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A communal dining hall with red curtains and white walls where volunteers serve food to devotees. In the foreground a smiling woman in white clothes with a rudraksha-style bead garland holds a steel plate. Behind her, a man in a white apron and a woman in an orange shawl serve from steel food containers on a counter draped with white cloth. A man in a white kurta stands at right ladling food from a steel tray, and a woman in a purple shawl stands at left holding a plate. Several people in white garments queue for annadan-style meal service.

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Photograph of a serving area in a kitchen or dining hall with white-tiled walls, red curtains and a wall clock. In the foreground, a man in white clothes wearing a white flower garland holds a stainless steel tray while a young man in white with an apron serves from a large black pot and steel containers. Several other people in white clothes and orange-red shawls stand behind the counter, and a woman with blonde hair wears gloves while serving. The scene shows annadan-style communal food service in the ashram kitchen.2009-06-01June 01 20092009-06-01December 10 20092009-12-10August 29 20092009-08-29Photograph of a dining-hall serving line in a plain whitewashed room with red curtains at a window. A woman with long light-brown hair, wearing a white kurta, a red shawl, a flower garland and a bindi, holds a steel tray with small bowls and smiles toward the counter. Behind the steel chafing dishes, a young man in a white shirt and polka-dot apron serves from a ladle, and a man in white with rudraksha beads serves food with tongs. A woman in a yellow and white sari with a bindi stands at the back. Steel food containers hold brown curry and a crumbly dish, and a table cloth with green print lies beneath.2009-06-01A food-serving line in a white-walled hall with a corrugated arched roof and red curtains. A man in a white kurta with a white flower garland stands at a steel tray, serving food. Beside him a young man in white with glasses and a white shoulder bag looks down at the food. A woman in a yellow and white wrap and clear gloves handles a steel container of white sweets, while another woman in an orange top and white clothes works at the counter behind. On the left, a man in white with a garland watches the line. Steel pots, trays and a table of packaged sweets in red boxes fill the scene, typical of an annadan meal service.2009-06-01August 21 20092009-08-21A photograph of an annadaan meal service in a plain white-walled hall with red curtains at the windows and a red-tiled floor. A long table draped in cream cloth holds steel serving pans and bowls, and several people stand serving food from behind it. Devotees in white clothes queue along the table, several wearing white and one in a white sari, while a man in an orange kurta and another in a red head covering serve. A woman in a white top and a man in khaki trousers stand in the foreground, and the scene is typical of community food service at an ashram.2009-06-25June 09 20092009-06-09A photograph of a communal meal service in a hall with yellow checked curtains. In the foreground a young man with curly brown hair, wearing a white kurta and a dark beaded necklace, leans over steel serving bowls and spoons out food. Beside him a woman in a white sari with an orange border serves from a bowl. Behind them a balding man in a white t-shirt and mala holds steel plates, and a man in white with glasses carries plates with an orange shoulder bag. Steel pots, lidded containers and a basket of paper napkins sit on the serving table, and a green basket lies at the bottom edge.2009-11-19Annadhan during Allahabad Kumbhamela 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesAnnadhan in 20132013-01-01 +1 copies