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A photo of an open-air dining area with palm trees and bamboo blinds. Two chefs in white jackets and black caps stand at a buffet counter covered with a blue cloth and gold-trimmed skirt; the chef on the left stirs or ladles from a steel pot, while the chef in the centre plates food using a tong. A young woman in a white top and jeans waits at the counter, and a person in an orange outfit stands nearby. Round tables with green cloths, red-and-gold chairs, cups, glasses and plates are in the foreground, and warm heat lamps hang over the serving line.

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Annadhan in 20132013-01-01May 09 20142014-05-09June 28 20162016-06-28Annadhan in 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesOctober 17 20122012-10-17 +1 copiesAn open-air dining pavilion with a timber-framed roof and tall wooden posts, where people in white clothing sit and stand at tables. Several tables have green tablecloths with red-cushioned gold-legged chairs. A man in a white kurta stands near the centre, lifting a small cup to his mouth, while a young man in white beside a table holds a long-handled item. Others in white sit eating or talking, with palm plants and a green view beyond the open sides. White stone pillars with carved decorative motifs stand in the foreground.2013-12-07Annadhan in 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesAnnadhan during Allahabad Kumbhamela 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesA photograph of a buffet serving line for a meal. Several volunteers in white kurta-style clothes with red-orange shawls stand behind steel chafing dishes, serving rice and an orange curry with serving spoons. A young woman in the foreground holds a white plate and bowl and wears a name badge on her shawl. Another woman in white with a red shawl serves from the dish, and a man in a white shirt with a red shawl stands behind her. Guests in the background queue along the counter. A pineapple arrangement and a red-and-gold cloth are at the right edge.2014-07-23A buffet serving line of steel pots with a yellow rice dish on a patterned cloth, in a pink-walled hall with a golden cobra-hood canopy at left. A man in a white shirt and blue lanyard holds a serving spoon and wears plastic gloves, while an older woman in a green checked top and blue hairnet ladles food beside him. A young man in white clothing with a shawl and a man in a white shirt stand in the background, and a man in a white shirt near the door at left attends the line. The scene reflects an ashram annadan meal service.2011-11-26 +1 copiesAnnadhan in 20152015-01-01 +1 copiesA buffet serving line at an ashram-style meal. A woman in a white apron-style top, blue hair net and clear plastic gloves serves food from steel pots with a ladle onto terracotta-coloured plates and bowls held by devotees. Several women queue in colourful salwar kameez: one in a yellow kurta, one in a teal printed top with a blue lanyard, one in a pink top holding a small child, and an older woman in pink with glasses. Steel serving vessels, lentil and rice dishes and a green vegetable sit along the table. The scene shows annadan-style communal food service.2011-11-26