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A serving line at a dining hall, with stainless steel pots of food on a floral-patterned tablecloth. In the foreground, a man in a white t-shirt with a rudraksha mala and red lanyard badge holds a steel plate of food. Beside him, a woman in a white striped kurta with a yellow lanyard ladles food from a large pot of brown curry or dal, and another woman in white ladles from a pot behind her. Rows of small steel bowls of sweet or pudding-like food and a bowl of yellow custard sit along the table. Several other volunteers in white clothing and aprons work along the line in the background.

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A photograph of a buffet-style breakfast serving line in a bright white-walled hall. Several people in white clothes with red and orange lanyards serve food from large steel pots onto plates and small bowls. A man in a white t-shirt and grey trousers holds a plate of food at left, while a woman in a grey patterned kurta with a red lanyard uses a ladle at a steel pot in the foreground. Other servers stand behind them, and a red curtain hangs in a window. Several dishes are arranged on a floral tablecloth, including bowls of yellow dal-like food and pale sauce.2009-07-02A photograph of devotees serving a communal meal in an ashram dining hall. Several men and women in white kurta-style clothes and white shirts line a long table draped in a floral cloth, ladling dal, curry and white sauce from steel pots into steel plates. One man in the foreground holds a steel thali with dal, rice, bread and sliced raw vegetables. Red curtains hang at the window behind. A man in white with glasses and a rudraksha mala stands at the right. No one is identifiable as a person in this scene.2009-08-29August 21 20092009-08-21A photograph of an annadaan food-serving line in a tiled kitchen with red curtains. A bearded man with grey hair and glasses, wearing white clothes with a yellow shawl and a red thread on his wrist, serves food from a steel pot. Beside him, a woman in a yellow shawl and white clothes wears plastic gloves and spoons food. Further right, a blonde woman and other women in white and orange or red shawls stand behind steel containers of food on a patterned cloth. Stainless steel pots, bowls and ladles fill the counter.2009-07-20A photograph of a serving line for a meal in a bright, plain room with white-washed walls and an open doorway. A woman in a white sari with an orange shawl stands at left, serving food from large stainless steel pots with lids. Several people in white clothes line up holding stainless steel plates and bowls to receive food, including a man with a red-and-white marked forehead at centre. A woman in a grey patterned top stands behind the counter. Trays of rice and vegetable dishes sit on the steel pots, and a handwritten 'RICE' label is visible at lower left.2011-07-31Annadhan in 20122012-01-01 +1 copiesAnnadhan in 20122012-01-01 +1 copiesA serving line in a plain white-walled hall where volunteers in white clothes with red lanyards serve food from large stainless steel pots onto metal plates. Several women and men in white stand behind a long table draped with a floral cloth, ladling dal and rice. In the foreground a young girl in a white polka-dot top reaches for a plate, and a woman in a yellow top holds a steel plate of salad and fried bread. An orange curtain hangs in the background window, and a purple logo appears at lower left. This appears to be an annadan meal service.2009-12-10June 25 20092009-06-25July 02 20092009-07-02December 11 20092009-12-11August 21 20092009-08-21