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2012-09-06 +2 copies

A photograph of men queuing at a buffet serving line for a meal. Several men in white kurta-style clothes hold white paper plates of vegetable curry and flatbread, and one man on the left wears a white head covering and reaches for food. Two men wear red-orange shawls draped over white clothing, and one wears a dark beaded necklace. A serving attendant in white stands at the far left with a red wristband, and a metal warming tray with flatbreads sits in the foreground. Bright daylight comes through pale walls in the background.

2014-05-12 +1 copies

A communal annadan serving line in a bright indoor hall. A bald man in orange saffron robes with long rudraksha malas stands at left holding a steel plate of food. Beside him, two young men in white dhotis with saffron borders and rudraksha malas hold steel plates; the one in the centre has a sandalwood or kumkum mark on his forehead. Women in white saris and hairnets serve from copper and steel vessels on a long table, with brass arched railings and pink flowers in the foreground.

A buffet serving line of devotees collecting food onto white plates at a steel chafing-dish counter. In the foreground, an older man with glasses wears a cream knit sweater over a white collared shirt and holds a plate with a small steel bowl and a flatbread. Behind him, a woman in a red fleece top with an orange scarf and a man in an orange shawl wait in line, and a server in a light shirt stands at the food trays serving curry and rice. On the right, a woman in an orange-brown sari with a vermilion forehead mark holds a plate. Steel trays hold yellow curry, rice and fried sweets, and bright orange shawls are visible among the devotees.

A buffet serving line in a large hall with white walls and red curtains. Several men in white shirts and white trousers take food from steel trays along a counter of stainless steel containers holding sliced fruit, sandwiches, pastries and other dishes. The man at right wears an orange lanyard and a light-coloured shirt and reaches toward a food tray. The man at centre wears a rudraksha mala and a locket pendant, and holds a plate of cut fruit. Another man wears a white tilak on his forehead and a black bead mala. Other people stand in the background near the wall.

2013-08-17 +1 copies

A photo of an annadan style meal service at a serving counter with steel pots of food and a ladle. A woman in a white cap and green apron, with a white tilak on her forehead, serves food into a cup. Behind the counter, a man in a white shirt and orange shawl stands holding a steel tray, next to a woman in a maroon blouse and orange shawl holding a plate. Other devotees in orange shawls and white clothes stand at the counter, and a small boy stands in the background. The setting is a bright room with pale walls.

2013-02-26 +2 copies

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.

A photograph of a community meal service in a temple-style hall. Several men line up at a steel serving counter, holding terracotta plates and cups as volunteers in white kurta-style clothes and white hair nets ladle food from large steel pots of curry and rice. A man in a white shirt with an orange-trimmed sleeve stands among them, and a golden ornate shrine structure with a kalasha-like top is visible in the background. The scene shows annadan style food distribution among about eight people.

Indoor buffet serving line in a dining hall with warm lighting. An older man in an orange polo shirt at left serves vegetable curry from a steel chafing dish. Behind him, a man in an orange shirt with a red tilak and beaded necklace holds a plate, and a woman in white with a red bindi and gold-trimmed white top holds a plate of food. At right, a man in a white shirt with a dark shoulder bag and a wristwatch holds a plate of flatbreads and fried food. Several other people wait in line behind them.

A 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.