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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.

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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.2011-07-31A 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 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 busy communal meal service in a whitewashed hall. Women in white aprons and clear plastic gloves serve food from large stainless steel pots on a counter, ladling rice, a milky dish and orange vegetable curry onto plates. Devotees queue along the counter holding steel plates of rice, puri and orange curry. A woman in a pink salwar kameez with a salmon dupatta and a man in white with an ID badge stand in line, and an elderly woman in glasses holds a plate. A woman in a red and pink kurta and another in a blue top look on. A woman in an orange sari sits at the far right edge. Small paper cups are stacked beside the pots and red ventilation blocks sit high on the wall.2010-02-21November 01 20132013-11-01 +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.2010-12-27A 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.2010-02-21February 26 20132013-02-26 +2 copiesFebruary 10 20162016-02-10 +1 copiesAugust 21 20092009-08-21A photograph of a serving line for a communal meal indoors, with an orange curtain behind it. Several people in white clothing serve food from large stainless steel pots and pans onto plates; some wear clear plastic gloves and one has a ladle in a pot. A woman in the foreground wears a white top, a rudraksha mala and a yellow lanyard, reaching toward a tray of reddish-orange fruit with blue and teal plastic baskets in front. Others in the line wear white kurtas and white tops, some with rudraksha malas, and a woman in a lavender patterned sari stands near the back. No one matching the a person appearance cues is visible.2009-11-18A photograph of a serving line in an indoor kitchen-like room. A woman in a white sari with a red-orange shawl stands at right, using clear plastic gloves to serve from steel containers and placing flatbread onto a plate. Facing her at left, a young man in a white t-shirt holds out a steel plate of mixed vegetable curry. Behind him, several people in white and pink clothes wait in line, holding steel plates and bowls. Stacks of flatbread sit on the counter in front, and a wall clock and framed picture hang on the wall behind them.2011-07-31