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A photograph of a kitchen or dining hall where stacks of aluminium foil trays hold cooked vegetarian dishes, rice, sweets and fruit on a steel prep table. A man in a white short-sleeved shirt and white hairnet stands at right, reaching toward a tray, wearing an orange-and-saffron beaded garland and glasses with a wristwatch. White walls, open windows and red-cushioned chairs fill the background.

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Annadhan in 20142014-01-01Annadhan in 20142014-01-01 +1 copiesA grey-haired woman in a green blouse and white sari with a green border stands in a tiled hall, holding a tall stack of foil-covered steel trays of food, with a black beaded necklace and a name badge on her blouse. Behind her, long tables are lined with many more trays of food, and oranges and grapes sit in the lower right foreground. Two people in white caps and aprons work in the background near a window.2014-07-11 +1 copiesA large hall with pink walls and red curtains where people queue at a buffet of steel trays serving rice, dal, bread and vegetables under a glass sneeze guard. Attendants in white shirts and hairnets serve food while devotees in white and pink shirts, one in an orange shawl, wait in line. A screen on the back wall shows a figure. Many people are visible in the background.2013-08-18A photo of a communal annadan serving line in a hall with tiled floor and wall pictures. Volunteers in white dhotis and white hair nets, many wearing rudraksha mala necklaces, stand behind steel serving counters ladling curries and rice onto plates for devotees. Several volunteers wear orange and saffron robes. Devotees in saffron sarees and kurtas queue along the counter, and some carry filled trays. Steel tray warmers hold yellow and orange dishes.2014-06-12A large outdoor offering of many covered metal plates laid in rows across a light-coloured cloth on the ground, filled with food and sealed under clear plastic wrap. Devotees in white clothes, some with orange and white garments, kneel and reach over the plates to arrange them, one man in a white shirt and white dhoti gesturing near the front. Strings of white jasmine and orange marigold garlands hang along the back wall beneath a maroon canopy. Hands and bangles of the people handling the plates are visible at the edges.2007-01-01 +1 copiesA large crowded dining hall at an ashram serves annadan meal. Many devotees, mostly women in white and cream saris and some in red or maroon, hold out round paper plates to be filled at a long glass serving counter. Men in white kurtas and pale shirts stand among them, some wearing white hairnets as food servers. Stacks of white disposable plates sit on the counter, and yellow and blue banners hang from the tented ceiling. Several people are in the frame, with more visible in the background.2014-08-24 +1 copiesAnnadhan in 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesAnnadhan in 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesA photograph of a large grid of oval metal trays arranged in rows on a white cloth, each covered with clear plastic wrap. The trays hold various prepared foods in white, orange, red, green and brown tones, including rice dishes, sauces, sliced fruit and garnishes. No people are visible in the frame, only the edges of white clothing at the top right corner. The arrangement suggests an annadan food offering prepared for distribution.2007-01-01August 18 20132013-08-18 +1 copiesA photo of a communal meal service in a plain white-walled hall with red curtains and a wall clock. Stacks of stainless steel plates sit on a table draped with a fringed cloth, and a large pot stands behind them. A man in white kurta and garland stands at the serving table holding a plate, while another in white helps serve from the pot. A man in an orange t-shirt with a garland and identity badge stands at right, beside an older man in white shirt and glasses. Several other people in white clothes and orange shawls move about in the background.2009-06-01