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A 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.

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Annadhan in 20152015-01-01 +1 copiesNovember 21 20152015-11-21 +1 copiesPhotograph of a food serving line at an indoor event with cream draped fabric and gold swags overhead. A man in white shirt and white trousers, wearing a rudraksha mala and a saffron-and-red sash with a lanyard, holds a white compartment plate of rice and curries. Behind him, workers in white hairnets serve from brass chafing dishes with ladles. A younger man in a grey polo shirt stands at the right, and a few other people are partly visible in the background.2015-07-11 +1 copiesSeptember 23 20162016-09-23A buffet serving line in a warmly lit hall with copper and brass chafing dishes. A woman in a white hairnet, white garment and plastic gloves serves food with a spoon on the left. Behind the counter, several people in white clothes and red shawls, some wearing red lanyards, stand at the serving line and hold plates. In the foreground an older man with grey hair and glasses, wearing a white kurta and a red shawl with a red lanyard, carries a plate with a small bowl. Other people in white and red stand in the background.2016-07-07A photograph of a community meal service in a temple-style hall. Several men line up at a steel serving counter, holding terracotta plates and cups as volunteers in white kurta-style clothes and white hair nets ladle food from large steel pots of curry and rice. A man in a white shirt with an orange-trimmed sleeve stands among them, and a golden ornate shrine structure with a kalasha-like top is visible in the background. The scene shows annadan style food distribution among about eight people.2011-11-21A photo of an ashram dining hall where volunteers serve a communal meal from steel pots onto plates on a long buffet table covered with a floral cloth. In the foreground a man in a white kurta wears a red and white beaded necklace and rudraksha-style mala and serves food with a ladle. Beside him an elderly man in a cream sweater and grey trousers and a woman in a pink shawl and glasses also serve. Long tables with floral cloths and seated diners fill the background under ceiling fans and white walls.2009-12-17Annadhan in 20152015-01-01 +1 copiesA photograph of a serving line in a large indoor hall where men in white shirts and white trousers serve food onto steel plates from stainless steel trays. Several servers wear orange lanyards and some have rudraksha malas around their necks. One server in the foreground holds a plate of rice, yellow dal and green vegetables, while others use tongs and spoons to serve from the trays. A steel bucket with a yellow handle sits in front of the counter, and people wait in line behind, some in white and others in casual clothes. This appears to be a communal meal service, with servers wearing disposable plastic gloves.2009-08-13July 02 20162016-07-02A communal annadan serving line in a bright indoor hall. A bald man in orange saffron robes with long rudraksha malas stands at left holding a steel plate of food. Beside him, two young men in white dhotis with saffron borders and rudraksha malas hold steel plates; the one in the centre has a sandalwood or kumkum mark on his forehead. Women in white saris and hairnets serve from copper and steel vessels on a long table, with brass arched railings and pink flowers in the foreground.2016-07-02September 22 20162016-09-22