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Photo of a buffet-style meal service in an ashram hall with white walls and green and pink floral borders on the pillars. Several women in orange shawls serve food from steel pots and trays on a counter. A woman in a pale blue patterned kurta on the left holds a steel plate, and a woman in a pink kurta on the right lifts a pot lid. A young man in white with an orange shawl stands behind the counter. Two framed portraits sit on a stand behind the servers, one of a robed figure, but neither is clearly a person candidate. A red sauce bottle and a small brass lamp are on the counter.

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Women and men in orange scarves serve a dinner buffet from steel pots with lids at a counter in an interior with white walls, green and pink floral painted pillars and wooden doors. A woman in a pale blue dress on the left holds a steel plate of food, while a curly-haired woman in a rust-coloured top and orange scarf on the right smiles beside a woman in white with a rudraksha mala serving rice. A framed photograph of a sannyasi in orange robes is visible in the background, but he is a depiction and no identity is claimed.2008-07-02July 02 20082008-07-02Indoor photo of devotees queuing for a meal in a covered hall with pink-and-green painted columns, a crystal chandelier and wooden framed windows. Several people wear orange shawls. In the foreground a woman in a light blue patterned dress and orange scarf holds a steel plate with small bowls. Behind a serving counter, a woman in an orange scarf and orange outfit ladles food from a steel pot. A woman in tan top and white trousers and a barefoot man in beige clothes stand nearby, and a figure in white stands at the left edge. No one is identifiable as a person.2008-07-02A photograph of a communal kitchen serving line where women in white and orange clothing serve food. In the foreground, a woman with curly dark hair and glasses in a white sari with gold border and an orange shawl scoops from a steel pot. Beside her, a woman with light hair in a white sari with orange shawl and bangles wears clear gloves and serves from a large black pot. On the right, a woman with blonde hair tied back and a white flower in it, wearing a white sari with a gold-edged shawl and a rudraksha mala, holds a steel plate of orange food. Stacked steel plates, spoons and a metal serving tray sit on the counter, with a few more people and a man in white in the background.2009-06-01Annadhan in 20132013-01-01 +2 copiesMay 29 20062006-05-29A serving line in a dining hall serves a meal from steel pots and trays. A woman in a teal kurta with white dupatta on the left smiles while holding a plate. A man in a blue checked shirt with a lanyard badge and orange shawl serves food from a pot. A woman in a cream sari with red beaded mala and gold bangles holds a tray of food. A younger woman in white clothing with a lanyard on the right holds a steel tray of dishes. Behind them are more people and tables with floral cloths. Four people are prominent, with others visible in the background.2009-12-17October 23 20122012-10-23July 30 20112011-07-30 +2 copiesA serving line for a meal in a plain room with a barred window and a wooden door. A woman in a white sari with a light shawl and gold-rimmed glasses holds a white foam plate while an attendant in white kurta with an orange headscarf ladles rice from a steel pot. Other volunteers in orange scarves and white kurtas stand behind the counter, one in an orange cap and another in a beige sweater with a yellow scarf and rudraksha mala. Steel pots of rice and dal sit on the counter, and an older man in grey kurta with an orange scarf stands at the left edge. Distinct from a ritual, this is a food distribution scene.2009-10-12A photograph of volunteers serving food in an indoor hall with wooden flooring and a cream arched wall. Several women wear orange scarves over white, pink, and grey tops, some in gloves, and they ladle rice and food from large stainless steel pots on a red-covered table. Steel plates are stacked nearby. A man in a white shirt and orange scarf stands at right beside a wooden side table, and a figure in a red-checked garment stands in the background. This appears to be an annadan style communal meal service.2008-06-29A photograph of a food-serving scene in a plain grey-walled hall. An older man in a white shirt with a red tilak on his forehead and a gold bangle serves rice from a steel pot with a ladle. Beside him a man in saffron-orange robes wears a long pink and yellow marigold garland and serves orange food from a large steel bowl. Behind them a bare-chested man in white dhoti is working, and a woman in a cream and gold patterned shawl holds a steel plate, smiling. Stacked steel plates and a pot sit on the counter, with a small framed picture on the side wall and a green garden visible through a doorway.2011-09-09