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Volunteers serve free meals (annadan) from a stainless steel food counter under a corrugated roof at the ashram. A man in white shirt and white dhoti, wearing spectacles and a rudraksha-style necklace, holds out a paper plate of rice while a woman in orange blouse and white sari, with a red-orange beaded mala, dishes food from a tray. A woman in white sari wears a hairnet and gloves, and a bare-chested man in white dhoti and white shawl with rudraksha beads serves from the far side. Rows of pale-clad devotees stand behind the counter.

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January 31 20162016-01-31January 02 20162016-01-02A photo of a buffet-style meal service under yellow and red striped canopies with yellow drapery. Volunteers in white head caps and aprons serve rice and curries from steel chafing trays along a long counter. In the foreground an elderly man with white hair and glasses, wearing a white shirt, holds a paper plate of food. Younger men in white shirts with name badges stand nearby, and more devotees line up behind the counter. The setting suggests a community food distribution (annadan) at a festival.2016-01-02Annadan food service at an ashram canteen. A woman in white sari with gold border and a red coral-bead necklace serves rice from a steel tray onto paper-lined plates. Other servers in white, wearing clear plastic gloves and hairnets, ladle curry and rice from steel containers. Elderly women and devotees in the foreground hold out plates to receive food. A boy in white shirt stands at left. No one in the scene is identifiable as a person.2017-05-10March 11 20172017-03-11A serving line in an ashram dining hall, with a stainless steel buffet counter and heated trays. Several people in orange and maroon robes, some with rudraksha malas and tilak, serve food onto white disposable plates, including flatbreads and yellow curry. In the foreground a woman in a white sari, wearing a rudraksha mala and a white hair cap with disposable gloves, serves dishes. Behind them, a man in white with a hairnet-style cap also serves. A framed devotional painting and photographs hang on the wall behind the line. No identifiable a person is visibly present.2014-08-25A serving line inside a metal-roofed, open-sided shed with red-painted struts, where volunteers in white hairnets serve food from steel chafing trays. A bare-chested man with a rudraksha-style necklace and gold bangle wears a white dhoti with a gold border and spoons rice from a tray. Other servers in white dhotis and hairnets work along the counter, which holds rice, yellow dal-like curry and brown gravy. A woman with glasses at left and a man in a yellow shirt at lower right handle food, while a man in white dhoti stands at right. Scattered tarpaulins sit at the left edge.2019-01-20February 06 20172017-02-06 +3 copiesAugust 25 20142014-08-25Annadhan in 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesA photograph of an outdoor food service line under a pink and blue tarpaulin canopy. Serving staff in white hair nets and white aprons ladle yellow rice from steel trays into the line. A woman in a white sari with a beige border holds out a brown leaf plate, and a man in a white shirt with an orange cloth over his shoulder holds bowls beside her. Another man in white with a rudraksha mala and a gold pendant stands at left. Elderly women in blue and grey saris and a standing man in a blue shirt are visible in the background, along with other attendees in white.2015-11-01 +1 copiesA photograph of a free meal service (annadan) at an outdoor serving line with stainless steel steam trays of rice, curry and yellow dal. A serving volunteer on the right wears a white head cap and a white dhoti with a bare upper body, using tongs and gloves to dish food. Along the left, a line of people in white clothes, including a man in a white shirt holding a plate and a young girl in a white dress, waits to be served. Other volunteers in white shirts and lanyards assist at the counter, and trees are visible in the background.2017-05-10 +1 copies