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Outdoor communal meal under palm trees at an ashram-like compound with dirt ground. A woman in a plain white sari with a white shawl stands at a steel bowl of cooked rice, serving with a ladle, while a woman in white with a red bindi and gold bangles points at a girl with a white flower in her hair. A young man in white dhoti and shirt stands behind, and a seated person in white eats from a steel plate. Another girl in orange and a seated child eat nearby. A white-wrapped sculpture stands on a pedestal, and a white van is parked to the left. A few people in white and yellow are visible in the background near a small white building.

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Outdoor meal service under a palm tree in front of a plain beige building with red doors and a corrugated roof. Several women in white saris and a woman in a patterned blouse with red trim serve food from large steel pots and trays, including a tray of green bananas. A young woman in a white shawl stands in the foreground with a steel plate. Teenage boys in white shirts and a young girl in a striped top watch and wait for their food, forming an annadan-style meal line.2006-05-05July 13 20032003-07-13Outdoor food service under a palm tree at a dusty site. Three women in white saris stand behind a steel counter serving food from large stainless steel pots and pans with ladles. The woman at left wears a white top, a black beaded necklace and a white shawl. The middle woman wears a white sari with an orange border and gold necklaces, and the woman at right wears a white sari with green patterned border, gold bangles and a name badge. Children in front, including a boy in a white shirt and a girl in a patterned orange-and-white dress with an orange scarf and long braid, line up to receive food in small cups. Another boy in white sits on the sand in the background.2006-05-05Outdoor serving line beside a palm tree and a simple white building. A woman in a white sari with orange-red border and a red bindi serves food with a ladle from a steel pot. A young woman in white attire with a name badge stands at left, wearing gloves and holding a ladle over a steel plate of rice, a green curry, a cooked grain dish and a flatbread. Another young woman in white with a dark beaded necklace stands behind, and a man in a pale checked shirt at right holds a plate and reaches toward the food. Steel pots and vessels sit on a metal counter.2006-05-05Outdoor food service under a palm tree at a rural compound. 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Women in white saris and white blouses ladle rice from steel pots onto steel plates on a serving table. A woman in a white sari with an orange border stands centre, smiling, with a gold necklace. A boy in a yellow shirt holds a plate of rice, and boys in white shirts and trousers wait with plates, one holding a plate of rice. A woman in a blue sari stands at the left edge. Sandy ground and small plants surround the scene.2006-05-05A photograph of a covered open-sided hall where devotees sit on mats eating a meal served on green banana leaves. In the foreground, a woman in white clothes with an orange shawl bends forward serving rice and food from a bowl onto leaves in front of seated women in white and orange. Other seated women in white with orange shawls receive and eat the food. Behind them, men in white dhotis and shirts and onlookers stand along a low concrete wall, with trees and a dirt path outside. Brass vessels and a lamp stand near the serving line.2006-10-21July 13 20032003-07-13Outdoor food service at an ashram event. A row of devotees in white clothes serve food from steel vessels on a long table, ladling yellow rice into leaf plates held by women in cream and pale blue saris. A man in white on the left wears a lanyard badge, and a girl in a red-and-white uniform stands at the table. Red and orange draped cloth hangs behind the stall, with trees and a building in the background.2007-12-30Outdoor serving line under a palm tree beside a low white building with red doors and a corrugated roof. Several women and young people in white ritual-style clothing serve food from steel pots and trays; one young woman in white with a shawl spoons rice onto a plate, while an older woman in a white sari with gold jewellery holds a ladle. A young girl in a striped top and a woman in a white sari with a red-bordered blouse stand in line holding plates. A man in a white shirt holds a mobile phone. The setting suggests a communal meal serving, possibly annadan, with steel vessels of rice and food on a metal counter.2006-05-05A food service scene at an outdoor serving area. Several volunteers stand behind steel vessels filled with cooked rice and serve portions onto steel plates held by people at the lower left and bottom. A man in a white shirt with an ID badge and a woman in a plain white sari with a rudraksha-style beaded necklace serve from pots. A woman in a white-and-green sari with a white tilak on her forehead and an ID badge serves from a second pot on the right. A man in a yellow shirt stands at left, and figures in white clothing are visible in the background. A purple cloth hangs at the right edge.2008-03-06