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A covered serving line of stainless steel food trays along a red-walled corridor, where volunteers serve free meals to devotees at an ashram annadan. Several women in white saris with yellow borders serve food, wearing hairnets, plastic gloves and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces; one in an orange blouse ladles food. A woman in a yellow blouse and white sari with a long braid holds a steel plate and receives food. Others queue behind a wire mesh fence beside green plants.

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Annadhan in 20122012-01-01 +1 copiesA food service line under a covered red-walled corridor, with a metal serving counter and sneeze guard. Several women in white and cream sarees with gold borders serve food from steel trays, wearing hairnets and plastic gloves; one server in an orange blouse stands in the middle. A woman in a yellow blouse and white saree with a long braid holds a steel plate of rice while others queue behind. Trays hold yellow curry, rice and fried items. Behind the counter, a wire mesh fence shows green plants. This is an anna daan free meal service at the ashram, with no clearly identifiable a person in the scene.2017-03-11Annadhan in 20122012-01-01 +1 copiesAnnadhan in 20122012-01-01 +1 copiesAnnadhan in 20142014-01-01 +1 copiesAugust 13 20092009-08-13Annadhan in 20142014-01-01 +1 copiesAnnadhan in 20142014-01-01 +1 copiesOutdoor food service under a tent with orange and multicoloured bunting overhead. Women in white and gold-bordered saris and a woman in a white lace-patterned churidar with a white dupatta and name badge serve food from large steel pots onto steel plates. Several men in white shirts and white dhotis stand in the line, and other people move through the crowded covered area.2009-01-24Annadhan in 20142014-01-01 +1 copiesAnnadhan in 20142014-01-01 +1 copiesA long row of volunteers serves food under a white tented pavilion with hanging decorations and ceiling fans. In the foreground a woman in white with a dark rudraksha-style mala gloved hands serves yellow rice from a steel pot into a bucket-style vessel. A woman in a white sari with a gold border ladles food onto banana-leaf plates, while a young man in an olive-green shirt holds a plate of yellow rice. Behind them a line of people in red and white holds out plates, and the table is covered with a floral plastic cloth scattered with food. The scene resembles a communal meal distribution, an annadan.2010-01-01