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A photograph of an annadan food service in an ashram hall with pale floral wallpaper and a red draped altar at left bearing a framed image of a figure in orange robes. A woman in white clothes with a yellow lanyard holds a steel plate of sliced fruit and serves from a steel pot. Two other volunteers in white and olive clothing with lanyards serve dishes from steel vessels along a covered table. A woman in an olive top and floral skirt stands at the altar edge.

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A food service line inside a pink-walled hall with glass display cabinets holding brass and gold ritual objects. Several women serve food from large steel pots and trays onto stacks of small steel bowls on a colourful patterned cloth. A woman in a grey cardigan and white dhoti wears plastic gloves and ladles from a pot. A woman in an orange-bordered sari and cream shawl holds a steel plate. A woman in a white top with a grey-streaked ponytail stands beside them. A man in white kurta and yellow shawl stands at the back by a gold-framed display. Annadan style meal distribution.2010-12-27A photograph of an annadaan food-serving line in a tiled kitchen with red curtains. A bearded man with grey hair and glasses, wearing white clothes with a yellow shawl and a red thread on his wrist, serves food from a steel pot. Beside him, a woman in a yellow shawl and white clothes wears plastic gloves and spoons food. Further right, a blonde woman and other women in white and orange or red shawls stand behind steel containers of food on a patterned cloth. Stainless steel pots, bowls and ladles fill the counter.2009-07-20Annadhan in 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesDecember 16 20172017-12-16A photograph of a communal meal service in a long, arched hall with white walls and red curtains. A smiling woman with shoulder-length blonde hair wears a white tunic and a long dark bead necklace, holding a steel plate of food. Beside her, a woman in white with glasses serves from steel pots on a patterned tablecloth. Several men and women in white clothing and rudraksha-style beads line the counter, and a bearded man in a yellow-green shirt with grey hair in a bun, wearing a blue beaded necklace, holds out a plate. Serving spoons, bowls of curry and steel pots fill the counter.2009-11-19July 24 20142014-07-24Annadhan in 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesMarch 30 20132013-03-30 +1 copiesJune 09 20092009-06-09Annadhan in 20142014-01-01 +1 copiesA food-serving line in a bright hall with pink walls and a polished white floor. In the foreground, a woman in a grey cardigan and white sari stands behind a steel pot of pale liquid, ladling into small steel bowls stacked on a patterned cloth. Beside her, a woman in a cream sari with an orange shawl holds a steel plate of food. A woman in a white top with a ponytail is also serving, and a man in white on the left watches the line. In the background, people in orange and white clothes and a golden-framed throne-like seat appear near glass display cabinets. The scene looks like communal meal distribution.2010-12-27A buffet serving line in a bright hall with peach walls and tiled floor. In the foreground a woman in a light green embroidered kurta with a white dupatta holds a steel plate and spoons rice and yellow vegetable curry from a steel container. Behind her a man in white kurta watches. On the right a man in white clothes and a blue-floral apron wears disposable gloves and serves from steel pots, with a rudraksha mala around his neck. Another server in white with a hairnet and a dark-clothed attendant in orange and red sit behind the counter. A framed portrait hangs on the left wall beside a window; the portrait's caption is not legible, so it is not transcribed here.2011-08-29 +1 copies