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Devotees serve a buffet meal in a warmly lit hall. A woman in white with a black crossbody bag and a white head covering wears plastic gloves and serves food from steel chafing dishes. A man in a white shirt and red shawl with dark-printed text holds a white compartment tray and reaches for food. Other people in white and red shawls line the buffet behind them, and a framed portrait of a saffron-robed figure hangs on the wall above. Trays of rice, curry and vegetables sit along the counter.

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February 10 20162016-02-10A 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.2016-07-07February 12 20162016-02-12Buffet serving line in a large hall with a cream ceiling and red-curtained windows. A bald man in orange and red robes with a rudraksha mala on his neck and arm, wearing clear gloves, serves rice from a steel tray. Beside him, a woman in white with a red-orange scarf and lanyard holds a plate, and a smiling woman in white with a red sash and lanyard stands at the right with bowls on a tray. Several other men in red sashes and lanyards stand behind the counter, and more people sit in the background. Steel chafing dishes hold yellow and orange food.2014-09-01A photograph of a serving line for a meal in a white-walled hall. Volunteers in white clothes with red shawls stand behind a long table of stainless steel trays, plates and bowls of food. A worker in a red t-shirt and hairnet ladles food onto a plate held by a man in a white t-shirt and red shawl. Other staff wear white hairnets and aprons, and pink water bottles sit on the table. Several people queue in red shawls and white clothes.2015-07-05 +1 copiesFebruary 12 20162016-02-12Annadhan in 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesA serving line in a hall where devotees in white clothing serve a meal from glass-fronted steel chafing dishes on long tables. A man on the left in white kurta and a red-and-white shawl holds a plate and reaches toward a dish of flatbreads. Women in white saris with red and gold borders wear white hairnets and handle serving tongs, one with a beaded necklace. A large framed painting of red-robed figures hangs on the wall above. Lines of other servers stand behind the counter, and the scene reads as annadan or communal meal service.2016-02-09A buffet serving line of food in steel chafing dishes, with volunteers in white hairnets serving rice and curries to participants. A woman in white with a red shawl and a man in a red and white checked shawl serve from the line, while a boy in a white shirt and red sash and a teenager in white with an orange sash hold plates. A man in the foreground wears a hairnet and white shirt with a red lanyard. In the background a person in saffron and red robes stands near a ceremonial area, and others in white and purple move through a hall with white chairs. Several people are visible in the distance, some wearing red sashes, in a marble-floored banquet hall.2016-07-05A buffet serving line in a bright hall with pink-curtained windows. A woman in a white sari and white hairnet, with a rudraksha-style mala, uses a ladle to serve from a steel tray while wearing plastic gloves. Beside her, a woman in a red sari and red blouse with a gold necklace takes food onto a plate, and a man in a white shirt and trousers with a name badge stands at the counter. Other volunteers in white and attendees in line stand behind the counter under ceiling lights.2013-11-01 +1 copiesA photograph of devotees serving themselves a meal at a buffet line in a bright, pale-walled hall. A woman with a long brown ponytail in a white kurta and a red sash leans over steel chafing trays, holding a tray with food. Beside her, a bald man in white clothes and a red sash serves from another tray, and a man in white with an orange lanyard holds a plate with vegetables and a red cup. Other people in white clothing and red sashes stand nearby, some holding red mugs.2013-03-29 +1 copiesJuly 10 20132013-07-10 +1 copies