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A photograph of a community food service line in a covered hall. Volunteers in white clothes and hairnets, some wearing white gloves, serve curry from copper-and-brass chafing dishes with ladles along a long white-covered table. In the background, saffron-robed monastics stand near a draped yellow and white canopy, and a man in white photographs the line with a camera. Two shaved-headed figures in orange robes stand among the crowd near the back, one wearing a rudraksha mala. The setting appears to be an annadan style meal service.

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A photograph of an annadan food service line in a covered hall with yellow scalloped drapery overhead. In the foreground, a woman in white sari with a white head covering and clear plastic gloves serves from copper chafing dishes with brass frames and decorative brass finials, filled with yellow curry. Beside her, another server in white wears a hairnet and gloves. Behind the counter, a man in white shirt films with a Sony video camera. Further back, monastic-style figures in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas stand among other people in white clothing.2015-07-01Annadhan in 20152015-01-01A food service line at an ashram dining hall with copper and brass chafing dishes holding curry under brass-framed lids topped with small brass elephant finials. A woman in white with a head covering and transparent plastic gloves serves from the left, while another woman in white with a plastic cap stands beside her. In the background, a man in saffron and orange robes with a rudraksha mala stands among people in white clothes, and a bald man in orange robes stands further back. On the right, a man in white clothes leans over the counter with a camera. A yellow-and-white draped canopy runs along the top of the hall.2015-07-01 +1 copiesAnnadhan in 20152015-01-01 +1 copiesA communal meal service in a white-walled hall. On the right, women in white saris with gold borders and white hairnets serve food from brass chafing dishes on a long buffet counter draped in yellow and white fabric. In the centre, a man in white kurta with a beaded mala serves a plated meal to a man in a white kurta who holds a plate with rice and curries. Other people in white clothes stand in line behind them. At the left edge, a deity murti sits on a blue and gold pedestal near a yellow-draped table. Ceiling fans and an air cooler are visible.2015-07-02 +1 copiesJuly 01 20152015-07-01Annadhan in 20152015-01-01 +1 copiesJuly 02 20152015-07-02 +1 copiesJuly 01 20152015-07-01 +1 copiesJuly 01 20152015-07-01July 01 20152015-07-01 +1 copiesA food service line in a large open pavilion with white walls and yellow draped valances. Volunteers in white clothes and white hairnets serve from brass chafing dishes with curry, standing beside a line of guests holding plates. A bald monk in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala stands at right beside a younger monk in orange robes, while several people in white and red-orange shawls wait to be served. Other seated guests sit at white-covered chairs in the background, and a small shrine with framed deity images is visible at the far end. The scene reads as an annadan meal service.2015-07-01 +1 copies