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A photograph of a utilitarian kitchen with white-tiled walls and a row of exposed metal pipes fitted with taps above a counter of large steel cooking vessels. Four women work at the cookware: a woman in a blue saree bends over a large black vessel at left, a woman in a grey top and lavender saree stands beside a steel pot, a woman in a blue saree and white blouse stands in the middle, and a woman in a white saree with a yellow shawl stands at right with her back to the camera near a table. A large pan of yellow food sits in the foreground at lower left. Shelves, containers, bottles and papers clutter the right side.

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A photograph of a utilitarian kitchen with white-tiled walls and exposed grey pipes with taps. Four women work at large metal cooking vessels: a woman in a blue sari with a yellow border lifts a dark pot at left, another in a blue sari and white top stirs with a long ladle, a woman in a lavender sari stands by a steel vessel, and a woman in a maroon sari leans near a desk. A woman in a white sari with a yellow border stands at right near a cluttered table holding a calculator, papers, and a blue box. A large pot of yellow food sits in the foreground. No swami is visible.2011-04-17A kitchen interior with a tiled floor and white walls, where several women work with large steel cooking vessels and pots set on burners fed by red LPG gas cylinders, one labelled Indane. Pipes and taps run along the wall above the cookware. In the foreground a large pot of yellow food sits on the counter beside steel tumblers and a plastic container. A woman in a blue sari with a white blouse stands centre-front, smiling, and holds a large steel plate. Another woman in a purple sari stands behind her, and a woman in a red and gold sari stands at the right holding a steel vessel. A fourth woman in a blue sari bends at the left to pour from a large vessel. Steel pots and buckets are stacked along the left. The scene looks like a community kitchen preparing food in bulk.2011-04-17A photo of a community meal service in a plain whitewashed hall with terracotta floor tiles and a ceiling fan. In the foreground a man in a white kurta and white dhoti with a dark rudraksha mala and a gold bracelet ladles food from a large steel pot on a stainless steel counter, beside a steel tumbler. Across the counter a woman in a red blouse and red-and-white sari serves from a pot, while another woman in a yellow-bordered white sari and several men in white kurtas stand near a window and steel vessels. A framed picture hangs on the wall. Several people are visible, serving and waiting in the annadan meal line.2010-07-06A kitchen serving line in an institutional kitchen with pink tiled walls and fluorescent lights. A figure in an orange saffron robe with a matching orange head wrap stands at a steel counter, ladling yellow food from a steel bucket with a long-handled spoon onto a steel plate, wearing clear plastic gloves. Several women in saris, one in a white sari with floral print and another in a red-bordered sari, stand at the counter holding plates and receiving food. Other people in white and pale garments work at serving tables in the background, and steel pots and a ceiling fan are visible.2006-12-16A busy communal kitchen serving line in an indoor hall with ceiling fans and tiled walls. Volunteers in white clothing and saffron-orange stoles or sashes serve food from large steel pots onto steel plates along a long stainless-steel counter. A young woman in white with a long braid and glasses, wearing protective gloves, spoons yellow rice from a steel bucket. A woman in a white sari with a red-and-white border holds out a steel tray, and a man in a saffron-orange turban and robe stands in the background. A cameraman with a handheld video camera films from the left. Several older women and other volunteers line the counter. The scene suggests annadan, community meal service.2006-12-16A photograph of a busy kitchen with white-tiled walls and barred windows. A woman in a white sari with an orange shawl stands at left beside a gas stove. A woman in a patterned sari and a purple head covering bends over a steel counter. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti with a rudraksha-style bead necklace and a white marked forehead moves past large steel pots and trays, one covering a steaming pot. Steel cups, shelves of containers and a hot water heater are visible.2006-10-29January 06 20122012-01-06Several women in matching rust-red saris with golden-yellow borders work in a kitchen, cooking food for a large gathering. In the centre, a woman in a red sari and white hairnet stirs a large aluminium pot of yellow rice with a long metal ladle. Women around her wear rudraksha malas and white hairnets, and smile as they work. Steel vessels and lids sit on the floor, and a cooking pot stands at the lower left. Pale walls and a fluorescent light fill the background. This is a kitchen service scene, with the women preparing food as an annadan-style meal.2013-11-15A photograph of a buffet-style meal service in an ashram dining hall. A woman in an orange saree with a rudraksha mala and a white hairnet serves rice from a steel tray while wearing clear plastic gloves. Several women queue at the steel counter holding paper plates; one in a green saree and a woman in a magenta saree are prominent, and a young girl stands among them. A man in white clothes stands behind the counter. Steel trays hold rice dishes and white rice, and the room has cream walls and red curtains.2014-10-12 +2 copiesJune 01 20122012-06-01 +1 copiesA photograph of a large industrial kitchen where a group of devotees in saffron and orange saris and robes, with white hair nets, cook at big steel pots. Women stir and ladle food from a large steel vessel while others pour from a pot lid. Two shaved-headed men in orange robes and rudraksha malas stand among them, and a man in a white shirt stands at the back. Steel stoves, faucets and a ceiling fan are visible. The scene suggests communal food preparation.2013-11-15Four women in ashram kitchen stir large aluminium cooking vessels of food. They wear identical rust-red saris with orange-gold borders, rudraksha and beaded malas, and white disposable hairnets. One woman in the centre holds a long steel ladle stirring yellow rice in a big pot, while others steady the lid and watch. Steel pots and steam fill the background, with another worker behind them in white. Ashram annadan kitchen service.2013-11-15