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A photograph of a communal meal service in a bright hall with peach walls. In the foreground a bald man in white kurta with glasses and a rudraksha mala holds a steel plate of rice, curry and vegetables with a paper cup. Behind him a woman in a pink kurta and red beaded mala looks toward the serving counter. A woman in white with a hairnet serves from steel pots of dal, curry and rice set on a colourful fruit-patterned tablecloth. Another person in white stands at the back, and a framed picture hangs on the wall.

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July 17 20112011-07-17July 17 20112011-07-17 +2 copiesSeptember 01 20142014-09-01Indoor 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 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 buffet serving line in a warmly lit hall with copper and brass chafing dishes. A woman in a white hairnet, white garment and plastic gloves serves food with a spoon on the left. Behind the counter, several people in white clothes and red shawls, some wearing red lanyards, stand at the serving line and hold plates. In the foreground an older man with grey hair and glasses, wearing a white kurta and a red shawl with a red lanyard, carries a plate with a small bowl. Other people in white and red stand in the background.2016-07-07June 01 20092009-06-01A 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.2016-09-23Annadhan in 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesA buffet serving line in a large hall with a drop ceiling and bright lights, with a serving counter of stainless steel trays holding rice dishes and vegetable curries. A shaved-headed young man in an orange robe with a red-and-orange shawl and rudraksha beads on his arm and neck serves food with gloved hands. Beside him a man in a white shirt and glasses serves, and a woman in white with a red mala leans over the counter. On the right a bald man in a white shirt with an orange shawl and glasses stands near a woman in white. Other people in white and red cloths stand and sit in the background, and red banners hang on the walls. This is communal food distribution, annadan-style serving.2014-09-01September 04 20122012-09-04