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A serving line at an annadan food distribution. A man in a maroon polo shirt and white trousers stands at left holding a steel lid over a chafing dish of yellow curry. Beside him a woman in an orange and red sari with a red shawl uses a ladle to serve food onto a plate held by a woman in a white top, orange shawl and rudraksha-style orange beaded mala, who also wears glasses. Behind them, older women in white saris and orange shawls wait in line, some with plates. Stainless steel trays of rice and vegetable dishes sit on the counter in the foreground.

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September 09 20122012-09-09Volunteers in saffron-orange shawls serve food at a buffet line during an annadhan meal service. A young woman in the foreground wears an orange shawl over white clothes, a dark bead mala and a pendant, and holds a white plate with a flatbread while spooning rice from a steel tray. Behind her, an older woman in a saffron shawl and a woman in a dark kurta with an orange shawl also serve food. A man in white with an orange shawl stands at the back, and a large steel pot, stacks of white plates and trays of yellow rice line the counter. The printed overlay on the right reads Om Ehram Nithyanandaya.2012-01-01 +1 copiesAnnadhan in 20122012-01-01 +1 copiesSeptember 06 20122012-09-06 +2 copiesA food-service line at a person Annalaya annadhan event serves a buffet of rice and vegetable dishes in steel trays. A man in a beige sweater with a dark collar stands at left holding a serving spoon. At right, a young man in a white shirt and orange shawl serves food with a ladle, and a man in a blue sleeve reaches in at the far right edge. Behind them, two women, one with curly hair and one with blonde hair in white and dark clothing, watch the line, and more people in yellow and saffron clothing stand in the corridor. The food is served from stainless trays on a white table under tube-lit white walls.2012-01-01 +1 copiesA photograph of a communal meal line. In the foreground a man in a maroon polo shirt and cream trousers stands behind steel chafing dishes holding a ladle over a pan of yellow liquid and bowls of vegetables. Two women on the right smile while serving themselves from the dishes onto white plates; the woman on the right wears a white top, orange shawl and orange beaded necklace, and the woman beside her wears a yellow patterned sari with an orange shawl and orange beaded necklace. Behind them, many people in white, orange and red shawls stand in a queue.2012-09-09A buffet serving line inside an indoor hall. A young man in a beige sweater with a yellow collar stands at left gesturing toward steel chafing dishes of rice, yellow and orange pulao, and white steamed rice. A man in white ritual dress with a bare upper torso, a gold-bordered dhoti or shawl, and a rudraksha mala holds a white plate of food. Beside him a woman with grey-brown hair wears a white top with a red-orange shawl and orange beads. Behind them a woman in an orange sari and others in saris stand near a banner. A man in a yellow polo stands at right. The scene resembles an annadan meal service.2012-09-04September 09 20122012-09-09September 04 20122012-09-04 +1 copiesA photograph of a buffet serving line in an indoor hall. A man in a yellow polo shirt stands at left handing over a stack of white plates. Women in saffron-orange and red shawls stand in line; a woman in a white garment with orange shawl smiles and serves from a steel chafing dish. At right, a woman with wavy brown hair and sunglasses on her head, wearing a striped cream top and a red pendant, holds a ladle over a plate. Steel trays hold vegetable curry, yellow dal and white rice, with flatbread on plates. Above, a sign reads 'No smoking'. Several other people stand behind the line. Visible people number around ten to twenty.2012-09-09Photo of an annadan-style buffet line indoors. A young man in a purple polo shirt and dark trousers stands at left, serving from steel chafing dishes of rice and orange-coloured vegetables. Several women in orange and saffron shawls and scarves queue with white plates; one woman in a yellow sari with a red bindi and bangles holds a plate at right, while another in a white top and orange scarf stands near the centre. A black cooking pot sits on the counter and a no-smoking sign hangs on the wall. Several other people are visible in the background, mostly in orange shawls.2012-09-08A buffet serving line inside an indoor hall where people collect food onto white plates. A young man in a pink polo shirt stands at left, serving from a steel tray. Several women in orange-and-saffron shawls with orange lanyards take food: a woman in a black top with a saffron shawl and a pendant necklace, a woman in a white top with a red shawl, and a woman in a dark top with an orange shawl at right. Steel chafing trays hold yellow curried vegetables and rice, and a black cooking pot sits on the counter. Behind them, other devotees in white and saffron clothing stand in line, and a sign on the wall reads smoking here is an offence.2012-09-08