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A night-time food serving line outdoors at an ashram-style courtyard. Women in white hair-nets and white aprons serve food from steel trays onto plates held by people in line. A woman in a yellow blouse and sari with a sheer white shawl leans over a tray of bread rolls and buns. A man in a white-and-grey striped shirt holds a plate with a bun. A young woman in a blue top and white pinafore dress holds an empty steel tray, and an older woman in white with a headband and beaded mala looks on. Stacked steel trays sit on a table covered with a floral cloth. Trees and a red pillar are visible in the dark background. The scene is annadan-style community meal service.

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Annadhan in 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesAnnadhan in 20132013-01-01Night-time communal meal service outdoors on a paved courtyard. A man in a white cap and gloves, wearing a white shirt and an orange-red shawl, serves food from steel chafing trays of rice and side dishes onto plates held by people in line. A woman in a grey sari with a maroon blouse and red bindi holds a plate; a younger woman in white with a blue lanyard and others queue behind a long buffet table. Plates of food, ladles and steel trays are visible; a tall orange-brown pillar and red fabric hang in the background. Several people stand in line, roughly five visible.2013-10-02 +1 copiesNight-time food service at an open-air ashram setting. A woman in a white sari with an orange border and orange shawl stands at a wooden table ladling food from a steel pot into a steel plate. Beside her, a woman in beige and orange serves from another pot, and young women in orange, white and green saris stand in a line holding steel plates of yellow rice and fried items. A man in white dhoti and shirt stands at the left edge. Steel pots of cooked vegetables sit on the table. The background is dark.2011-10-26Night-time food service outdoors beside a red-painted wall. In the foreground a woman in a white top with an orange shawl serves yellow rice from a large steel pot onto plates, with a steel bowl of dark greens and a serving spoon on the table. To the right, several women in saris and orange shawls hold steel plates out to receive the food. Behind them a man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands near a light, and a few other people are blurred in the background. A lit lamp hangs above, and grass and trees lie beyond the serving table.2011-10-26October 02 20132013-10-02 +1 copiesA photo of an outdoor annadan food service line at dusk beside a terracotta-coloured wall. Several women in blue hairnets and gloves serve rice and curry from large stainless steel pots and trays. A woman in a green and white sari with flowers in her hair holds a plate, and a woman in a white top and peach sari ladles food at the left. Behind them, a woman with blonde hair wears a white top and beaded necklace, and a man in a green knit cap stands among the crowd.2011-11-29Night-time food service at an outdoor serving counter. A woman in a grey hairnet and a gold-and-cream sari, wearing bangles, serves from steel trays of bread rolls. A woman in white with a blue headband, glasses and a rudraksha mala holds a tray of food items and a glass of milk. Another woman in white with a flower in her hair and a man in a dark polo shirt with a lanyard stand nearby, and a man in white stands behind the table. Stacks of steel plates are on the table in the foreground, along with a flask and a checked tablecloth.2013-10-02 +1 copiesNight-time outdoor food service at a college campus. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands at a metal serving table, ladling food. Beside him a figure in an orange-saffron robe with long, swept-back dark hair and a shawl stands serving, appearance-based candidate for a person given the saffron clothing and long hair, role serving food. A line of young women in colourful salwar-style clothing, including blue-striped, red and pink garments, waits to be served. Staff in white shirts stand in the background beneath a striped red-and-white awning and lights.2006-09-17October 02 20132013-10-02 +1 copiesDecember 06 20112011-12-06Night photograph of a communal meal service outdoors under a canopy with strings of coloured lights. Many women and girls in orange and saffron saris and salwar tops line long steel serving trays, wearing white hairnets and clear plastic gloves while serving food onto plates. A woman in the foreground wears an orange sari, dark brown shawl, rudraksha-style beads and glasses. Others in white tops serve flatbread and curry. A girl in purple stands at the left edge. A small decorated altar with flowers stands at the upper left. No individual is identifiable as a person in this image.2014-08-17 +1 copies