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Photo of a serving line at a food distribution in a white tent with white draped fabric and gold-trimmed panels behind. A shaved-headed man in orange robes with a red shawl, a rudraksha mala and a yellow tilak on his forehead stands at center, looking down at the food. A man in white clothes with a red shawl leans over the chafing dishes at right, and a woman in a white top with bangles serves from a copper-lidded vessel at left. Several other people wear white head coverings, and a brass rail and copper and steel serving pans are in the foreground. The shaved-headed man in orange is a monastic figure; his identity cannot be confirmed from appearance, so the a person field is unsure.

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July 11 20152015-07-11 +1 copiesJuly 07 20152015-07-07July 07 20152015-07-07July 07 20152015-07-07July 07 20152015-07-07July 07 20152015-07-07 +1 copiesA photograph inside a white tent where a serving line for annadan is underway. Steel chafing dishes with rice and curries sit on brass-framed stands, and a man in saffron robes with a rudraksha mala and a gold pendant serves food onto a leaf-shaped plate. Beside him, a shaved-headed man in orange clothing with a yellow shawl and mala stands at the line, and a woman in red-and-gold sari with a rudraksha mala receives food. Foreground women in orange shawls hold white disposable food trays. Several other people in white and orange are blurred in the background.2015-07-07 +1 copiesA communal annadan serving line in a bright indoor hall. A bald man in orange saffron robes with long rudraksha malas stands at left holding a steel plate of food. Beside him, two young men in white dhotis with saffron borders and rudraksha malas hold steel plates; the one in the centre has a sandalwood or kumkum mark on his forehead. Women in white saris and hairnets serve from copper and steel vessels on a long table, with brass arched railings and pink flowers in the foreground.2016-07-02A crowded white tent with gold drapery along the top, where people are serving food from brass trays and steel containers onto white disposable plates. Several saffron-robed sannyasis in orange and red garments with rudraksha malas stand serving, one with a long swept-back hair and orange robe with ceremonial gold necklace, another shaven-headed in red robe. Volunteers in white and red clothing wearing red-and-white lanyards help serve rice and flatbreads. A photographer with a camera is visible at left. Food includes rice, curry and round bread on plates.2015-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 07 20152015-07-07 +1 copiesPhotograph of a ceremony held under a white tent. In the foreground, a shaved-headed man with a tilak mark on his forehead wears an orange-red robe and a red shawl, standing beside a woman with long dark wavy hair in an orange garment. Behind a brass railing, a copper-topped fire vessel with a lit candle or flame stands near ritual trays and white ash. Other people in orange, maroon and white clothing sit or stand around the scene, and a photographer holding a camera appears at the right edge. A purple bird logo sits in the top-left corner.2015-07-07A photograph of an indoor serving line at a community meal. In the foreground a woman in a cream sari with a red shawl ladles food from a large copper pot with brass handles into a plate held by a person in a white top. Beside her a man in an orange garment and rudraksha beads serves from a second copper vessel. Several devotees wearing white clothes and red shawls stand along the table holding white plates, while others stand behind them in the background. Warm wall lights and wood panelling frame the hall.2014-05-04