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A photograph of a food service area inside a plain whitewashed room. A shaved-headed man in an orange saffron wrap and a rudraksha mala serves rice onto a steel plate held by a young man in a white kurta with glasses. Steel cooking pots with lids sit on a counter, a water cooler jug stands behind them, and a woman in a pink top is partly visible at the right edge, holding a plate of vegetable curry and rice. A saffron garment hangs on a rail at the top left.

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A photograph of a serving line at an ashram meal. A shaved-headed man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a tilak on his forehead stands at left, serving food from a steel pot onto a steel plate. A woman in white robes with her hair in a bun receives the plate, and a smiling person in white stands at right. Steel warming pots with lids and a water cooler are on the counter behind them, with white curtains in the background.2011-07-31A photo of a serving counter in a plain room with pale blue walls. A shaved-headed man in an orange saffron cloth wrap, wearing a rudraksha mala and a gold-coloured bracelet, reaches across steel pots and lidded vessels to serve food. Beside him a man in a white t-shirt with a blue lanyard holds a steel plate and a white cup, and a person in a light blue patterned shirt stands at the right edge holding food. A doorway with light behind it stands in the background, and an orange cloth hangs on the upper left wall.2011-07-31September 09 20112011-09-09December 25 20082008-12-25A food distribution at an ashram courtyard with stone walls and blue and yellow cloth hanging behind. A man in an orange robe with a red forehead mark stands centre and gestures while speaking. Beside him, a man in orange shawl and white kurta ladles food from a large steel pot onto a plate, and another man in orange and white stands near a second pot. Men in white and orange clothing and a woman in orange line the white-draped table, and a partly visible person in white stands at left holding a plate of rice and vegetables.2008-01-17A photograph of a serving line in a plain, unfinished concrete-walled room with a window and a hanging woven cloth at upper right. Several men in saffron and white ritual clothes serve food from steel pots and trays onto plates. A bald man in white with a rudraksha mala stands at left, and a man in saffron with a pink and yellow flower garland stands centre, serving rice with a ladle. An older bearded sannyasi in saffron with long grey hair holds out a steel plate to receive food at right, while other saffron-robed men wait behind him. Steel pots of rice and dal sit on the stainless counter.2011-09-09July 31 20112011-07-31December 15 20062006-12-15A busy commercial-style kitchen with stainless steel counters, extractor hoods and large steel pots. In the centre, a man in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala holds a steel vessel and serves rice and curried vegetables onto a foil-lined plate held up by a devotee. Beside him, a younger man in an orange robe and a second man in white kurta stand near the serving line. Several women in saris and men in white shirts and dhotis crowd around, some holding out plates to receive food. The annadan food distribution is taking place inside a dining hall.A photograph of an annadan food-serving line at a covered ashram walkway with a red-orange wall and wire mesh on the right. A young man in saffron-orange robes, a white hair net, a rudraksha mala and a beaded armband stands at a steel serving counter, spooning food. Another saffron-robed server in a hair net stands beside him. A grey-haired elderly man in a white shirt and white dhoti holds a steel plate of yellow rice, with a small badge on his shirt. Other people in white and light blue shirts wait in the line behind.2017-03-11 +1 copiesAnnadhan in 20152015-01-01 +1 copiesMay 10 20132013-05-10 +1 copies