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A photograph of a serving line during a communal meal under a dark tent or pandal with orange and marigold decorations hanging from the ceiling. A woman in front wears a white sari with a gold border, a red bindi and a rudraksha mala, and smiles toward the camera. Beside her, a woman in a yellow-orange shawl serves rice and curry from a metal plate. Behind them, a man in a white shirt with a rudraksha mala serves food, and a man in white with a white shawl and glasses stands at the table. Other men in white and a man in a dark purple shirt wait in line. On the right, a woman in a blue sari receives a plate. Stacks of steel plates and a water bottle sit on the wooden table.

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Night-time photo of a food distribution (annadan) under a tent with orange and green fringed decorations. A smiling woman in a yellow and white sari sits at a wooden table holding a steel plate, beside cloth tote bags. A man in white shirt and trousers with a rudraksha mala and a visitor badge stands smiling, holding a steel plate. Behind them, a crowd in white and colourful saris and salwar holds steel plates and bowls. A plastic water bottle sits on the table.2006-12-27A night-time communal meal served under a canopy with gold and red drapery and hanging decorations. A man in white clothes and a white head wrap stands at a wooden table ladling food from a large steel pot. Women are seated and standing in the line, holding steel plates of rice and curry; the woman in the centre wears a white sari with a floral print and the woman at right wears a red floral blouse and a gold chain. Other devotees in white, green and orange clothes queue behind, and steel vessels sit on the ground. Nobody here is identified as a person, and the scene shows food distribution, a common ashram service.2006-12-23A night-time food service line where a woman in a white and beige sari with an orange-red shawl serves yellow rice from a steel pot with a ladle, while another server in white stands beside her. Stainless steel pots hold yellow rice and a dark vegetable dish. Women and girls with white forehead markings and ornaments line up holding steel plates, one in a turquoise sari and one in a white polka-dot top. A woman in an orange sari and a man in white stand in the background. The scene suggests communal food distribution.2011-10-26 +1 copiesA photo of an outdoor food service line under a corrugated metal roof supported by bamboo poles and fluorescent tube lights. A woman in the foreground with a red bindi, flower in her hair and white sari with a yellow border looks toward the camera. Beside her, a woman in a white and yellow sari with a rudraksha mala serves from a large steel pot, and volunteers in white clothes stand behind rows of steel vessels of food along a long table. On the right, a man in a cream checked shirt with a blue towel over his shoulder holds a steel plate of food. Bowls of curry and rice sit on the table.2006-07-28A photograph of a community meal service under a canopy hung with gold and red draped fabric and strings of marigold garlands. In the foreground a woman in a cream sari with an orange border and rudraksha mala holds a steel plate of white rice and fried items, while a woman in a white sari with gold border ladles rice from a large steel bucket. Behind them other women and men in white and dark clothing stand at a serving counter with steel vessels. Tube lights are fixed on the draped poles.2006-12-27Night-time food service at an open-air ashram setting. A woman in a white sari with an orange border and orange shawl stands at a wooden table ladling food from a steel pot into a steel plate. Beside her, a woman in beige and orange serves from another pot, and young women in orange, white and green saris stand in a line holding steel plates of yellow rice and fried items. A man in white dhoti and shirt stands at the left edge. Steel pots of cooked vegetables sit on the table. The background is dark.2011-10-26A photograph of a lunch serving line under a covered open-sided pavilion with an orange canopy and woven bamboo screens. Several young women in white tops with orange or beige sashes and dark-rimmed lanyards queue and receive food from steel plates, while a man in a white shirt and rudraksha mala in the right foreground serves from steel pots. Other volunteers in white shirts stand behind the counter, and a few more people line up in the background. Plates hold rice and yellow dal-style dishes. The atmosphere is a communal meal service at the Inner Healing training program.2006-10-07Outdoor food service under a tent canopy at night. A woman in white clothes with a white shawl and a visible lanyard badge serves cooked yellow rice from a steel pot into a plastic bag held by a young man on the right. On the left, a young man in white with a rudraksha mala and a lanyard badge watches the serving. Behind them, men in white vests and white dhotis and a man in a white head covering work at large steel pots and pans on a stove. Colourful bunting hangs along the tent, and a bright light glows at the back. The scene is annadan-style community meal preparation.2012-04-06Night-time food service outdoors beside a red-painted wall. In the foreground a woman in a white top with an orange shawl serves yellow rice from a large steel pot onto plates, with a steel bowl of dark greens and a serving spoon on the table. To the right, several women in saris and orange shawls hold steel plates out to receive the food. Behind them a man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands near a light, and a few other people are blurred in the background. A lit lamp hangs above, and grass and trees lie beyond the serving table.2011-10-26A night-time communal meal line under a open-sided tent with striped red, yellow and white drapes and strings of lights overhead. A woman in a white sari with a long braid stands at the front ladling food from a large steel pot, and another woman in white ladles from a second pot beside her. Devotees queue with steel plates; a young man in a black shirt and rudraksha-style beaded necklace holds a plate of rice, and a man in a grey shirt stands at right. Several women wear saris in white, orange and green, and a row of steel vessels sits on a table at left.2006-12-23Outdoor food service line at an event, with volunteers serving rice and curry onto banana-leaf plates from large steel pots. A woman on the left in a white sari with a gold border and dark beaded necklace wears clear plastic gloves and serves rice from a pot. Behind her a volunteer in white also serves from steel containers. On the right a man in a white shirt with glasses holds a paper plate with rice on a banana leaf and takes food with a spoon. Other people, some in white and some in coloured saris, stand in the background beneath trees.2009-02-14A photograph of a food-serving line at an outdoor evening event under a red and white striped tent with bunting. A young sannyasi in an orange-red robe and orange shawl stands at left, smiling, with a steel vessel in front of him. A man in white shirt and white dhoti with glasses and a yellow lanyard holds a serving plate, and a smiling woman in a white sari with a dark beaded necklace holds a plate of rice. Other men in white clothing and a woman in a sari with glasses stand around the counter. A printed portrait banner hangs in the background. No candidate for the named teacher is clearly identifiable by appearance.2009-02-28