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A indoor dining or serving room with red curtains and tiled walls, where devotees in white clothing serve food from steel bowls and plates. In the foreground, a smiling woman with curly dark hair wears white attire with an orange shawl, glasses, and a red bindi, holding a rudraksha mala on her wrist. Beside her, a woman in a white sari with a gold border and orange shawl serves from a bowl. A man in a white shirt with a white flower garland faces away at centre right, and a bespectacled man with a pink flower garland stands at right. Stacked red boxes sit on a patterned cloth table at left. A young person in a yellow shawl and white clothes stands at the back.

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June 01 20092009-06-01June 04 20092009-06-04A photograph of a communal kitchen serving line where women in white and orange clothing serve food. In the foreground, a woman with curly dark hair and glasses in a white sari with gold border and an orange shawl scoops from a steel pot. Beside her, a woman with light hair in a white sari with orange shawl and bangles wears clear gloves and serves from a large black pot. On the right, a woman with blonde hair tied back and a white flower in it, wearing a white sari with a gold-edged shawl and a rudraksha mala, holds a steel plate of orange food. Stacked steel plates, spoons and a metal serving tray sit on the counter, with a few more people and a man in white in the background.2009-06-012009-GLIMPSES-OF-VARIOUS-EVENTSDecember 25 20082008-12-25A serving line in a tent decorated with orange, green and purple bunting. A woman in a yellow-orange saree and rudraksha mala serves from a steel pot, while women in blue hairnets and gloves ladle food. A man in white with rudraksha mala and orange lanyard holds a plate of rice, greens and flatbread at right, with a younger man in white beside him. Steel pots of thin liquid sit on the white-clothed table. Several other people stand in the background.2012-10-10A photograph of a community annadaan meal service inside a plain hall with pale green-grey walls, a ceiling fan and tube lights. Volunteers serve food from steel trays and bowls onto steel plates held by diners. A smiling man on the left wears white clothing, glasses and a red lanyard, holding a steel plate of food. Beside him a woman in a white shawl and red lanyard serves from a tray. Women on the right wear clear plastic gloves, one in a red salwar and another in a green kurta with a red lanyard, ladling dal and curry. Steel containers of rice and curry line the serving counter. Sheer curtains and windows are visible behind.2009-06-25March 28 20082008-03-28June 01 20092009-06-01A buffet-style meal service in a large hall with hanging decorative banners overhead. A woman in a black top and teal patterned skirt with rudraksha beads holds a steel tray at the food line while a man in white with an orange shawl reaches for food beside her. On the right, a bearded man in white dhoti and shawl with rudraksha malas and a gold-trimmed cloth holds out a plastic-gloved hand over steel containers. Women in red saris and hairnets serve dal, sambar, sweets and flatbreads from stainless steel pans. Framed pictures hang on the wall behind the line. The scene shows annadan style community food distribution.2017-12-16Women seated on the floor of a hall eating a communal meal from banana leaves with small paper cups of drink in front of each leaf. A woman in an orange saree with a red border stands at left, bending to serve or offer food to the seated devotees. Seated women wear white and cream salwar kameez or sarees, a green and gold saree, and red and orange shawls. Behind them is a red curtain, a table with a white cloth and a framed portrait, and a stack of speakers and equipment. A seated woman at right wears a blue patterned top. Several women are visible, all seated or standing in the hall.2013-04-02 +1 copiesOctober 23 20122012-10-23