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Ashram meal service in a plain white-walled hall with red curtains. A man in white kurta with a dark mala holds a steel plate of rice while another man in white serves from a long table covered with white cloth, steel bowls of orange curry and dal. A woman in white with a lanyard ladles food and a woman in a white sari with a yellow beaded necklace sits at the table. A man with grey hair and glasses in a dark top with a red-orange cord watches the serving. A girl in a blue salwar with a white dupatta stands at left. Steel bowls of rice and kheer fill the foreground.

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.

August 26 2009

Annadhan during Allahabad Kumbhamela 2013

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A serving line in an ashram dining hall with yellow checked curtains behind it. Several people in white clothes stand at steel pots of food, ladling dishes into bowls and plates. A young man in white with a dark rudraksha-style necklace leans forward at left, a woman in a white and orange-striped sari serves beside him, and a bald man in a white t-shirt holds a plate at centre-right. A woman in a colourful top and an older man with white hair and a beard are also serving. Stainless steel pots with lids and an orange basket of napkins sit on the counter, and a green basket of cutlery is at lower right.

A food-service scene under a thatched shelter at an ashram kitchen. Several men in white and grey shirts serve a meal from steel pots and trays onto plates. A man in a white kurta with a dark rudraksha-style mala stands at right holding a plate, while a woman in white with an orange border stands at the far right. Stainless steel vessels and buckets sit on metal tables, with greenery visible through the open side.

A photograph of a communal meal service under a covered open-sided shelter with a bamboo-mat ceiling. A row of people in white clothing serve food from steel vessels on a counter, ladling dal or curry into a stainless-steel bowl. In the foreground on the left, a woman in a white sari with orange border serves from a tray. On the right, a smiling man wearing rimless glasses, an orange shawl and a rudraksha mala stands beside a man in white with a yellow-bordered shawl. Other attendees in white and orange stoles line the serving counter.

August 29 2011

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A buffet serving line of steel pots with a yellow rice dish on a patterned cloth, in a pink-walled hall with a golden cobra-hood canopy at left. A man in a white shirt and blue lanyard holds a serving spoon and wears plastic gloves, while an older woman in a green checked top and blue hairnet ladles food beside him. A young man in white clothing with a shawl and a man in a white shirt stand in the background, and a man in a white shirt near the door at left attends the line. The scene reflects an ashram annadan meal service.

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A photograph of a dining or serving area in an ashram kitchen. Several men in plain white shirts and white dhotis, some with rudraksha malas around their necks, stand in a line holding stainless steel plates of food. The man on the left holds a plate and eats with his right hand; the man in the centre holds a plate with a small portion of food; the man on the right, wearing a dark brown rudraksha mala, holds a plate in his left hand. Behind them, a worker in a white head covering and a bare-chested figure in white are visible near steel serving equipment, with a light peach wall in the background.

A photograph of a communal meal service in a plain white-walled hall with a barred window. Men in white shirts and dhotis serve food from a large steel pot onto steel plates on a long stainless-steel counter. A bearded man with a long white beard and a rudraksha mala stands in the centre holding a plate, next to a smiling young man in white. A man in spectacles and white clothes with a dark rudraksha mala holds a plate of food at right, beside a woman in an orange sari. Steel bowls of vegetables and rice sit on the counter, and another man bends over a large basin at left. Several people are visible in the background.

Evening food distribution in a plain white-walled hall. A woman in a white sari with a red rudraksha mala and a white forehead mark ladles food from a steel pot on a metal serving table. Opposite her, a man in white dhoti and a yellow-green shawl holds a leaf plate while receiving food. Behind him, a man in a blue shirt stands near the table, and on the right, a grey-haired man in a white shirt holds a plate, beside a bearded man in a red-pink shirt and an orange-clad man. Steel plates are stacked on the right. Pots and a shallow pan sit on the table.