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A serving line in a dining hall where a row of men in white shirts and white dhotis queue on the left. A man in a white shirt and light trousers holds a steel plate while a server in a white apron and hairnet ladles food from steel trays under a glass sneeze guard. Trays hold rice, curries and a dry vegetable dish, and stacks of flatbread sit on the counter. Another attendant in a white shirt and hairnet stands at the back.

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Annadhan during Allahabad Kumbhamela 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesAnnadhan during Allahabad Kumbhamela 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesA photograph of volunteers serving food in a white-tiled ashram kitchen during an annadan meal. Several men in white shirts and white dhotis or trousers stand behind a stainless steel counter, ladling food from large steel pots into metal plates. The man in the foreground wears a light blue t-shirt with a blue lanyard and stirs a large steel pot. A man in the centre wears a white cap, and a man on the right wears a white-and-grey checked cloth over his shoulder. No swami or teacher is visible.2010-07-07Annadhan in 20152015-01-01 +1 copiesA buffet serving line for an ashram meal, viewed through a clear sneeze-guard. A man in a white shirt holds a steel tray and reaches toward dishes of white rice, while an older woman in a red and gold sari with an orange lanyard serves herself from a steel tray. Steel pans hold rice, dark sautéed greens and a mixed vegetable dish with carrots and beans. Behind them, a bearded man in white kurta wears a rudraksha mala and a name badge, and other attendees in white clothes and orange lanyards queue. A red-sleeved server stands at the left edge.2013-09-28 +1 copiesAnnadhan in 20152015-01-01 +1 copiesA photo of a buffet serving line in a large dining hall with a low ceiling and fluorescent lights. A man with long dark curly hair and a light linen shirt and cream trousers, wearing clear plastic gloves, serves food from a steel chafing dish. Beside him, an older man in a white kurta with red lanyard and a metal bowl in hand looks toward the food trays. Steel trays hold rice, orange curry, white sauce and mixed vegetables. Other people in white clothes stand further along the counter, and a red-brown robed figure is at the left edge.2014-09-03Annadhan in 20142014-01-01A photograph of a communal meal service line in a plain whitewashed hall with a metal serving counter and sneeze-guard. Several men in white hair-nets and disposable plastic gloves serve food from steel trays into compartments of rice, yellow dal-like dishes and fried balls. In the foreground, a man in a white shirt and dark trousers holds a steel plate with rice, fried snacks and bread. Behind the counter, a man in a bright orange head-turban and white clothes stands among other attendees, and a man in a green shirt looks on. Flowers in red and yellow sit on the counter. Overall this depicts an annadan style food distribution.2015-08-22A large hall with pink walls and red curtains where people queue at a buffet of steel trays serving rice, dal, bread and vegetables under a glass sneeze guard. Attendants in white shirts and hairnets serve food while devotees in white and pink shirts, one in an orange shawl, wait in line. A screen on the back wall shows a figure. Many people are visible in the background.2013-08-18A food serving line at an ashram dining area. In the foreground an older man in white clothes and a red lanyard holds a steel tray of rice, curries and papadum. Behind the serving counter a man in a white dhoti with a yellow border and a white hairnet ladles food from copper vessels into trays. Other servers in white with red lanyards stand along the counter, and brass-handled serving pots and copper pots of curry fill the table.2016-09-23A 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