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A buffet serving station on a blue tablecloth with steel chafing dishes and a large aluminium pot holding food. A silver chafing dish contains cooked vegetables with a ladle, and a flat round griddle with a lid sits over a gas burner wrapped in foil. A person in white clothing and a rudraksha mala with a pendant stands behind the table, reaching toward the food. Empty white plates are stacked along the edges and a gloved hand holds a flatbread. Chairs with burgundy cushions and white tablecloths are visible in the background.

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Annadhan in 20132013-01-01May 07 20152015-05-07 +1 copiesA buffet serving line in an indoor room with cream walls and a white ceiling. A man with hair tied back, wearing an orange saffron-coloured garment with a red bindi on his forehead, stands at the centre serving curry from a steel chafing dish with a ladle. To the left, a man in an orange t-shirt with dark beaded necklaces serves from a tray of flatbreads. Behind them, a man in white kurta with a lanyard and a second man in white serve from other dishes. Steel trays hold vegetable curry, flatbreads, samosas and fried snacks, and hands reach in from the right to take food.2008-06-09Photograph of a row of large stainless steel cooking pots with domed lids on a blue table in a plain room with pale walls. Behind them, plastic chairs are stacked and a man in a white shirt and orange shawl sits at a table, while a partially visible person in white robes with rudraksha beads holds a small cup at the left edge. Black plastic bags and white paper plates are nearby.2009-10-12November 21 20112011-11-21July 01 20152015-07-01 +1 copiesA photograph of a buffet dinner serving line in an indoor hall with yellow walls and a ceiling light. A man in an orange sleeveless robe with long hair tied back stands centre, serving food from a steel tray, with a black bead mala around his neck. To his left, a man in an orange t-shirt and black beaded necklaces holds a serving spoon over a tray of flatbreads. Behind them a man in white kurta and black lanyard smiles, and in the foreground a person in a white t-shirt with a colourful knit cap stands facing the buffet. Trays of cooked vegetables, flatbreads and a gold-rimmed serving bowl fill the counter.2008-06-09A photograph of a food service line in a plain room with a blue-covered table holding large stainless steel serving pots with lids, a stack of white plates, and ladles. Several people in orange shawls serve and receive meals. A woman in a striped shawl on the left holds a plate of rice and curry and gestures while speaking, and a woman in a white top and glasses stands beside her holding a plate. A man in a grey sweater and orange shawl and a young man in white with an orange shawl serve food, and a man on the right wears a white kurta, an orange shawl and clear plastic gloves while handling a dish. A black plastic bag sits on the floor and a window with mesh is behind them. Orange shawls with printed text are visible.2009-10-12A photograph of an outdoor serving line under a covered walkway with red-brown pillars. A long table draped in a floral print cloth holds several large stainless steel pots and trays of food. Several volunteers stand behind the table serving: a man in a white kurta with a lanyard and ID badge serves with a ladle, a woman in a yellow top with bangles serves beside him, and a man in a grey shirt with a lanyard serves further along. A person in a white outfit and another in green stand at the right end near a small handwritten sign with an arrow. Nobody in the scene is identifiable as the a person candidate, and the setting reads as an ashram food distribution (annadan).2009-12-12Annadhan in 20142014-01-01 +1 copiesAugust 22 20122012-08-22 +2 copiesA photograph of a communal meal service in a bright hall with cream walls. In the foreground a bald man with glasses and a red-brown mala around his neck, wearing a white kurta, holds a steel plate with rice, chapati and orange curry while spooning food from a serving pot. Behind him, a man in a white polo shirt and white hairnet serves from a steel pot with a ladle, and a woman in white gloves and a white dress works the line. Steel vessels of curry and a large pot of white kheer or dal sit on a patterned tablecloth. Other people in white stand in the background.2011-07-17 +2 copies