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A photo of an ashram annadan meal line in a bright hall with pale walls and tiled floor. A woman in a white hairnet and white shawl stands at left serving rice from a steel pot and gesturing toward a tray. In the foreground a blonde woman in a pink-and-orange patterned kurta with a rudraksha mala and bindi holds a plate and spoons curry from a steel pot. Behind them, several people in white clothes, hairnets and gloves serve food along a table covered with a fruit-patterned cloth, while other devotees in white and a yellow kurta wait in line. Steel containers of rice and red curry sit on the table.

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July 17 20112011-07-17A photograph of a communal meal service in a bright, peach-walled hall with red curtains. A woman in white with a hairnet ladles curry from a steel pot on a table covered with a fruit-patterned cloth. Beside her, a woman in a pink-and-white printed kurta with a beaded mala holds a steel tray of flatbreads, lemon wedges, sliced tomatoes and a bowl of rice. A man in cream kurta stands behind, and a woman in white with a rudraksha-style mala waits to be served at right. Several large pots of food sit along the serving counter.2011-07-17 +2 copiesJuly 17 20112011-07-17 +2 copiesNovember 01 20132013-11-01 +1 copiesA buffet serving line in a hall with red curtains and framed portraits on the wall. A young woman in a white top with a black mala and red thread, wearing gloves, serves rice from a steel chafing dish, while a yellow dal sits in a second dish in front. An older woman in an orange sari with a white floral border holds a plate and talks with a volunteer in white. A man in a white kurta and orange cap stands beside them, and another woman in a white outfit and a woman in an orange sari are visible in the background.2013-07-01 +1 copiesA buffet-style meal service in a bright hall with pale walls and framed portraits on the wall behind. A woman in a white hairnet and clear gloves, wearing a white top and tan shawl, ladles food from a steel pot. A young woman in a mustard-yellow kurta with a rudraksha-style beaded mala holds a plate of vegetables and rice. Beside her, a woman in a plaid shirt with glasses serves food, and a blonde woman in a dark top watches. Men in tan robes and a bearded man in a hairnet stand at left. Steel pots and serving dishes sit on the table. Pale red curtains frame the windows.2011-11-28A serving line in a bright hall with peach walls and ceiling fans. A smiling woman in white kurta with rudraksha mala holds a steel plate while a man in red-and-gold dhoti and bare chest, with a dark rudraksha mala, ladles food from a steel pot onto it. Beside them a woman in brown patterned kurta and a man in blue polo with a volunteer badge serve from pots on a floral tablecloth. A man in a white apron and hairnet works behind them, and a monk in saffron robe with a camera stands at right. Other people and tables are visible in the background. This appears to be an annadan or prasad serving.2011-07-04 +1 copiesDecember 11 20092009-12-11A serving line of volunteers in an ashram dining hall serves food from steel pots onto metal plates. In the foreground a young man in white with glasses and rudraksha beads serves from a pot, while a woman in white with a blue lanyard wears plastic gloves and ladles food. Behind them a woman in a white headscarf and white top, a woman in a grey top, and a woman in a lilac sari with a red-haired young woman in a white top stand at the counter. The background is an orange patterned curtain.2009-11-18Annadhan in 20152015-01-01 +1 copiesAugust 21 20162016-08-21July 01 20152015-07-01