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A photograph of a serving line at a food station with stainless steel pots and a white-draped table. A man in a white sports shirt with orange side stripes, a white hairnet and clear plastic gloves ladles food from a pot, wearing a dark beaded mala around his neck. A woman in a dark blue patterned kurta with a light blue dupatta stands at the counter holding a plate and receiving food. Another woman in red stands partly visible at the left edge, and a red curtain hangs in the background. The scene reflects an annadan or community meal serving. The man is a volunteer serving food; no identity is claimed.

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A photograph of a communal kitchen serving line in a peach-walled hall. Several volunteers in white hairnets and plastic gloves stand behind steel trays of sliced carrots, green beans, onions and tomatoes, serving food with ladles. A man in a white shirt with a red lanyard and a shaved head with a topknot stands at the left of the line, serving vegetables onto a plate. Beside him, a man in a red polo shirt and a woman in a maroon sari with a hairnet work the counter, and a woman in a red and cream sari stands at the far left holding a plate. Steel pots and serving bowls sit along the counter, with a basket of paper plates at the left edge.2011-07-17 +2 copiesA food-service station under a tin roof with an orange-painted wall. In the foreground a man in white clothes and an orange shawl, wearing glasses and an ID badge on a lanyard, holds a steel plate of food. Two women in teal head caps and white saris with teal and green borders serve from steel pots of food. Behind them a man in white and others stand by large steel containers, and a banner with a small portrait sits on the wall. This is a serving line for a community meal.2012-10-17 +1 copiesA photograph of a food-service line at an ashram-style event. In the foreground a woman in a mustard-gold saree with a gold floral border wears a white disposable hairnet and clear plastic gloves and serves food with a metal ladle from a copper pot. Behind her, another woman in orange robes wearing gloves and a hairnet works at the same counter, and a third person in a white hairnet is partly visible. Brass stands and trays hold orange-cut fruit and food.2016-07-04Photograph of an annadan-style communal meal service in a bright indoor hall. In the foreground, a server in gloves uses a long ladle to serve food from a steel tray into a plate held by an older man in a white shirt on the left. Several people in white or gloves line the serving counter; a woman in a white hairnet and a worker in a pink top stand nearby. A man in a white t-shirt stands at left, and behind the counter people in white and a figure in a red top move around the room. Steel serving trays hold rice-like food and yellow curry. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable.2013-09-28 +1 copiesOctober 08 20132013-10-08 +1 copiesA buffet serving line of steel pots with a yellow rice dish on a patterned cloth, in a pink-walled hall with a golden cobra-hood canopy at left. A man in a white shirt and blue lanyard holds a serving spoon and wears plastic gloves, while an older woman in a green checked top and blue hairnet ladles food beside him. A young man in white clothing with a shawl and a man in a white shirt stand in the background, and a man in a white shirt near the door at left attends the line. The scene reflects an ashram annadan meal service.2011-11-26 +1 copiesA food service line in an indoor hall with pink walls and a red curtain. A woman in a dark blue salwar kameez with a turquoise dupatta holds out a plate while two men in white coats and hairnets serve from steel pots on a table covered with a yellow cloth. The man in the foreground wears a floral blue and green apron and a dark beaded mala; the man beside him wears a white coat, disposable gloves and a dark mala, and uses a ladle. Steel pots and a cup sit on the table.2011-09-09July 17 20112011-07-17A photo of a serving line in an indoor hall with pink walls and a golden deity figure partly visible at the right edge. A man with grey hair and glasses, wearing a white kurta with small patterns, an orange shawl and a rudraksha mala, uses a ladle over a steel pot. To the right, a woman in a blue-green patterned salwar with a red dupatta and a braid carries a steel tray with bowls. Another woman in a blue floral top and red shawl stands at left, and a hand in a plastic glove serves from a pot at the bottom left. Steel vessels line the counter behind them.2012-10-23A photograph of volunteers serving food in a dining hall. A young man in white kurta with a rudraksha mala and disposable gloves ladles food from steel pots on a serving counter. Beside him a woman in a white sari with an orange border wears gloves and serves. In the background another volunteer in white with an orange shawl-style cloth serves, and a woman in white with a flower in her hair holds a steel plate. On the right an older woman with grey hair, white clothing and a red rudraksha mala holds a steel plate. A yellow checked curtain hangs behind them and steel containers and a green basket sit on the counter.2009-11-19July 05 20162016-07-05July 23 20092009-07-23