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A photograph of a serving counter in a kitchen or dining hall. Three people in orange shawls stand behind stainless steel containers of food. The woman on the left wears a white dress and beaded necklace and holds a serving spoon. The woman in the centre wears a white and patterned outfit and clear plastic gloves while serving. A man in a white shirt and orange shawl stands beside them with his hand raised to his forehead. A woman with curly dark hair, wearing a white sari with gold borders and an orange shawl, stands at the counter facing them with a cloth bag on her shoulder. Steel tins and metal containers sit on the counter, and the wall is tiled in dark brown.

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June 30 20082008-06-30Devotees serve food in a covered open-sided kitchen area with thatched and bamboo ceiling panels and a view of outdoor greenery. Five or so people stand at a long stainless-steel counter, dishing rice and food from metal pots and tubs into steel plates and ladles. The woman on the far left wears a white sari with a lavender border, an orange shawl and a rudraksha mala. A young man in a white dhoti-style outfit with an orange shawl and a white stole holds a ladle. Beside him a woman in white with an orange scarf serves from a pot. In the foreground a woman in a white sari with a gold border and a red-beaded mala holds a steel plate of rice. A girl in white with gold trim stands at the right edge. Behind them more people in white and orange clothing are visible.2007-02-15A serving line of stainless steel pots with lids on a red-draped table in a plain room with a white wall and open doorway. A woman in a white saree with an orange shawl, hair in a long braid, uses a ladle to serve food from a large pot. Another woman in a lavender patterned top with a dark shawl and blue lanyard stands behind the line. At right, a man in a white shirt with a blue lanyard holds out a steel plate while other hands reach toward the food.2011-07-31A photograph of a communal meal service in a hall with yellow checked curtains. In the foreground a young man with curly brown hair, wearing a white kurta and a dark beaded necklace, leans over steel serving bowls and spoons out food. Beside him a woman in a white sari with an orange border serves from a bowl. Behind them a balding man in a white t-shirt and mala holds steel plates, and a man in white with glasses carries plates with an orange shoulder bag. Steel pots, lidded containers and a basket of paper napkins sit on the serving table, and a green basket lies at the bottom edge.2009-11-19A photograph of four women serving food in a kitchen or serving area with white tiled walls and a brown-orange door. On the left, a woman in a white sari with a dark beaded mala around her neck ladles from a large stainless steel container, with a stainless steel pail beside her. Next to her, an older woman in white with a blue-edged shawl and beaded necklace also works at the counter. Behind them, a woman in a white sari with a yellow-and-orange wrap and glasses handles plastic bags of food. On the right, a young woman in white with an orange shawl places sweets and fruit onto a white paper plate with foil. A bulletin board with notices hangs on the wall behind them.2007-05-04A photograph of a communal meal service in a hall with white walls and a tiled counter. Several women in white and orange clothing serve food from large steel pots using ladles and tongs, filling metal plates with rice and vegetable dishes. A woman in the foreground wearing a striped top, glasses, gold bangles and a dark beaded necklace holds a plate of rice. Other women wear white saris and salwar kameez in pink, green and white, some with beaded necklaces. Gloves are worn by the servers. A few people stand near a doorway at the left background. No a person candidate is visible.2010-02-21Annadhan in 20132013-01-01 +2 copiesA photograph of a communal meal being served in an open-sided hall with a tiled roof and orange curtains. In the foreground, a young woman in a white sari with a yellow shawl ladles rice from a steel pot onto a stainless steel counter. Beside her, a man in orange robes and a yellow-beaded garland holds a steel pot, while a bearded sannyasi in orange robes stands at the back. Men in white kurta-style clothes with orange shawls sit at the counter or stand in line, and steel plates, flatbread and paper cups are set out. White plastic chairs line the right side of the hall, where more seated people eat.2008-12-25Women in orange and white saris serve food from steel pots under a thatched bamboo roof at an ashram-style communal kitchen. The woman at centre wears an orange shawl over a white sari with gold border and holds a ladle over a plate of rice; the woman at right, in orange with glasses, holds a plate of white rice and curry. The woman at left wears an orange garland and white sari with orange border and stirs a pot of curry. Other people in white clothes stand in the background.2007-02-15A lunch serving line at an ashram event. In the foreground, a man with short dark hair wears white clothes, an orange shawl over his shoulders and a dark rudraksha mala, holding a steel plate of rice dishes. Beside him, a bald man in white with an orange shawl also holds a plate. Behind the counter, a woman in a blue hairnet and striped sari, wearing plastic gloves, serves food from steel pans of rice into the plates. Other people in white and orange stand nearby, and colourful paper streamers hang from the ceiling.2012-10-23June 01 20092009-06-01October 23 20122012-10-23