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A food serving line under a corrugated metal roof beside an orange-brown wall. In the foreground a shaved-headed devotee in an orange wrap, rudraksha mala and bead armband, wearing a grey head cover, stands at a steel tray of rice and curries. Behind the counter, men in white shirts and white caps serve food with ladles to a row of people, and an elderly man in white on the right waits with a white shawl. The scene reflects annadan, free meals offered at the ashram.

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A photograph of an annadan free-meal service at a serving counter under a corrugated roof beside an orange wall. Two young sannyasis in saffron-orange robes, rudraksha malas and bead bracelets, wearing hairnets, spoon food from steel trays into plates. Devotees queue: a man in a light blue striped shirt holds a plate of rice, another man in a white shirt serves from the far side, and a man in a white dhoti with a gold border stands at right. Stainless steel warmers hold rice, sambar-style dishes and vegetables.2017-03-11 +1 copiesFebruary 06 20172017-02-06 +3 copiesA photograph of an annadan food-serving line at an ashram. In the foreground a person in a saffron-orange robe with a rudraksha mala and a white hair cap serves rice from a steel tray with a ladle. Beside them a man in white clothes with an orange shawl and a bead necklace also serves food. Behind the counter, other people in white clothes and white caps wait in line with plates, near a wire-mesh wall and greenery.2017-03-11A buffet serving line in a large hall with a drop ceiling and bright lights, with a serving counter of stainless steel trays holding rice dishes and vegetable curries. A shaved-headed young man in an orange robe with a red-and-orange shawl and rudraksha beads on his arm and neck serves food with gloved hands. Beside him a man in a white shirt and glasses serves, and a woman in white with a red mala leans over the counter. On the right a bald man in a white shirt with an orange shawl and glasses stands near a woman in white. Other people in white and red cloths stand and sit in the background, and red banners hang on the walls. This is communal food distribution, annadan-style serving.2014-09-01March 11 20172017-03-11August 24 20142014-08-24 +1 copiesA photograph of a serving line at a temple-style meal service. Several people in white dhotis and orange-red shawls stand behind steel trays, serving food with ladles. A woman in an orange sari and a rudraksha mala holds a serving spoon, and a woman in a gold-bordered sari wears a white hairnet. A man in a white shirt in the foreground reaches toward a copper vessel filled with cooked corn cobs. Other visible people wear clear plastic gloves and white hairnets. The setting is a bright indoor hall with pale walls and a glass window. A copper pot and brass pillar stand at the centre of the counter.2016-07-04February 06 20172017-02-06 +2 copiesMarch 11 20172017-03-11March 11 20172017-03-11June 12 20142014-06-12March 11 20172017-03-11 +1 copies