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A buffet serving line for an ashram meal, viewed through a clear sneeze-guard. A man in a white shirt holds a steel tray and reaches toward dishes of white rice, while an older woman in a red and gold sari with an orange lanyard serves herself from a steel tray. Steel pans hold rice, dark sautéed greens and a mixed vegetable dish with carrots and beans. Behind them, a bearded man in white kurta wears a rudraksha mala and a name badge, and other attendees in white clothes and orange lanyards queue. A red-sleeved server stands at the left edge.

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Annadhan during Allahabad Kumbhamela 20132013-01-01A buffet line inside a long hall with posters on the wall. Several devotees with orange-red shawls draped over white clothes serve themselves from stainless steel chafing dishes under a glass sneeze guard. A man in a white shirt on the left uses a serving spoon, a man in a striped shirt and a woman in white with a red shawl stand in line, and a woman in a salmon-pink kurta on the right holds a plate of flatbreads and a small serving. Visitors carry name badges on lanyards. No individual is identifiable as a person in this image.2014-09-27 +1 copiesA buffet serving line in a hall with pink walls and red curtains. A man in the right foreground, wearing a white shirt, an orange rudraksha mala and a wristwatch, reaches toward a steel tray holding flatbread and small portions of food. Beside the counter a woman in white with a rudraksha mala serves from steel trays of yellow rice, sliced bread and other dishes under a glass sneeze guard. Behind them devotees in white clothes queue, including a young man in an orange T-shirt with a backpack. Ceiling lights hang above the room.2013-08-17 +1 copiesAnnadhan during Allahabad Kumbhamela 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesA buffet serving line in a large indoor hall with ceiling lights and framed photos on the back wall. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti with a red scarf serves food from steel chafing trays with a serving spoon. A woman in a white salwar kameez with a dupatta and a red pendant holds a plate of rice and curry at the counter. Other devotees in white and saffron-trimmed clothing stand in line behind them, and a bowl of gulab jamun-like sweets sits in a steel tray in front. The setting suggests an ashram annadan meal.2014-09-27 +1 copiesSeptember 05 20142014-09-05A buffet serving line in a large hall with tiled floor. A woman in a white chikankari-style kurta stands at the right, holding a steel tray with rice, flatbread, orange and red dishes and salad. Behind the counter a bald man in an orange robe with a saffron-coloured sash serves food from steel trays, while another server in white wears gloves. Further back, devotees in white sit on mats. Ritual-style food service, annadan-style meal distribution.2014-09-04November 01 20132013-11-01 +1 copiesA 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 24 20142014-08-24 +1 copiesAnnadhan in 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesSeptember 03 20142014-09-03