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Food service under a white tent with pastel bunting overhead. Several women in blue hairnets and clear gloves serve food from large stainless steel pots on a long table draped with a pink and green patterned cloth. Pots hold lentil dishes, rice and vegetable preparations. A woman in an orange and white sari on the left wears a patterned shawl, and a woman in a cream sari with red border on the right wears a rudraksha mala. A man in white clothing with a white hairnet and a rudraksha mala stands behind the table, appearing to assist with the meal.

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Annadhan in 20122012-01-01October 13 20122012-10-13A food-serving line under a tent decorated with red, orange, and multicolored bunting in a festival kitchen. Volunteers in blue and white hair nets and plastic gloves serve rice from large stainless steel pots onto metal plates. A woman in a pink sari with a red bindi stands at the right holding a steel plate, and a woman in a white outfit with a rudraksha-style mala scoops food. A man in a white dhoti and shirt and a bald man in orange cloth stand behind the counter, while people in white clothes line up on the left.2012-11-27October 14 20122012-10-14 +1 copiesA photograph of a food-serving line at an outdoor tent, with a red and green cloth valance trimmed in multicoloured bunting above. Several people in white clothing and light blue hairnets serve rice from large stainless steel pots onto a steel counter. A shaven-headed man in a saffron-orange robe with a ceremonial cloth stands centre, looking down at the food and holding a serving utensil with a gloved hand; a rudraksha-style bead necklace is visible at his neck. Other servers in white, one older man with white beard and a woman with a black mangalsutra-style necklace, dish food. Stacked steel plates sit on the counter. Large steel pots labelled HOT LANCH are visible at the right and left edges. This is annadan-style food service.2012-11-27A food serving line in a white tent at a retreat kitchen. A woman in a pale yellow sari with a dark braid holds a plate and a steel bowl of flatbread, while a server in a white floral top, grey and blue head covering and clear gloves ladles food from steel pots on a pink-covered table. Another server in a blue top and a white-clothed man in white kurta with a plate stand nearby, and a young man in a white shirt with an orange lanyard stands at left holding a plate. Steel vessels hold curry and rice.2012-10-10October 13 20122012-10-13November 27 20122012-11-27November 27 20122012-11-27November 27 20122012-11-27A large covered tent serving a community meal. Volunteers in white dhotis, white shirts and white saris with gold borders, many wearing blue-green hairnets or caps, ladle food from large metal vessels and pots onto plates. Devotees crowd the serving lines. Strings of orange, pink, green and multicoloured pennants hang along the tent edges and a green garland drapes the right side. A small logo appears in the upper left corner.2012-11-27November 27 20122012-11-27