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A busy serving line in a dining hall where several women in white and orange-bordered saris ladle food onto stainless steel plates. Hands wear clear plastic gloves. Behind a wooden counter are steel bowls of orange and yellow dishes, a wicker basket, and rows of plates being passed to people on the right, some in orange and pink saris. A man in a white shirt with rudraksha-style beads stands at the left serving from a pot. Tiled walls and a shelf with framed pictures sit in the background. The scene suggests annadan community meal service.

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A 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.2006-12-14A crowded indoor kitchen or dining hall with stainless steel counters and exhaust hoods, where a crowd is being served food on plastic-lined plates. In the centre, a man in an orange sleeveless robe with a long row of dark rudraksha malas around his neck stands beside a steel tray and smiles, appearing to hand out food. Around him, people in white clothes and women with gold necklaces hold out plates of rice and curries, and a man in a white shirt stands behind. Steel pots and cooking equipment fill the background.A 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.2009-07-11August 13 20092009-08-13November 27 20122012-11-27August 24 20142014-08-24 +1 copiesIndoor annadan meal service in a tiled hall with a corrugated roof, white walls, barred windows and a ceiling fan. A woman in a red saree with white border stands at a steel serving counter with a covered pot and a bowl of curry, receiving food from a man in a white shirt and white dhoti with a tilak on his forehead who holds a steel plate. A woman in a white saree with yellow shawl wears plastic gloves and serves from the counter. Other people in white clothes stand in line, some carrying steel vessels, and a small framed picture hangs on the wall.2010-07-06February 26 20132013-02-26 +2 copiesA photograph of a communal meal service in a hall with white walls and a tiled counter. Several women in white and orange clothing serve food from large steel pots using ladles and tongs, filling metal plates with rice and vegetable dishes. A woman in the foreground wearing a striped top, glasses, gold bangles and a dark beaded necklace holds a plate of rice. Other women wear white saris and salwar kameez in pink, green and white, some with beaded necklaces. Gloves are worn by the servers. A few people stand near a doorway at the left background. No a person candidate is visible.2010-02-21A crowded indoor food distribution scene in a large kitchen-style hall with stainless steel hoods and tiled pillars. A person in an orange-saffron robe with a dark rudraksha-style bead mala stands in the centre, holding a plate of food toward the crowd. Around them, many women and a few men reach forward with clear plastic-wrapped plates of rice and yellow food; a woman in a teal blue top and gold bangles extends her arm, and others in white and saffron stand nearby. Some faces are partly hidden by the plates and people's bodies. The robed figure's face and hair are not clearly visible, so the identity is uncertain. The image is a photograph.A crowded indoor dining hall with tiled pillars, fluorescent lights and a stainless steel kitchen counter in the background. Many people press forward, many of them women with dark hair, gold bangles and white or orange clothing. Several hands hold up plates of rice and yellow food covered with clear plastic. A man in an orange shirt and white garment stands in the centre, smiling, with long dark hair. Other men in white shirts and white cloth with white neck pieces help serve the food. The scene shows annadan style food distribution to participants.A busy serving line in a kitchen or dining hall where volunteers distribute food from steel vessels onto steel plates held out by seated people. A man in a white shirt with a red sacred thread around his neck uses a ladle to serve orange curry from a steel pot, while a woman beside him in white holds a large wicker basket. Plates hold rice, idlis and sauces laid out on a long wooden counter. Several women in saris and bangles stand at the far side and reach forward with their plates. Shelves with glassware and framed pictures line the back wall.2006-12-14