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A food service line inside a plain room with pale pink walls. A bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a gold border, a rudraksha-style bracelet and a white forehead mark serves yellow dal from a steel tray onto leaf plates. Women in bright saris, including a woman in blue with a gold border and another with a red flower in her hair, hold out plates while others wait in the line behind. A steel-framed sneeze guard and food trays fill the foreground.

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A serving line at a community meal, with a long glass-covered steel food counter in the foreground. Rows of people in the background hold paper plates of rice and yellow food. In the lower right, a man in a white dhoti and an orange-brown shawl, with a white vertical tilak on his forehead and a gold bracelet on his wrist, ladles food from the counter. Several women in turquoise and blue saris stand near the line, and men in white shirts and dhotis wait behind them. Stacked and handled paper plates are visible throughout.2014-10-12 +1 copiesOctober 12 20142014-10-12 +1 copiesAnnadhan in 20142014-01-01October 12 20142014-10-12 +1 copiesA serving line at a dining hall where a line of women and girls holds out metal-tray plates to be filled. In the foreground a young woman in a green patterned salwar kameez with a dark shoulder bag holds a plate. Beside her a woman in an orange and green sari with bangles also holds a plate. On the right a bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a gold border and a gold armlet serves yellow dal and rice from stainless steel chafing dishes, with a sheet of glass or shield in front of the trays. Another man in white clothing stands behind him. The room has pale walls and warm lighting.2014-10-12 +1 copiesA serving line in a kitchen dining hall where volunteers in white clothes serve food onto disposable leaf plates. Women in white saris with gold borders and orange garlands stand behind a steel counter, one holding a ladle and a large areca leaf plate. Several people in the foreground, including women in white saris with red and green bangles, hold leaf plates and bowls to receive food. A clear plastic sneeze guard hangs above the counter, and steel food containers sit on the counter.2014-08-24 +1 copiesAugust 24 20142014-08-24 +1 copiesA food service line at an ashram annadan. A man in white dhoti and shawl with a long swept-back ponytail, white vibhuti on his forehead and arms, and a gold wristwatch carries a metal plate of prepared food. Beside him, women in orange saris and white hairnets and gloves serve from steel containers and a large copper pot. Several other people in white and orange move along the line in the background.2016-08-21A buffet service line for communal food serving. A man in white clothes with a red shawl stands at the front holding a steel plate on a banana leaf, and beside him a woman in white with a red shawl holds a plate and a steel tumbler. An elderly woman in a pink sari with an orange cord stands at the left edge holding a plate. Behind the counter, women in hairnets and aprons serve food from steel containers onto banana-leaf-lined plates, and a pair of dark-clad serving women stand at right. Several other people in white t-shirts and red lanyards queue or assist in the background.2013-07-14 +1 copiesAugust 21 20162016-08-21A photograph of a community food service in a yellow-walled dining hall. A long-haired man in an orange-red dhoti-style wrap with layered gold beaded necklaces is serving cooked rice from a large steel pot with a ladle, smiling. Behind the counter, women in white and cream saris and blue hair nets are handing out food and carrying a woven basket. On the left, a shaved-headed man in orange cloth and rudraksha beads watches. Several devotees in white and orange clothing hold steel plates. Stainless steel pots line the left wall. Visible people: about ten.2012-09-20 +2 copiesA serving line for a meal in an ashram dining hall. Several devotees in hairnets and clear plastic gloves serve food from steel pans onto metal thalis. A young man in the centre wears a rust-red and orange robe with rudraksha malas and smiles while ladling food. Visitors in white tops, a grey shawl and a blue embroidered blouse hold out their plates. A woman in a yellow sari with glasses is in the lower right foreground. Steel pans, a ladle, and a large framed painting of a deity in the background fill the room. Several people in the crowd are visible.2017-12-16