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A night outdoor food service line serving a meal from steel pots. On the left a woman in a yellow blouse and white floral sari wears clear plastic gloves and serves rice from a steel pot. Beside her, a man in a blue shirt holds a plate with food, and a bald man in white clothes with a beaded necklace stands behind the counter. A large steel pot of orange dal sits in the foreground with a ladle, and a bald man in white with a rudraksha mala holds a plate and water bottle at right. A woman in white and others wait in line; more people in white sit on the ground in the dark background.

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Annadhan in 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesNovember 28 20112011-11-28A night-time food serving line outdoors at an ashram-style courtyard. Women in white hair-nets and white aprons serve food from steel trays onto plates held by people in line. A woman in a yellow blouse and sari with a sheer white shawl leans over a tray of bread rolls and buns. A man in a white-and-grey striped shirt holds a plate with a bun. A young woman in a blue top and white pinafore dress holds an empty steel tray, and an older woman in white with a headband and beaded mala looks on. Stacked steel trays sit on a table covered with a floral cloth. Trees and a red pillar are visible in the dark background. The scene is annadan-style community meal service.2013-10-02 +1 copiesNight outdoor scene on a paved path where volunteers serve food from a long table draped in orange and red cloth. Metal pots and steel pans of curry sit on banana leaves, and a man in white dhoti and shirt with a shaved head and bare upper body ladles food. Nearby, a man in white with a hairnet serves from a pot, and a man in white with a camera around his neck watches. Men in white clothes and hairnets work the line; a woman in a red sari stands in the background. Behind them are a water jug and a red pillar. A man at left wears a garland of white and red flowers and a tilak. A man at left wears a white dhoti, glasses and a red lanyard and places food on leaves.2011-11-11A photo of an outdoor annadan food service line at dusk beside a terracotta-coloured wall. Several women in blue hairnets and gloves serve rice and curry from large stainless steel pots and trays. A woman in a green and white sari with flowers in her hair holds a plate, and a woman in a white top and peach sari ladles food at the left. Behind them, a woman with blonde hair wears a white top and beaded necklace, and a man in a green knit cap stands among the crowd.2011-11-29Night-time food service outdoors beside a red-painted wall. In the foreground a woman in a white top with an orange shawl serves yellow rice from a large steel pot onto plates, with a steel bowl of dark greens and a serving spoon on the table. To the right, several women in saris and orange shawls hold steel plates out to receive the food. Behind them a man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands near a light, and a few other people are blurred in the background. A lit lamp hangs above, and grass and trees lie beyond the serving table.2011-10-26A 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.2009-11-19Evening 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.2011-09-26Night-time outdoor food service at an ashram-style courtyard beside a red-painted wall. A woman in a white sari with an orange shawl, hair in a long plait, serves from a steel pot onto a table, while a man in a black shirt and white dhoti holds a steel plate of rice. Several other people in white dhotis and white shirts stand nearby, some holding plates, with a bright floodlight and dark trees behind. Shoes are piled at the right edge.2011-10-26A food-serving line in a temple hall with a yellow-painted wall and pillars. Several volunteers in white hairnets serve rice and curry from steel vessels. A woman in a white sari with gold trim stands at left holding a steel bowl. A man in a light blue shirt and dark trousers holds a steel plate of rice at centre, while people in lighter clothing queue or pass behind him, one woman wearing a patterned shawl and carrying a backpack at right. No visible a person candidate is clearly identifiable, so the appearance is uncertain and no one is attributed to him.2012-06-04 +2 copiesA serving line of volunteers in an ashram dining hall serves food from steel pots onto metal plates. In the foreground a young man in white with glasses and rudraksha beads serves from a pot, while a woman in white with a blue lanyard wears plastic gloves and ladles food. Behind them a woman in a white headscarf and white top, a woman in a grey top, and a woman in a lilac sari with a red-haired young woman in a white top stand at the counter. The background is an orange patterned curtain.2009-11-18October 26 20112011-10-26