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A photograph of a serving line in a plain room with a pale blue wall and a wall clock. A woman in a pink sari with gold dots and a beaded mala stands at left, holding a small steel bowl. Beside her, a woman in a white sari with a gold border and a dark blue beaded necklace uses a ladle to serve rice from a steel pot. Behind them, a man in white clothes holds a steel plate. A gloved server at right ladles food from large steel containers with lids, and flatbreads sit on a white cloth at lower right.

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Two women serve food in a kitchen or dining hall with steel cooking pots and lidded containers on a counter. The woman on the left wears a pink saree with gold motifs and a gold chain, holding a steel plate of food and a ladle. The woman on the right wears a white top with an orange shawl and clear plastic gloves, lifting a lid from a large steel pot. Piles of flatbread sit on the counter in front. Behind them a man in a white t-shirt and other people stand near a grey door and a wall clock.2011-07-31A 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.2010-02-21A 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.2011-07-31A 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.2010-02-21September 28 20132013-09-28 +1 copiesA 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.2011-07-31February 26 20132013-02-26 +2 copiesA photograph of a community annadaan meal service inside a plain hall with pale green-grey walls, a ceiling fan and tube lights. Volunteers serve food from steel trays and bowls onto steel plates held by diners. A smiling man on the left wears white clothing, glasses and a red lanyard, holding a steel plate of food. Beside him a woman in a white shawl and red lanyard serves from a tray. Women on the right wear clear plastic gloves, one in a red salwar and another in a green kurta with a red lanyard, ladling dal and curry. Steel containers of rice and curry line the serving counter. Sheer curtains and windows are visible behind.2009-06-25Annadhan in 20112011-01-01 +1 copiesIndoor annadan meal service in a tiled hall with a corrugated roof, white walls, barred windows and a ceiling fan. A woman in a red saree with white border stands at a steel serving counter with a covered pot and a bowl of curry, receiving food from a man in a white shirt and white dhoti with a tilak on his forehead who holds a steel plate. A woman in a white saree with yellow shawl wears plastic gloves and serves from the counter. Other people in white clothes stand in line, some carrying steel vessels, and a small framed picture hangs on the wall.2010-07-06A photograph of a buffet-style meal service in an ashram dining hall. A woman in an orange saree with a rudraksha mala and a white hairnet serves rice from a steel tray while wearing clear plastic gloves. Several women queue at the steel counter holding paper plates; one in a green saree and a woman in a magenta saree are prominent, and a young girl stands among them. A man in white clothes stands behind the counter. Steel trays hold rice dishes and white rice, and the room has cream walls and red curtains.2014-10-12 +2 copiesAnnadhan in 20142014-01-01 +1 copies