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A serving line for annadan free meals at an ashram dining area. In the foreground, a woman in a white hairnet, white apron and plastic gloves ladles curry from a steel tray with a blue ladle, while another worker in a hairnet serves from trays of fried snacks. Several women and girls in white and cream sarees with gold borders and gold jewellery hold steel plates and wait in line, and a young girl stands among them. Men in white dhotis and shirts stand further back. Steel food trays, a wire-mesh window with green plants outside and a red-brown wall frame the scene.

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March 11 20172017-03-11March 11 20172017-03-11 +1 copiesNovember 01 20132013-11-01 +1 copiesA photograph of a free meal service at an ashram food counter under a corrugated roof with red-painted beams. Volunteers in white hairnets and white caps serve food from steel trays onto plates held by women in white and gold sarees and a girl in a cream and orange outfit. A woman in an orange blouse and cream saree on the left holds out a steel plate of rice and curry. Trays of yellow curry sit on the counter, and a green-netted fence and foliage show through the open side. The image is an annadan scene, with food being given to devotees and visitors.2017-03-11Annadan 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.2017-05-10Annadhan during Allahabad Kumbhamela 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesA 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 photograph of a lunch serving line under a covered open-sided pavilion with an orange canopy and woven bamboo screens. Several young women in white tops with orange or beige sashes and dark-rimmed lanyards queue and receive food from steel plates, while a man in a white shirt and rudraksha mala in the right foreground serves from steel pots. Other volunteers in white shirts stand behind the counter, and a few more people line up in the background. Plates hold rice and yellow dal-style dishes. The atmosphere is a communal meal service at the Inner Healing training program.2006-10-07Annadhan in 20152015-01-01 +1 copiesMay 10 20172017-05-10January 02 20162016-01-02August 21 20162016-08-21