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A photograph of a seated meal service on a covered terrace with white columns and a railing. Several men in white dhoti-style clothing sit in a row on the floor eating from metal plates. One man in a light blue striped shirt with a lanyard sits in the foreground. A volunteer in a checked shirt and jeans stands at right, serving food with a ladle from a large steel bucket. Orange and yellow items are visible at the far left. A few men have tilak marks on their foreheads, consistent with an annadan-style communal meal.

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September 11 20152015-09-11September 11 20152015-09-11 +2 copiesMen in white dhotis and kurta-style white clothes sit cross-legged in a row along a long white-pillared colonnade, eating from steel plates and small bowls set on the floor. A server in a checked shirt and dark trousers stands at right, ladling food from a steel bucket with a long-handled spoon. Some diners wear gold-bordered dhotis and red-and-white sacred threads on their wrists. Behind the pillars, more seated figures and orange-clothed people are visible.2015-09-11December 12 20072007-12-12Several people sit cross-legged in rows on a polished white floor in a large hall, eating a meal from stainless steel thali trays with rice and yellow dishes. They wear white clothes with red shawls and red-and-white lanyards. Steel tumblers and glasses of water sit on the floor. In the background, a stage with dark red curtains and framed pictures on the walls. No candidate for a person is visible in this image.2014-10-12 +1 copiesA long row of seated devotees eats a communal meal from green banana leaves laid on white cloth across a red floor in a large hall. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts, some with rudraksha malas, reach to pick up food. A man in an orange jacket and a white hairnet, standing at right, serves rice from a steel bowl. Behind them more seated people, white draped chairs and a white-draped table with lamps are visible. The page indicates an annadan-style feast; the main visible action is communal serving and eating.2016-12-21 +1 copiesMay 20 20122012-05-20 +2 copiesDecember 12 20072007-12-12Photograph of a food service line at an indoor hall during a retreat-style program. A man in the foreground wears a checked short-sleeved shirt, an orange cloth draped over his shoulder and an orange-hued lower garment, serving yellow sweets or fried snacks from a steel pot onto a metal plate. Beside him, a man in a grey shirt and a younger man in a white shirt also serve from large steel vessels. In the left foreground a person in white clothing with a rudraksha-style beaded necklace faces away from the camera. Behind them, a crowd of people in white and light clothing waits in line along a corridor with bright light at the far end. A steel bucket of food sits at the lower right.2006-07-27September 11 20152015-09-11 +1 copiesA photograph of a serving line in a large indoor hall where men in white shirts and white trousers serve food onto steel plates from stainless steel trays. Several servers wear orange lanyards and some have rudraksha malas around their necks. One server in the foreground holds a plate of rice, yellow dal and green vegetables, while others use tongs and spoons to serve from the trays. A steel bucket with a yellow handle sits in front of the counter, and people wait in line behind, some in white and others in casual clothes. This appears to be a communal meal service, with servers wearing disposable plastic gloves.2009-08-13Outdoor lunch service at an ashram under a thatched shelter. Several men in white shirts and white dhotis serve food from large stainless steel pots and buckets. A man in the foreground wearing a rudraksha mala ladles rice and dal onto a compartmented steel plate, while others hold steel tiffin containers and flatbread. A man at right wears glasses, a white shirt and an ID badge. A man in orange cloth stands behind the servers. Dry palm-thatch roof and green foliage surround the serving area.2006-10-07