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A serving line in an indoor hall where several people queue with stainless steel plates and bowls at a table covered with a yellow floral cloth. A woman in a cream sari with a green border wears plastic gloves and serves food from a steel pot. Behind the line a banner reads Bhagavad Gita satsang with a peacock feather motif, showing a saffron-robed figure with a crown-like headpiece. Baskets lined with paper hold items, and steel pots and trays sit on the table. A man in a white shirt and grey trousers with a tilak mark stands at the front left, and a man in a yellow shirt waits beside him. The scene suggests a communal meal service.

A busy communal meal service in a whitewashed hall. Women in white aprons and clear plastic gloves serve food from large stainless steel pots on a counter, ladling rice, a milky dish and orange vegetable curry onto plates. Devotees queue along the counter holding steel plates of rice, puri and orange curry. A woman in a pink salwar kameez with a salmon dupatta and a man in white with an ID badge stand in line, and an elderly woman in glasses holds a plate. A woman in a red and pink kurta and another in a blue top look on. A woman in an orange sari sits at the far right edge. Small paper cups are stacked beside the pots and red ventilation blocks sit high on the wall.

August 21 2016

A food service line in a decorated hall with white draped ceiling and terracotta lattice windows. Women in white garments with orange shawls serve rice, curry and a creamy dish from steel pots on a floral-patterned cloth-covered table. A woman in an orange and yellow shawl holds a steel plate of rice and curry, and a woman in a pink sari stands beside her. A man in a white t-shirt with an event badge and other attendees stand in the background. A painted decorative pillar with an elephant motif is visible at right. Several people appear in the frame, with some partially visible.

A buffet serving line in a bright hall with tiled floor. Several volunteers serve food from steel chafing dishes on a table draped in orange cloth with plastic cover. A man in white kurta with rudraksha mala on the right ladles food onto a plate; a man in white in the centre serves; a woman in red sari with red bangles stands at the middle; a man in pink-checked shirt and orange dhoti holds a tray; a woman in white with orange shawl and glasses serves; a man in white t-shirt and dark trousers stands at left taking food. Baskets of fruit, bowls of sweets and a ladies toilet sign are visible.

2013-11-01 +1 copies

A food service line inside a pink-walled hall with glass display cabinets holding brass and gold ritual objects. Several women serve food from large steel pots and trays onto stacks of small steel bowls on a colourful patterned cloth. A woman in a grey cardigan and white dhoti wears plastic gloves and ladles from a pot. A woman in an orange-bordered sari and cream shawl holds a steel plate. A woman in a white top with a grey-streaked ponytail stands beside them. A man in white kurta and yellow shawl stands at the back by a gold-framed display. Annadan style meal distribution.

A photograph of a communal meal service in a hall with white walls and a tiled counter. Several women in white and orange clothing serve food from large steel pots using ladles and tongs, filling metal plates with rice and vegetable dishes. A woman in the foreground wearing a striped top, glasses, gold bangles and a dark beaded necklace holds a plate of rice. Other women wear white saris and salwar kameez in pink, green and white, some with beaded necklaces. Gloves are worn by the servers. A few people stand near a doorway at the left background. No a person candidate is visible.

November 25 2011

A food service line under a white tent with strings of prayer flags overhead. A woman in a cream sari with gold border leans over a large steel bowl, serving from it. Beside her a man in a white shirt with a lanyard wears clear plastic gloves while ladling food into steel vessels on a stainless steel counter. Men in white kurtas stand at the right, holding plates and lined up to receive food. Steel pots and bowls fill the counter, and a pale green or white flatbread sits on plates. The scene reads as an annadan meal service.

Indoor hall serving food to a crowd of devotees. A woman in a pale blue top and hairnet ladles liquid from a steel pot on a yellow-covered table, while a woman in white with a hairnet arranges fruit on an orange plate. Several people in white and yellow clothing stand around stainless steel pots on a tiled counter. A bald man in a white dhoti and shawl stands in the background near the serving line. Wall portraits with red-lit frames line the far wall, and a blue sign reads Gents Toilet.

January 08 2010

A communal meal service in a hall with white walls, a wall clock and a mirror. A woman in a white top with a patterned print serves rice from a steel pot with a ladle on the left. Beside her, a woman in a white sari with a green border and gold bangles holds a steel plate of rice, curry and sweets. Other people in white and light clothing, some wearing lanyards, line up behind a row of steel pots of food along a table covered with a patterned cloth. A yellow and blue hanging decoration is visible at the top, and a sign on the wall reads Maintain silence.