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A covered outdoor serving line where people hold out steel plates of food from large steel pots. A man in a pink collared shirt on the left holds a plate of rice and savoury food, a boy in a blue checked shirt stands centre with a bowl of rice and gravy, a woman in a blue sari with gold bangles and a gold necklace stands behind, and a older man in glasses and a brown shirt on the right holds a plate of rice and curry. Another woman in a white sari with a blue border stands further back. Large steel vessels with ladles sit in the foreground, with a white vehicle and trees beyond the open shed.

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A photograph of an annadan meal line at an ashram building with orange walls and red door frames. Devotees queue along the veranda, and in the foreground a man in a white shirt holds a steel plate while a young man in a brown shirt with a red tilak uses a ladle to serve rice from a steel pot. A woman with a bun and white garment serves rice from another pot, and a woman in an orange sari with a gold necklace stands at right. Green foliage and boulders are visible outside.2012-10-01 +1 copiesOutdoor food distribution under a covered pavilion with red pillars. A young boy in a blue-and-white checked shirt carries a steel plate of rice and curry toward the viewer. Behind him a man in a pink striped shirt holds a steel plate, and a woman in a teal sari with a white flower garland in her hair carries a plate. On the right, a bald man in an orange-saffron robe serves food from a steel vessel. Steel pots of food sit in the foreground. A white van and greenery are visible beyond the pavilion.2012-09-15October 15 20122012-10-15 +1 copiesMay 25 20122012-05-25 +3 copiesA photograph of an outdoor covered food line at an ashram-style building with red-painted pillars and an orange wall. A bald man in saffron-orange robes with a shawl stands at center, serving rice and curry from a steel plate held by a woman in a white sari at the front. Men in white shirts and dhotis and a bearded elder in white crowd the line, holding steel plates, while a young girl with braids in an orange top and an older woman in an orange sari wait nearby. Greenery and a large boulder are visible beyond the roof. Such scenes depict annadan, a community meal distribution.2012-10-01 +1 copiesSeptember 22 20122012-09-22 +3 copiesA photograph of a communal food service under an open-sided shelter. An older man with grey hair and a white shirt holds a metal plate of cooked rice, while a younger man in a white shirt behind him also holds a plate of rice. On the right, a woman in a white sari with a red border and glasses serves food from a steel pot with a ladle. Large stainless steel vessels and stacked plates sit on a metal counter. Outside, a sandy courtyard, bamboo fencing, flowering shrubs and palm trees are visible, with a white tent structure and a yellow water tank in the background.2012-09-15January 08 20122012-01-08October 01 20122012-10-01 +1 copiesApril 06 20122012-04-06May 27 20122012-05-27 +2 copiesA food service line under a roadside shelter with corrugated sheet walls and palm trees behind. Several men in white shirts and white dhotis serve food from steel pots onto plates held by people queuing at a long table. A man in the centre wears a dark rudraksha mala and white clothes and ladles curry. A woman in a yellow-and-white sari and another in a pink sari stand among the servers, with a woman in pink seated on a blue plastic chair at left. Framed garlanded pictures are visible at top right and a gas cylinder sits at left.2010-02-18