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Indoor serving line at a catered meal. A woman in a white top with a red-and-gold scarf and a white hairnet, wearing glasses, lifts fried crisps from a metal pot with gloved hands. Behind her, another hairnetted woman in white works at chafing dishes with copper-coloured lids on a brass-framed warmer. On the right, a young woman in a white t-shirt, red scarf and patterned wrap skirt holds a plate of food. Framed red artwork hangs on the wall behind, and several other staff in white and red stand in the background.

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A serving line in a hall where devotees in white clothing serve a meal from glass-fronted steel chafing dishes on long tables. A man on the left in white kurta and a red-and-white shawl holds a plate and reaches toward a dish of flatbreads. Women in white saris with red and gold borders wear white hairnets and handle serving tongs, one with a beaded necklace. A large framed painting of red-robed figures hangs on the wall above. Lines of other servers stand behind the counter, and the scene reads as annadan or communal meal service.2016-02-09Serving line at an indoor event in a hall with wall paintings and white walls. In the foreground, a woman in a white sari with a red-and-gold border and a white hairnet scoops food from a large steel pot. Beside her, a woman in a white sari with a red shawl holds a serving spoon over a brass-framed warming chafing dish with a copper lid. Another person in a white hairnet and white sari stands behind the counter, and a few people in white clothes are visible in the background among tables and chairs. Bowls of food sit at the lower right edge.2016-02-09Annadhan in 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesA buffet serving line in a pale pink hall. Servers in white shirts, striped aprons and hairnets, with plastic gloves, serve chapatis and curries from steel chafing dishes. A woman with wavy dark hair in a white top and orange lanyard holds a tray of food, while a man in white with rudraksha beads and an ID badge carries plates. Two women in orange saris stand in the background near a framed portrait on the wall, and several guests in white wait in line.2013-07-07 +1 copiesSeptember 27 20152015-09-27A buffet serving line in a white-walled hall during an Inner Awakening event. Several women in white and cream clothing with white hairnets serve food from brass-framed chafing dishes; one smiling woman in the foreground, wearing a white outfit with a gold border, teal and black beaded necklaces and a red bindi, uses plastic gloves to serve flatbread from a steel tray. Other servers stand behind rows of chafing dishes, and a person in white moves along the left side of the table. No one is identified as a person.2016-02-09 +1 copiesAnnadhan in 20152015-01-01 +1 copiesAugust 21 20162016-08-21A photo of a communal meal service in a dining hall. Several women in white dress with red-orange shawls stand behind steel serving trays and ladle food; one server wears a white hairnet and clear gloves. Other servers in white and red-orange wraps carry plates loaded with rice, vegetables and dark berries toward the diners. A woman in the foreground wears a white and red-orange outfit, a beaded necklace and a red bindi while holding a plate. Framed red artwork hangs on the wall behind, and tables and chairs fill the room. The scene reads as annadan, a serving of food to devotees.2016-02-22July 01 20152015-07-01A photograph of an annadan food service in a tent with gold-fringed yellow valances. A woman in a white hairnet, white apron and clear plastic gloves ladles food from a copper-and-brass chafing dish on the left. A man in white kurta and dhoti stands at the right, and white-clad devotees line the background. Behind them, a figure in a saffron-orange garment with a long necklace stands near the centre, possibly a person by appearance; this cannot be confirmed. Other saffron-robed monastics and white-clad people stand nearby.2015-07-01 +1 copiesJuly 02 20162016-07-02