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A serving line in an ashram dining hall with peach-coloured walls. On the right, a young man in white kurta with a blue floral apron, plastic gloves and a rudraksha mala serves food from steel containers with a ladle. On the left, a man in white kurta holds a tray with a plate of food and a cup. Behind them a man in white with a white cap and a man in white holding a red plate stand near a red-draped object and a poster of a tree.

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August 29 20112011-08-29August 29 20112011-08-29 +1 copiesAugust 29 20112011-08-29 +1 copiesAshram 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.2009-12-11A 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.2009-12-17A food service line in an indoor hall with pink walls and a red curtain. A woman in a dark blue salwar kameez with a turquoise dupatta holds out a plate while two men in white coats and hairnets serve from steel pots on a table covered with a yellow cloth. The man in the foreground wears a floral blue and green apron and a dark beaded mala; the man beside him wears a white coat, disposable gloves and a dark mala, and uses a ladle. Steel pots and a cup sit on the table.2011-09-09November 21 20152015-11-21 +1 copiesA 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.2011-11-26 +1 copiesA food serving line at an ashram dining area. In the foreground an older man in white clothes and a red lanyard holds a steel tray of rice, curries and papadum. Behind the serving counter a man in a white dhoti with a yellow border and a white hairnet ladles food from copper vessels into trays. Other servers in white with red lanyards stand along the counter, and brass-handled serving pots and copper pots of curry fill the table.2016-09-23Indoor buffet serving line in a cream-walled hall. A woman in a white top and white head covering serves rice from a steel pot. A man in a white t-shirt and hairnet stands behind the line, and a woman with long dark hair in a white top holds a steel plate of curry and flatbread. At right, a man in a cream kurta with a striped pattern wears a rudraksha mala and a name badge while holding a plate with flatbread and curry. Steel containers of curry and rice line the counter, and red curtains hang in the background windows.2011-07-17 +2 copiesA buffet serving line in a bright hall with peach walls and tiled floor. In the foreground a woman in a light green embroidered kurta with a white dupatta holds a steel plate and spoons rice and yellow vegetable curry from a steel container. Behind her a man in white kurta watches. On the right a man in white clothes and a blue-floral apron wears disposable gloves and serves from steel pots, with a rudraksha mala around his neck. Another server in white with a hairnet and a dark-clothed attendant in orange and red sit behind the counter. A framed portrait hangs on the left wall beside a window; the portrait's caption is not legible, so it is not transcribed here.2011-08-29 +1 copiesA photo of three men serving a meal at a steel food counter in a plain room with pale grey walls and white plastic chairs. On the left, a man in a white kurta and orange shawl wears clear plastic gloves and holds a ladle over steel pots of food. In the centre, a man in a white kurta with an orange shawl and a gold bracelet holds a plate of rice. On the right, an older man in a maroon turban and green jacket with an orange shawl holds a plate of yellow curry. Steel lids and a black plastic bag sit on the table, with a small glass of water nearby.2009-10-12