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Outdoor food service at an ashram courtyard on a sunny day. Four women stand at a long table covered with a clear plastic sheet, serving from steel pots and buckets with ladles. The woman at left wears a white salwar kameez and dupatta and holds a plate; the others wear a yellow dupatta, a pink dupatta and a white top with a green patterned kurta. Behind them are white buildings, a corrugated sheet shelter, potted plants, a green bin and a metal letterbox on the wall. Two women appear in the background.

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January 09 20102010-01-09January 09 20102010-01-09January 09 20102010-01-09A photograph of an outdoor food service under a covered patio beside a whitewashed wall and green shrubs. A woman in a white sari with a gold border and a long plait stands at a steel-topped table, serving rice and food onto a compartmented steel plate. Behind her, a man in a white kurta with a yellow shawl stands over a large steel bucket and pots of food. At the right, a young man in a white t-shirt with a pendant necklace ladles from a bowl. Two more people stand at the left in red and white clothing, one in a red striped shirt and one in a red sari. The setting resembles an annadan meal service.December 15 20062006-12-15Outdoor serving line under a palm tree beside a low white building with red doors and a corrugated roof. Several women and young people in white ritual-style clothing serve food from steel pots and trays; one young woman in white with a shawl spoons rice onto a plate, while an older woman in a white sari with gold jewellery holds a ladle. A young girl in a striped top and a woman in a white sari with a red-bordered blouse stand in line holding plates. A man in a white shirt holds a mobile phone. The setting suggests a communal meal serving, possibly annadan, with steel vessels of rice and food on a metal counter.2006-05-05Night-time food service outdoors beside a red-painted wall. In the foreground a woman in a white top with an orange shawl serves yellow rice from a large steel pot onto plates, with a steel bowl of dark greens and a serving spoon on the table. To the right, several women in saris and orange shawls hold steel plates out to receive the food. Behind them a man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands near a light, and a few other people are blurred in the background. A lit lamp hangs above, and grass and trees lie beyond the serving table.2011-10-26October 07 20062006-10-07A food service line under an open pavilion with red wooden pillars. A woman in a pink kurta with an orange shawl serves food onto a plate from a steel pot. Beside her, a woman in a white top with an orange scarf and rudraksha mala ladles food, while a man in an orange shawl and rudraksha mala stands at the right holding a serving ladle over a steel bowl. Men in white and orange shawls stand behind the counter. Steel vessels of curry, leafy greens, rice and flatbread sit on a patterned cloth, with a blue bucket of liquid in front. Trees are visible outside.2011-07-30Annadhan during Allahabad Kumbhamela 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesA photograph of a food serving station set up under an open-sided covered area beside a sandy yard and white walls. On the left, a woman in a white sari with a coral-pink border and a red blouse, wearing glasses and a neck lanyard, holds a small bowl and ladle. In the centre, a young man in a white kurta with a dark bead necklace reaches toward a steel pot. On the right, a young man in a white t-shirt and white trousers, wearing a lanyard, stands by the table. The white-covered folding table holds large steel pots and buckets, one with a ladle and another with a lid and ladle, serving food to volunteers in an annadan-style meal service.Ashram meal service in a plain white-walled hall with red curtains. A man in white kurta with a dark mala holds a steel plate of rice while another man in white serves from a long table covered with white cloth, steel bowls of orange curry and dal. A woman in white with a lanyard ladles food and a woman in a white sari with a yellow beaded necklace sits at the table. A man with grey hair and glasses in a dark top with a red-orange cord watches the serving. A girl in a blue salwar with a white dupatta stands at left. Steel bowls of rice and kheer fill the foreground.2009-12-11