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A busy serving line in a kitchen or dining hall where volunteers distribute food from steel vessels onto steel plates held out by seated people. A man in a white shirt with a red sacred thread around his neck uses a ladle to serve orange curry from a steel pot, while a woman beside him in white holds a large wicker basket. Plates hold rice, idlis and sauces laid out on a long wooden counter. Several women in saris and bangles stand at the far side and reach forward with their plates. Shelves with glassware and framed pictures line the back wall.

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December 14 20062006-12-14October 12 20142014-10-12 +1 copiesOctober 12 20142014-10-12 +1 copiesA large crowded dining hall at an ashram serves annadan meal. Many devotees, mostly women in white and cream saris and some in red or maroon, hold out round paper plates to be filled at a long glass serving counter. Men in white kurtas and pale shirts stand among them, some wearing white hairnets as food servers. Stacks of white disposable plates sit on the counter, and yellow and blue banners hang from the tented ceiling. Several people are in the frame, with more visible in the background.2014-08-24 +1 copiesAnnadhan in 20142014-01-01 +1 copiesPhotograph of a large crowded dining hall during a meal service, with many people in white clothes queued and seated at long tables. A man in the centre carries a steel tray of food, and attendants serve plates from steel containers. In the foreground a bald-headed sannyasi-style figure with long dark hair wears an orange wrap draped over the shoulders and back, facing away from the camera toward the server. Several men wear white kurtas and white dhotis; some wear orange shawls.2006-12-15Annadhan in 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesA busy serving line in a dining hall where several women in white and orange-bordered saris ladle food onto stainless steel plates. Hands wear clear plastic gloves. Behind a wooden counter are steel bowls of orange and yellow dishes, a wicker basket, and rows of plates being passed to people on the right, some in orange and pink saris. A man in a white shirt with rudraksha-style beads stands at the left serving from a pot. Tiled walls and a shelf with framed pictures sit in the background. The scene suggests annadan community meal service.2006-12-14December 15 20062006-12-15A food service line at an indoor event hall where volunteers serve a meal from steel bowls onto green banana leaves. A woman in a light blue salwar kameez on the left spoons food, and a man in a white sleeveless top beside her reaches over the bowls. A woman in an orange kurta serves at the center, and a fair-haired woman in a red top and a man in a checked shirt at right hold leaf plates. A woman in a patterned churidar and a short-haired person in white stand further back, with white draped fabric, colourful hanging tassels and a projector screen behind them. Several other people are visible in the background.2011-11-07Photograph of a crowded food-serving line in a tiled hall with barred windows. A young man in an orange sleeveless top stands at a steel vessel, serving rice and food onto plates held by women in saris and beaded necklaces. Several women in white and coloured saris reach forward with plates of yellow rice and sides, while others stand behind them. Large trays of cut white cubes sit on a table in the foreground, and a bald man is partly visible at the left edge. Many people crowd the background, some raising arms. No clear identification of a person is visible in the scene.A busy commercial-style kitchen serving food to devotees in a community meal setting. In the foreground, several women in white and cream clothing, some wearing gloves, hold steel plates of golden dosas and orange chutney. Behind them, a man in a checked shirt and a man in a white shirt with a lanyard ladle food from a basket and pan. Stainless steel hoods, tiled walls and large cooking vessels fill the background, with other workers in the distance. This appears to be an annadan-style meal service.2006-12-14