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A photograph of a large hall with a draped white fabric ceiling and colourful striped decorative hangings suspended from it. Several men stand at a serving counter draped in blue cloth, serving food from steel trays and pots. The man at left in a beige shirt and a bearded man in a white shirt with a badge around his neck hold steel plates; a man in a pink shirt and dark trousers stands center, and a man in a white shirt with glasses serves from a steel pot. A terracotta pot with a tap sits on the counter, and a woman in white at right wears gloves while serving. Guests in white clothes sit at red chairs and round tables in the background. A paper sign on a plate reads PRESS.

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A large tented hall with white draped fabric ceiling and decorative painted colourful pillars with orange tassels. A woman in a white sari with yellow border serves food from a steel tray on a blue-draped table; a man in a white shirt with a lanyard badge labelled PRESS helps serve. Other men in cream shirts stand nearby, and an older bearded man in white kurta walks past. Diners sit at round tables with red chairs in the background, and a terracotta pot and steel containers sit at the right. Projection screens hang at the far left.2011-02-01A photograph of a buffet-style meal service in a large hall with pale pink walls and a draped white fabric ceiling. A woman in a cream sari with a gold border and a string of pearls serves food from a steel pot at the front of the counter, while a man in a cream shirt stands beside a large terracotta water pot with a tap on a blue skirted table. Several men in white shirts and light-coloured shirts queue with steel plates. Colourful striped fabric hangings with tassels hang from the ceiling, and a red restroom sign is visible on the wall. Paper cups are stacked on the counter.2011-02-01A 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.2010-02-21Photograph of a large covered hall where a food service is underway. Many people in white shirts and trousers, and some women in green and saffron-toned saris, move between metal serving pots and steel containers, handing out food on green plates. Several men in the foreground face the camera while others queue or serve along a long steel counter. Blue draping lines the left side and turquoise pillars frame the scene. In the background, a crowd gathers near a red-carpeted area. No figure is clearly identifiable as the a person from appearance, and no such candidate is visibly present in the scene.2010-02-14A large hall filled with many people in white clothing serving a communal meal. Volunteers in white shirts and trousers, some wearing white caps, stand at long steel serving tables stacked with steel pots, bowls and flatbreads, and stacks of round flatbreads sit on the tables. Tall pillars decorated with red, blue, yellow and white geometric patterns and orange fringe hang from a white ceiling, and orange cloth draping and a golden decorative seat appear along the back wall. Several people in the foreground wear white and one wears a grey shirt, and many more stand throughout the room in the background. The scene reads as an annadan style community meal.2010-08-19December 06 20162016-12-06A food service line inside a large hall with a blue cloth backdrop and pillars. Young men in beige shirts stand behind steel pots and ladle food onto green plates held out by people in white. Attendees in white kurtas and dhotis and women in sarees and salwar stand in line, and a man in a white shirt at right holds a plate. Plastic spoons sit on a tray on the table in front. The scene shows meal distribution, annadan, at a gathering.2010-02-14February 14 20102010-02-14A food distribution tent (annadan) at a festival. Several men in white shirts and white dhotis serve food from large stainless steel pots and trays. A man in the centre wears a white shirt, a rudraksha mala and white vibhuti marks on his forehead, and ladles food onto plates. A man on the right holds a steel plate of rice and curry. Others wear white caps and gloves. Red, white and orange canopy fabric and colourful bunting frame the tent.2012-11-27A photograph of a communal meal service under a white tented hall. Men in white kurta-style clothes, several with yellow scarves draped over their shoulders, stand behind a long steel serving counter serving rice from large stainless steel pots. Pots of curried dishes sit in a row along the counter. Other servers in white and a woman in a white sari with a red shawl assist along the line. Tall hanging cylindrical banners with blue, yellow and orange geometric patterns decorate the ceiling, and an orange cloth drapes from the top edge. Several people are visible in the background, and the scene reads as annadan or prasadam distribution in an ashram setting.2010-02-21December 06 20162016-12-06A buffet serving line inside a plain pink-walled hall with orange curtains and a white ceiling drape. An older woman with grey hair, glasses and a white sari with gold border and yellow blouse wears clear gloves and serves from a steel pot onto a plate. A man in a white polo shirt holding a steel plate and spoon stands at the line with a PRESS badge on his chest, and a man in a cap and grey shirt behind him also wears a PRESS badge. Further back, several men in blue and white shirts with lanyards queue, and a woman in yellow stands at left. Steel pots of food sit on a table draped with a blue cloth.2011-02-01