers with a name badge stands at the counter. Other volunteers in white and attendees in line stand behind the counter under ceiling lights.2013-11-01 +1 copiesOctober 08 20132013-10-08 +1 copiesA photo of a serving line for a communal meal. Women in white and cream saris stand behind a glass sneeze guard, serving rice, yellow dal and red vegetables from steel trays into plates. A woman in the foreground wears a white head cap and gloves, and holds a plastic-gloved scoop; another wears rudraksha beads and a white sari with a floral border. Several women wait in line on the left, dressed in saris with gold bangles.2013-08-18 +1 copiesA photograph of a food-serving line in an ashram hall with a pink wall. A woman in a rust-red sari with a gold border and a long beaded necklace wears clear plastic gloves and serves a yellow dish onto a steel plate. Beside her, a woman in a cream and gold-bordered white sari holds a cloth. Men in white shirts and a man in a dark turban stand along the line. Steel serving stands and a jar of orange food are visible. Partly visible people in the background are also serving or waiting.2014-09-28 +1 copiesAugust 25 20142014-08-25February 12 20162016-02-12September 13 20142014-09-13