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A photograph of an annadan food-serving line in a warmly lit hall. Several women in red and maroon saris with gold borders and beaded necklaces serve rice and curries from steel trays using ladles and spoons. On the right, two women in white saris with green lanyards and beaded necklaces hold steel plates to receive food, and a man in a dark top stands behind them. A small oil lamp burns in the background. A large steel tray of cooked food sits in the foreground.

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February 18 20162016-02-18 +1 copiesSeptember 05 20142014-09-05September 06 20142014-09-06A photograph of a community meal service in a plain indoor hall. On the left, a young woman in white with an orange shawl and a red bindi serves food from a steel pot using tongs and a plastic glove. On the right, an older woman in a white blouse and a green and yellow striped sari holds out a steel plate to receive food, with a rudraksha mala visible at her neck. Behind them, a man in white and a woman in a pink top with a long braid stand near steel serving vessels and covered containers.2011-07-31A photograph of an annadan-style meal service in an indoor hall with cream walls and red curtains. Women and men in white clothes with red shawls and orange lanyards serve food from steel trays onto green banana leaves. A woman in a white top and red shawl holds a leaf with rice, while a man in cream kurta and beaded necklace stands nearby holding a spoon. A woman in orange robes stands at left, and a bearded man in white kurta moves through the background. Steel trays of yellow rice sit on a red-draped table.2013-07-18 +1 copiesPhotograph of a communal meal service at a steel serving counter. Several women in white saris with gold borders serve food from steel trays onto paper plates; one serving woman in the foreground wears an orange-red garland and a dark rudraksha-style mala and holds a ladle over the dish. A man in white clothing stands behind the counter at left, and a woman in a blue-and-white outfit is visible in the background. Other people, partially visible, reach in with plates at the left edge. Yellow food is spread across the steel tray and a pot sits on the counter, with clear plastic sneeze guards above.2014-08-24 +1 copiesA photograph of a buffet serving line for a meal. Several volunteers in white kurta-style clothes with red-orange shawls stand behind steel chafing dishes, serving rice and an orange curry with serving spoons. A young woman in the foreground holds a white plate and bowl and wears a name badge on her shawl. Another woman in white with a red shawl serves from the dish, and a man in a white shirt with a red shawl stands behind her. Guests in the background queue along the counter. A pineapple arrangement and a red-and-gold cloth are at the right edge.2014-07-23September 04 20142014-09-04A food-service line at a night annadan meal in a dim hall with steel serving trays of rice and yellow curry under a metal canopy. A woman in a light blue sari with a dark blouse and red bangles holds a plate and takes food. Beside the trays, a woman in a white head net and white garment with gold-bordered sash and beaded brown mala serves rice from a steel pan with a ladle. Behind them other volunteers in white and a man in a grey shirt stand at the line.2017-06-08A photo of an annadan style food service in a dining hall. A woman in the right foreground in white clothing and a dark bead necklace holds a large banana leaf plate with orange sweet pieces, a white mound of food and rice. Beside her a woman in a white and red sari with a rudraksha-style mala and bangles fills a plate at a steel serving tray. Behind them several people in white garments line up, and a server in a checked vest stands at the back. Steel trays of brown and orange food sit on a red tablecloth in front. No one in the image is clearly a person, and no a person depiction is visible.2013-07-18 +1 copiesPhoto 99193562013-01-01 +3 copiesFebruary 12 20162016-02-12