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A serving line in a bright ashram dining hall, with stainless steel trays on a counter draped in orange fabric. A man in a plaid shirt and pink shawl serves from the left, a woman in a red sari with glasses and bangles serves in the centre, and a man in a white kurta with a rudraksha mala and a visitor badge serves at right. Trays hold red and orange vegetable dishes, a yellow pudding-like dessert, dark lentils and sliced fruit; a wicker basket holds a pineapple and apples. Behind the counter, shelves display jars and boxes, and a white robed statue stands near the wall.

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Annadhan during Allahabad Kumbhamela 20132013-01-01Annadhan during Allahabad Kumbhamela 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesA photo of an ashram dining hall where volunteers serve a communal meal from steel pots onto plates on a long buffet table covered with a floral cloth. In the foreground a man in a white kurta wears a red and white beaded necklace and rudraksha-style mala and serves food with a ladle. Beside him an elderly man in a cream sweater and grey trousers and a woman in a pink shawl and glasses also serve. Long tables with floral cloths and seated diners fill the background under ceiling fans and white walls.2009-12-17A buffet serving line during an event meal in a bright room with a red curtain and a painted temple-style wall mural at left. Several people in white clothing stand and serve food: a woman in a white sari with a red shawl and green-and-red trim holds a serving spoon; a man in a white shirt with an ID badge stands centre; a man in a white kurta wears a rudraksha mala and holds a plate; an older man with white hair and beard, also in white with a rudraksha mala, holds a plate; a woman in white stands at right by trays. Steel trays hold cut watermelon, shredded carrots, sliced cucumber and yellow capsicum, sauces, and a wicker basket holds bananas, apples and a pineapple.2013-11-01 +1 copiesA buffet line inside a long hall with posters on the wall. Several devotees with orange-red shawls draped over white clothes serve themselves from stainless steel chafing dishes under a glass sneeze guard. A man in a white shirt on the left uses a serving spoon, a man in a striped shirt and a woman in white with a red shawl stand in line, and a woman in a salmon-pink kurta on the right holds a plate of flatbreads and a small serving. Visitors carry name badges on lanyards. No individual is identifiable as a person in this image.2014-09-27 +1 copiesA buffet-style meal service in a bright hall with pink walls. A young man in a white shirt, rudraksha mala and round glasses, with a red vibhuti mark on his forehead, holds a steel plate of food while using tongs over chafing dishes of sliced vegetables and fruit. Beside him a woman in a white T-shirt and glasses serves from a steel tray holding bread rolls, rice and tomato slices. A man in a white shirt with a dark mala and a pendant stands at left, and other people in white clothes line the background. Steel trays of bread rolls, sliced tomatoes, onions and fried snacks cover the serving tables. Lanyards with name badges are visible.2013-07-02A buffet serving line for an ashram meal, viewed through a clear sneeze-guard. A man in a white shirt holds a steel tray and reaches toward dishes of white rice, while an older woman in a red and gold sari with an orange lanyard serves herself from a steel tray. Steel pans hold rice, dark sautéed greens and a mixed vegetable dish with carrots and beans. Behind them, a bearded man in white kurta wears a rudraksha mala and a name badge, and other attendees in white clothes and orange lanyards queue. A red-sleeved server stands at the left edge.2013-09-28 +1 copiesJuly 02 20132013-07-02A buffet serving line in a large indoor hall with ceiling lights and framed photos on the back wall. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti with a red scarf serves food from steel chafing trays with a serving spoon. A woman in a white salwar kameez with a dupatta and a red pendant holds a plate of rice and curry at the counter. Other devotees in white and saffron-trimmed clothing stand in line behind them, and a bowl of gulab jamun-like sweets sits in a steel tray in front. The setting suggests an ashram annadan meal.2014-09-27 +1 copiesA photo of a buffet-style meal service in a bright hall with pink walls and a red curtain. Women in white saris and hairnets, wearing plastic gloves, serve food from steel chafing dishes with ladles; a woman in a white sari and mala beads stands in front. A woman in a red and orange sari with reading glasses holds a plate at right, beside a young man in a blue striped shirt with a badge. Behind them, people in white dhotis and kurtas and others in colourful clothes queue. Screens with images hang on the walls.2013-11-01 +1 copiesNovember 01 20132013-11-01 +1 copiesMarch 30 20132013-03-30 +1 copies