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A serving line in a bright hall with pale peach walls, red curtains and ceiling lights. A man with hair in a topknot and a red robe with a rudraksha mala stands with his back to the camera, ladling food from a large steel pot on a table into a steel plate. Beside him, a bald man in an orange robe and a man in white shirt wait. A young woman in a blue patterned top with a name badge holds out a steel plate, and a young man in white with a red-and-white mala holds a plate at right. Several people in white and mixed clothing queue behind, some wearing hairnets. Orange and strawberry decorations dot the table, and blue crates sit against the wall at left. The scene reads as an annadan meal service.

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A photograph of a serving line in a bright, carpeted hall with white ceiling lights and maroon curtains. In the foreground, a figure with hair in a topknot wears a red-maroon shawl over bare shoulders, strung with large brown rudraksha beads. Beside him, a person in an orange wrap stands with a bald head. A woman in a blue patterned kurta with glasses and beaded bangles holds a steel plate and ladle over a large steel pot of orange liquid on a table decorated with printed fruit. Behind them, people in white clothes, one with a white cap, a man in white with a lanyard, and a young person in white with a rudraksha mala hold steel plates while waiting in line.2011-07-04 +1 copiesA serving line in a bright hall with peach walls and ceiling fans. A smiling woman in white kurta with rudraksha mala holds a steel plate while a man in red-and-gold dhoti and bare chest, with a dark rudraksha mala, ladles food from a steel pot onto it. Beside them a woman in brown patterned kurta and a man in blue polo with a volunteer badge serve from pots on a floral tablecloth. A man in a white apron and hairnet works behind them, and a monk in saffron robe with a camera stands at right. Other people and tables are visible in the background. This appears to be an annadan or prasad serving.2011-07-04 +1 copiesJuly 04 20112011-07-04 +1 copiesA buffet serving line in a large hall with a drop ceiling and bright lights, with a serving counter of stainless steel trays holding rice dishes and vegetable curries. A shaved-headed young man in an orange robe with a red-and-orange shawl and rudraksha beads on his arm and neck serves food with gloved hands. Beside him a man in a white shirt and glasses serves, and a woman in white with a red mala leans over the counter. On the right a bald man in a white shirt with an orange shawl and glasses stands near a woman in white. Other people in white and red cloths stand and sit in the background, and red banners hang on the walls. This is communal food distribution, annadan-style serving.2014-09-01A serving line at a dining hall with white tiled-style walls and a peach wall, red curtains and ceiling lights. In the foreground a man with his hair tied up, wearing a red and maroon cloth wrap and a dark rudraksha mala, stands with his back partly turned. Beside him a young man with long hair in a white kurta and black trousers holds a steel plate with small steel bowls, and a smiling man in a white kurta wears a red-and-white beaded mala while holding steel plates. A steel pot of orange-brown food sits on a table covered with a fruit-patterned cloth, with ladles and more plates. A man in a white kurta and a man in orange cloth stand at the left edge, and a woman in a head covering appears at far left.2011-07-04 +1 copiesOctober 23 20122012-10-23July 04 20112011-07-04 +1 copiesA photograph of a community food service in a yellow-walled dining hall. A long-haired man in an orange-red dhoti-style wrap with layered gold beaded necklaces is serving cooked rice from a large steel pot with a ladle, smiling. Behind the counter, women in white and cream saris and blue hair nets are handing out food and carrying a woven basket. On the left, a shaved-headed man in orange cloth and rudraksha beads watches. Several devotees in white and orange clothing hold steel plates. Stainless steel pots line the left wall. Visible people: about ten.2012-09-20 +2 copiesAnnadhan in 20112011-01-01A communal annadan serving line in a bright indoor hall. A bald man in orange saffron robes with long rudraksha malas stands at left holding a steel plate of food. Beside him, two young men in white dhotis with saffron borders and rudraksha malas hold steel plates; the one in the centre has a sandalwood or kumkum mark on his forehead. Women in white saris and hairnets serve from copper and steel vessels on a long table, with brass arched railings and pink flowers in the foreground.2016-07-02Buffet serving line in a large hall with a cream ceiling and red-curtained windows. A bald man in orange and red robes with a rudraksha mala on his neck and arm, wearing clear gloves, serves rice from a steel tray. Beside him, a woman in white with a red-orange scarf and lanyard holds a plate, and a smiling woman in white with a red sash and lanyard stands at the right with bowls on a tray. Several other men in red sashes and lanyards stand behind the counter, and more people sit in the background. Steel chafing dishes hold yellow and orange food.2014-09-01July 07 20152015-07-07