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A buffet-style serving line for a communal meal at an ashram event. A young man in a grey zip hoodie over a white t-shirt, with a black backpack, holds a brass plate and receives food from a server. Several women in orange and maroon saris and blue kurtas, some with hair in buns, serve dal and curries from steel containers behind a clear plastic sneeze guard. Small brass bowls sit on the plate. Orange and yellow paper lanterns hang in the background among other people in the tent.

2018-12-20 +1 copies

Annadhan in 2015

2015-01-01 +1 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.

July 01 2015

July 01 2015

A serving line at an annadan meal inside a white tent at Adi Kailaasa, Bengaluru. Women in orange and rust-coloured saris and kailaasavasi attire, with rudraksha malas and bindis, ladle food from steel trays into brass bowls held by a young man in a grey zip hoodie, white t-shirt and white trousers, with a yellow mark on his cheek. Stainless steel food counters with a clear plastic sneeze guard stand in front, and a hanging yellow decoration is visible at the top right. Several people are visible in the line.

A buffet-style meal service in a bright hall with pale pink walls. Several volunteers in white clothing and orange lanyards serve food from steel chafing dishes. A man in a grey vest and white shirt wears a white hairnet and serves rice and curry onto a tray. A woman in a red and cream sari stands beside him. Another volunteer in a white hairnet serves from the far side. A woman with long hair and a red head wrap holds a plate of vegetables and tomato. A large steel bowl of white curd sits in the foreground beside stacked trays, and a framed portrait hangs on the wall behind the serving line. No figure is clearly identified as a person.

2013-07-07 +1 copies

Annadhan in 2013

2013-01-01 +1 copies

December 20 2018

A serving line in a white tent where several women in orange and rust-coloured saris and rudraksha malas ladle food from steel containers into brass bowls. A young Asian man in a grey zip hoodie over a white T-shirt, wearing glasses and yellow turmeric marks on his cheeks, holds a brass bowl at the counter. Another attendant in dark clothing stands behind, and a few people are visible in the background. Hanging yellow decorations line the top of the tent. The scene looks like annadan meal service for delegates.

A serving line at a dining hall where a line of women and girls holds out metal-tray plates to be filled. In the foreground a young woman in a green patterned salwar kameez with a dark shoulder bag holds a plate. Beside her a woman in an orange and green sari with bangles also holds a plate. On the right a bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a gold border and a gold armlet serves yellow dal and rice from stainless steel chafing dishes, with a sheet of glass or shield in front of the trays. Another man in white clothing stands behind him. The room has pale walls and warm lighting.

2014-10-12 +1 copies

Devotees are served food at a long buffet line under a white tent decorated with hanging colourful tassels and lanterns. Several men in saffron and orange robes, with white hair nets, serve from steel containers and trays of prepared dishes. Some wear white and yellow cloth draped over their shoulders and rudraksha malas. Women in red and white saris and maroon garments receive food in steel plates and bowls, and a woman in the foreground wears a red bindi and a white shawl. Stainless steel vessels and stacked brass plates sit on the counter.