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A dining hall serving food. In the foreground, a woman in a white short-sleeved top and a dark beaded mala necklace holds a steel plate of yellow vegetable curry and rice, while a young man in white with a blue floral apron and plastic gloves ladles food from a steel pot into the plate. Steel bowls of rice and curry sit on a yellow-draped table. Behind them, framed portraits hang on a peach wall with red curtains, and orange-draped objects stand near the tables where seated people eat. The floor is polished tile.

A 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

A serving line in a bright hall with peach walls and ceiling fans. A smiling woman in white kurta with rudraksha mala holds a steel plate while a man in red-and-gold dhoti and bare chest, with a dark rudraksha mala, ladles food from a steel pot onto it. Beside them a woman in brown patterned kurta and a man in blue polo with a volunteer badge serve from pots on a floral tablecloth. A man in a white apron and hairnet works behind them, and a monk in saffron robe with a camera stands at right. Other people and tables are visible in the background. This appears to be an annadan or prasad serving.

2011-07-04 +1 copies

A buffet serving line in a hall with red curtains and framed portraits on the wall. A young woman in a white top with a black mala and red thread, wearing gloves, serves rice from a steel chafing dish, while a yellow dal sits in a second dish in front. An older woman in an orange sari with a white floral border holds a plate and talks with a volunteer in white. A man in a white kurta and orange cap stands beside them, and another woman in a white outfit and a woman in an orange sari are visible in the background.

2013-07-01 +1 copies

Annadhan in 2013

2013-01-01 +1 copies

A dining hall where volunteers serve a community meal from steel trays. A woman in a rust-red sari and a long rudraksha mala serves rice and dal from a steel pot, wearing clear gloves. A smiling man in a white kurta with a tilak holds a tray and receives food. Other people queue behind them, including a woman in a beige shawl with long locks. Dishes include yellow dal, rice, mung beans and vegetables. A framed portrait of a person in red garments with a rudraksha mala hangs on the wall, and hanging colourful decorations are visible overhead. Several people are visible in the frame.

A photo of an ashram dining hall where volunteers serve a communal meal from steel pots onto plates on a long buffet table covered with a floral cloth. In the foreground a man in a white kurta wears a red and white beaded necklace and rudraksha-style mala and serves food with a ladle. Beside him an elderly man in a cream sweater and grey trousers and a woman in a pink shawl and glasses also serve. Long tables with floral cloths and seated diners fill the background under ceiling fans and white walls.

September 27 2014

2014-09-27 +1 copies

July 17 2011

2011-07-17 +2 copies

A photo of an ashram annadan meal line in a bright hall with pale walls and tiled floor. A woman in a white hairnet and white shawl stands at left serving rice from a steel pot and gesturing toward a tray. In the foreground a blonde woman in a pink-and-orange patterned kurta with a rudraksha mala and bindi holds a plate and spoons curry from a steel pot. Behind them, several people in white clothes, hairnets and gloves serve food along a table covered with a fruit-patterned cloth, while other devotees in white and a yellow kurta wait in line. Steel containers of rice and red curry sit on the table.

2011-07-17 +2 copies

December 16 2017

A photograph of a community meal service in a bare, white-walled hall with tall windows. In the foreground a smiling young woman in a white top and orange-yellow skirt holds a leaf plate of food. Beside her, a woman in a white salwar-style top and white shawl holds a plate, while a man in white dhoti and white shirt, wearing transparent gloves, ladles rice from a large steel pot. Several other men in white shirts and white dhotis stand in a queue, and a man in a blue shirt stands at the back. A woman in a red-and-orange sari stands at the left edge. Steel vessels of food sit on the counter in the lower part of the frame.