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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.

Annadhan in 2013

October 23 2012

A photograph of an indoor serving line at a community meal. In the foreground a woman in a cream sari with a red shawl ladles food from a large copper pot with brass handles into a plate held by a person in a white top. Beside her a man in an orange garment and rudraksha beads serves from a second copper vessel. Several devotees wearing white clothes and red shawls stand along the table holding white plates, while others stand behind them in the background. Warm wall lights and wood panelling frame the hall.

A photograph of a communal meal service under a thatched shelter open to trees outside. Several young men in white dhotis and orange shawls stand in a line serving food from large steel pots and bowls on a steel counter. Rice and a yellow curry are ladled onto plates. A woman in white with a long braid in the foreground holds a plate of rice, and a bald man in white with a gold-bordered shawl is at the right serving from a pot. Other people in white stand behind the line, and a few figures are partly visible in the background.

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 under a covered open-sided shelter with a bamboo-mat ceiling. A row of people in white clothing serve food from steel vessels on a counter, ladling dal or curry into a stainless-steel bowl. In the foreground on the left, a woman in a white sari with orange border serves from a tray. On the right, a smiling man wearing rimless glasses, an orange shawl and a rudraksha mala stands beside a man in white with a yellow-bordered shawl. Other attendees in white and orange stoles line the serving counter.

A serving line at an indoor hall during an evening meal distribution. A woman in a grey cardigan and white sari with a yellow border ladles food from a large steel pot into small steel bowls laid out on a table with a colourful patterned cloth. A man in white kurta with an orange-red shawl holds a steel plate and bowl. A woman in a tan sari stands behind them, and a partly visible person in an orange robe is at the right edge. Steel plates and stacked bowls cover the table, and cabinets and a hanging orange cloth appear along the back wall.

A photograph of a food-serving line at an indoor event. Three young men in white kurta-style garments with orange shawls serve rice and curry from large steel pots with ladles. A woman in a red patterned blouse with a long braid and a gold bangle receives a plate and smiles. Another man in white with an orange shawl and glasses stands in the background. Steel containers and a covered ceiling are visible, and the setting appears to be a communal meal serving.

A food-serving line in a bright hall with pink walls and a polished white floor. In the foreground, a woman in a grey cardigan and white sari stands behind a steel pot of pale liquid, ladling into small steel bowls stacked on a patterned cloth. Beside her, a woman in a cream sari with an orange shawl holds a steel plate of food. A woman in a white top with a ponytail is also serving, and a man in white on the left watches the line. In the background, people in orange and white clothes and a golden-framed throne-like seat appear near glass display cabinets. The scene looks like communal meal distribution.

A photograph of an outdoor food service under a white tent with a gold-edged ceiling ornament. In the centre, a woman with long dark hair wears an orange-saffron robe, a rudraksha mala and a bracelet, and fills a white compartment plate with rice while holding a folded note or paper; a second robed person in ochre stands behind her. At the left, a man in a white shirt holds a white partitioned plate of rice and curry, and at the front-left a brass serving chafing dish holds curry. On the right, a woman in a maroon robe with a gold border and a rudraksha mala serves rice from a steel tray with a ladle. Brass stands hold the serving trays and food is being distributed to devotees, consistent with annadan. a person candidate present: the central figure has long swept-back hair, saffron robe and a rudraksha mala, but the appearance is not distinctive enough to confirm identity.

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A photograph of a food service line in a plain room with orange-red walls and barred windows. A man in a white kurta and orange shawl ladles rice from a steel pot into a white foam plate, and another man in a white kurta serves curry from a large dark pot. A man in a striped shirt and orange shawl holds a plate of food, an older man in white with an orange shawl holds a plate, and a bald man in a grey top with a yellow-and-orange shawl stands in the foreground. Steel trays and stacked white plates sit on a wooden table.