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Photograph of a long line of men in white dhotis and white shirts serving food in a large indoor kitchen or dining hall. In the foreground a man with a moustache wears plastic gloves and scoops from a steel pot onto a leaf or platter, while others behind him hold bowls and serving vessels. A bearded older man in white wears a rudraksha-style necklace. On the left a table draped with a dark patterned cloth holds banana leaves, offerings and a lit oil lamp beside a garland of flowers. Steel countertops and a man carrying a basket appear in the background.

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Photograph of a communal meal service in a plain hall with barred windows and pale walls. A long table draped with a patterned cloth holds steel vessels and a bucket. A man in white dhoti and shirt stands at right holding a steel plate, while a person in white and a woman in orange and red garments serve food from pots. Several men in white dhotis and shirts stand barefoot in a line along the right side, waiting to be served.2007-12-14December 14 20062006-12-14A photograph of a community meal line in a covered hall with a corrugated roof and white pillars. Volunteers in white shirts and cream sarees serve rice and curry from large steel pots onto plates held out by a line of devotees. A man in a white shirt and wristwatch ladles food on the right, a woman in a green-bordered white saree serves from a bowl, and a boy in white uniform helps at the counter. Attendees in white clothes, sarees and gold ornaments queue along the left.2009-07-11A busy commercial-style kitchen serving food to devotees in a community meal setting. In the foreground, several women in white and cream clothing, some wearing gloves, hold steel plates of golden dosas and orange chutney. Behind them, a man in a checked shirt and a man in a white shirt with a lanyard ladle food from a basket and pan. Stainless steel hoods, tiled walls and large cooking vessels fill the background, with other workers in the distance. This appears to be an annadan-style meal service.2006-12-14December 14 20062006-12-14August 09 20072007-08-09December 15 20062006-12-15A covered open-sided pavilion where several men in white kurtas with orange shawls serve food from steel vessels. In the foreground a young man in a white kurta with embroidered trim and an orange shawl, with a red tilak on his forehead, reaches into a steel pot with a ladle, while others stand beside him serving rice and yellow food onto steel plates. On the left an older man in glasses wears a rudraksha mala. A bearded man in white with a shawl stands behind the serving line. Steel plates and pots fill the foreground, and the roof is thatched with bamboo-like matting. The scene looks like a communal meal service.2007-02-15A large hall with rows of square pillars and ceiling fans, filled with many men dressed in white ritual clothes. In the centre, a person in an orange-saffron wrap and orange headcloth carries a steel plate of food, while nearby men in white serve or hold plates of round food items. Others stand in groups or sit at tables along the back of the hall. The scene looks like a communal meal service during a gathering.2006-12-15July 11 20102010-07-11December 14 20072007-12-14A photo of a serving line under a covered open-sided shelter. Several men in white kurtas with orange shawls and orange garlands stand behind steel pots and buckets, serving rice and curry onto steel plates held by the foreground man. The man at right wears an orange shawl over white clothes, a red tilak on his forehead and an ID badge, smiling as he receives a plate. Other servers in white and orange ladle food from large pots, with a man in white at centre wearing a gold-trimmed shawl. Stainless steel vessels and a serving counter fill the scene.2007-02-15