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A photograph of a serving line for a meal in a bright, plain room with white-washed walls and an open doorway. A woman in a white sari with an orange shawl stands at left, serving food from large stainless steel pots with lids. Several people in white clothes line up holding stainless steel plates and bowls to receive food, including a man with a red-and-white marked forehead at centre. A woman in a grey patterned top stands behind the counter. Trays of rice and vegetable dishes sit on the steel pots, and a handwritten 'RICE' label is visible at lower left.

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A serving line of stainless steel pots with lids on a red-draped table in a plain room with a white wall and open doorway. A woman in a white saree with an orange shawl, hair in a long braid, uses a ladle to serve food from a large pot. Another woman in a lavender patterned top with a dark shawl and blue lanyard stands behind the line. At right, a man in a white shirt with a blue lanyard holds out a steel plate while other hands reach toward the food.2011-07-31August 13 20092009-08-13A photograph of a communal meal service in a hall with yellow checked curtains. In the foreground a young man with curly brown hair, wearing a white kurta and a dark beaded necklace, leans over steel serving bowls and spoons out food. Beside him a woman in a white sari with an orange border serves from a bowl. Behind them a balding man in a white t-shirt and mala holds steel plates, and a man in white with glasses carries plates with an orange shoulder bag. Steel pots, lidded containers and a basket of paper napkins sit on the serving table, and a green basket lies at the bottom edge.2009-11-19A motion-blurred photograph of a communal meal line in a bright hall with white walls. In the foreground, a woman in white with glasses and an orange-green checked shawl holds a steel plate of rice and curry. Beside her, a man in white with a dark beaded mala and an ID badge on a lanyard serves from a plate, while a young woman in white with a yellow shawl with gold border ladles food from a steel pot on a serving counter. Many other people in white clothing stand in line behind them, with a purple dove logo visible on the wall. The scene suggests an annadan style serving of food.2008-10-12October 26 20112011-10-26 +1 copiesA photograph of a communal meal service in a hall with white walls and a tiled counter. Several women in white and orange clothing serve food from large steel pots using ladles and tongs, filling metal plates with rice and vegetable dishes. A woman in the foreground wearing a striped top, glasses, gold bangles and a dark beaded necklace holds a plate of rice. Other women wear white saris and salwar kameez in pink, green and white, some with beaded necklaces. Gloves are worn by the servers. A few people stand near a doorway at the left background. No a person candidate is visible.2010-02-21A photo of an annadan style meal service in a hall with orange curtains and ceiling fans. Volunteers in white clothes and aprons, some wearing gloves, serve food from steel pots and trays onto plates held by a line of people. On the left a man in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala stands near the serving counter. A bald man with a long beard in white clothes stands among the line, with a woman in a pink dupatta and a woman in white at the right. 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Several women and men in white stand behind a long table draped with a floral cloth, ladling dal and rice. In the foreground a young girl in a white polka-dot top reaches for a plate, and a woman in a yellow top holds a steel plate of salad and fried bread. An orange curtain hangs in the background window, and a purple logo appears at lower left. This appears to be an annadan meal service.2009-12-10A food service line in a decorated hall with white draped ceiling and terracotta lattice windows. Women in white garments with orange shawls serve rice, curry and a creamy dish from steel pots on a floral-patterned cloth-covered table. A woman in an orange and yellow shawl holds a steel plate of rice and curry, and a woman in a pink sari stands beside her. A man in a white t-shirt with an event badge and other attendees stand in the background. A painted decorative pillar with an elephant motif is visible at right. Several people appear in the frame, with some partially visible.2010-02-21A photograph of a crowded food distribution hall with a red-and-beige wall pillar. A man in an orange shirt with a rudraksha-style dark bead necklace, short dark hair, and gloves stands at the serving counter handing food to a line of people. Many women in white saris and salwar kameez hold steel plates with yellow rice and side dishes covered in plastic wrap. Behind them, more people wait in the hall, and a man in a white shirt at lower right watches. The orange-clad server does not show clear cues for identification, so his identity is left unsure.