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Photo of an annadan-style kitchen service in a plain room with peach-coloured walls. Large stainless steel pots of pale liquid, lentil-style curry and cooked rice sit on tables covered with fruit-patterned plastic cloths. Several workers in white clothing and white hairnets serve food; one man in a white shirt holds a ladle over a pot. A red and orange cloth hangs at the left edge and a framed picture hangs on the back wall. A large pot of white creamy liquid dominates the foreground.

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July 17 20112011-07-17A photograph of a serving line for a communal meal in a hall with peach-coloured walls. Large stainless steel pots of white liquid, orange-brown curry and rice sit on tables covered with fruit-patterned plastic cloth, with bowls of sliced tomatoes, cut vegetables and a basket of paper cups in the foreground. Several volunteers in white clothes and white hairnets stand behind the tables; one woman in a white sari with a red border serves from a pot, and a man in white with disposable gloves ladles food from a pot. A framed picture hangs on the back wall beside a draped red-orange cloth.2011-07-17 +1 copiesA photograph of a buffet-style food service line in an indoor hall with peach-coloured walls. Steel pots of food sit on a table covered with a fruit-patterned plastic cloth: a large pot of white creamy liquid in front, pots of orange and brown curry, and a pot of cooked rice with a ladle. Four people stand behind the table preparing and serving food, wearing disposable hairnets and clear plastic gloves. A woman in white clothes stands at the left, a woman in a white top with hands raised stands next, a man in a white shawl draped over bare shoulders, and a man in a white t-shirt and grey trousers stands at the right. Behind the table is a framed picture on the wall.2011-07-17 +2 copiesA kitchen serving line in a room with peach walls and a drop ceiling. Volunteers in white hairnets and gloves serve food from large stainless steel pots and trays. Front left, a shaved-headed man in a white t-shirt holds a plate of rice and vegetables, with a red-brown beaded mala visible at his neck. Beside him, a shaved-headed young man in white stands with a plate. A woman in a brown and gold patterned kurta with a gold shawl serves food on the right. Trays on the tablecloth hold sliced carrots, green beans, tomatoes and sliced apples. Another volunteer in a white shirt and a man in a white polo work behind the counter.2011-07-17 +1 copiesJuly 17 20112011-07-17 +1 copiesAugust 29 20112011-08-29 +1 copiesA 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.2010-12-27July 17 20112011-07-17 +2 copiesA 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.2010-12-27A photograph of a communal meal service in a bright hall with cream walls. In the foreground a bald man with glasses and a red-brown mala around his neck, wearing a white kurta, holds a steel plate with rice, chapati and orange curry while spooning food from a serving pot. Behind him, a man in a white polo shirt and white hairnet serves from a steel pot with a ladle, and a woman in white gloves and a white dress works the line. Steel vessels of curry and a large pot of white kheer or dal sit on a patterned tablecloth. Other people in white stand in the background.2011-07-17 +2 copiesDecember 11 20092009-12-11July 17 20112011-07-17 +2 copies