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A photograph of a community food service under a covered pink-walled hall. A man in white shirt and white dhoti at left, with a white beaded mala around his neck, spoons food onto a plate held by a younger man in white shirt. Another man in white ladles from a steel pot onto a plate, with a lemon and a plate of rice on the wooden table beside metal buckets. Several men in white shirts and a standing man in a light shirt and beige trousers watch, and an elderly woman in a red blouse and white sari with a grey bun stands at right. Orange flags hang at upper right.

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A photograph of a food distribution line under a pink-walled covered area with a hanging rope and a decorative tiled wall. A man with glasses and a grey moustache, wearing a white shirt and white dhoti with a beaded necklace, uses a ladle to serve yellow food onto a steel bowl held by a man in a light blue short-sleeved shirt. Behind them, another white-clad man ladles food from a steel pot and a line of people in white and striped shirts waits. A metal bucket and a wooden serving table are in the foreground, with a small child at the left edge.2009-01-24Men serving food in a covered open-sided dining hall with a thatched roof and leafy windows. In the foreground, a young man in a white shirt and grey trousers holds a steel plate of rice and vegetables. Beside him, a young man in a white kurta with glasses and a beaded necklace ladles food from a large steel pot on a counter. Other men in white and grey shirts stand behind the serving counter, and a few more people are visible in the background. Steel vessels and pots line the counter, and scattered rice grains lie on the dark surface.2007-08-31A photograph of a serving line in a large indoor hall where men in white shirts and white trousers serve food onto steel plates from stainless steel trays. Several servers wear orange lanyards and some have rudraksha malas around their necks. One server in the foreground holds a plate of rice, yellow dal and green vegetables, while others use tongs and spoons to serve from the trays. A steel bucket with a yellow handle sits in front of the counter, and people wait in line behind, some in white and others in casual clothes. This appears to be a communal meal service, with servers wearing disposable plastic gloves.2009-08-13May 27 20122012-05-27 +2 copiesOutdoor food service at a festival meal line under an orange and yellow marigold-decorated canopy with red and pink drapes. Men in white shirts and white dhotis, some wearing rudraksha malas and lanyards, stand behind steel pots of rice and yellow food, serving with ladles onto banana-leaf or leaf plates. Women in cream and white saris with gold borders are receiving food and seated at long blue-topped wooden benches. A man in plain white clothes holds a leaf plate at the right edge. Several people are visible, and the scene shows annadan style communal serving.2007-12-30A photograph of an annadhan food-serving line under a white tent edged with red, orange and multicolored bunting. A man in a white shirt with a vertical tilak on his forehead and disposable gloves stands at a steel pot and serves food. Beside him an older man in white clothes and a rudraksha mala ladles food into steel vessels. Devotees in saris and shirts hold out steel plates to receive the meal, with more people in white waiting behind the line.2012-11-27September 22 20122012-09-22 +3 copiesA food-serving line in a temple hall with a yellow-painted wall and pillars. Several volunteers in white hairnets serve rice and curry from steel vessels. A woman in a white sari with gold trim stands at left holding a steel bowl. A man in a light blue shirt and dark trousers holds a steel plate of rice at centre, while people in lighter clothing queue or pass behind him, one woman wearing a patterned shawl and carrying a backpack at right. No visible a person candidate is clearly identifiable, so the appearance is uncertain and no one is attributed to him.2012-06-04 +2 copiesA food-service scene under a thatched shelter at an ashram kitchen. Several men in white and grey shirts serve a meal from steel pots and trays onto plates. A man in a white kurta with a dark rudraksha-style mala stands at right holding a plate, while a woman in white with an orange border stands at the far right. Stainless steel vessels and buckets sit on metal tables, with greenery visible through the open side.2007-08-31Photograph of a food service line at an indoor hall during a retreat-style program. A man in the foreground wears a checked short-sleeved shirt, an orange cloth draped over his shoulder and an orange-hued lower garment, serving yellow sweets or fried snacks from a steel pot onto a metal plate. Beside him, a man in a grey shirt and a younger man in a white shirt also serve from large steel vessels. In the left foreground a person in white clothing with a rudraksha-style beaded necklace faces away from the camera. Behind them, a crowd of people in white and light clothing waits in line along a corridor with bright light at the far end. A steel bucket of food sits at the lower right.2006-07-27Evening food distribution in a plain white-walled hall. A woman in a white sari with a red rudraksha mala and a white forehead mark ladles food from a steel pot on a metal serving table. Opposite her, a man in white dhoti and a yellow-green shawl holds a leaf plate while receiving food. Behind him, a man in a blue shirt stands near the table, and on the right, a grey-haired man in a white shirt holds a plate, beside a bearded man in a red-pink shirt and an orange-clad man. Steel plates are stacked on the right. Pots and a shallow pan sit on the table.2011-09-26October 15 20122012-10-15 +1 copies