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A photograph of a kitchen serving line. A woman in a white sari with an orange shawl and a red bindi ladles food from a steel pot onto a plate held by a young girl in a white top with a purple hair clip. Stainless steel containers and a metal serving table fill the foreground. Behind them, a man in an orange robe stands near a window and sacks of grain, with a red tomato-filled basket visible at right. The setting appears to be an ashram or temple kitchen serving food.

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March 06 20072007-03-06A photograph of a food-serving line in a plain indoor hall with a concrete floor and a red-and-white painted wall. In the foreground an elderly woman with white hair, glasses, a white sari with a green border and an orange shawl, and a young man in white clothes with a yellow shawl and sacred thread, both stand behind a long steel counter ladling food from large stainless steel pots. A young girl in an orange and white dress with pigtails holds out a steel plate to receive the food. Behind them, two other people in pink and blue clothing hold plates, and a large water container stands on the counter. The scene suggests a communal meal service.2008-05-12Photograph of a communal meal service at a steel serving counter. Several women in white saris with gold borders serve food from steel trays onto paper plates; one serving woman in the foreground wears an orange-red garland and a dark rudraksha-style mala and holds a ladle over the dish. A man in white clothing stands behind the counter at left, and a woman in a blue-and-white outfit is visible in the background. Other people, partially visible, reach in with plates at the left edge. Yellow food is spread across the steel tray and a pot sits on the counter, with clear plastic sneeze guards above.2014-08-24 +1 copiesA kitchen scene during the preparation of naivedyam offerings. Two young women in white clothes with gold borders stand at a steel counter. The woman in the centre wears an orange-red shawl and a rudraksha mala, and is ladling yellow-orange food from a large steel pot into a steel plate held by the woman on the right, who wears a yellow shawl and bangles and smiles. Another person in white is partly visible at the left edge, and a steel container of pale food sits in the foreground. Behind them are white tiled walls, a cabinet top with steel canisters, a tall steel water urn, and yellow curtains.2009-10-17A photograph of a serving line in a large dining hall. A smiling person in an orange-saffron turban and orange robe, with long swept-back dark hair, rudraksha beads and a white flower tucked at the waist, uses a steel ladle to serve food from a steel pot onto a white plate held by a man in a white shirt in the foreground. Other men in white shirts and rudraksha malas stand behind a counter with another steel vessel of food, and a few people are visible in the background. The appearance cues match the a person candidate, who is serving food as an annadan-style service.2006-12-15 +1 copiesSeptember 20 20122012-09-20December 14 20062006-12-14Annadhan during Allahabad Kumbhamela 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesPhotograph of a large communal dining hall with rows of tables and chairs, where many seated diners are being served. In the foreground a man in an orange turban and sleeveless orange robe, with long dark hair and a red-orange wrap, pours food from a steel bucket onto a banana leaf on a table. Beside him a man with a shaved head wears white clothing and an orange shawl with a round badge. Blurred figures in white dhotis pass by on the left, and people in white and saffron-coloured saris and shirts sit at the tables. White pillars and a white ceiling frame the hall. Several people in the background are standing and dining.2007-12-12Annadhan during Allahabad Kumbhamela 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesFebruary 06 20172017-02-06 +3 copiesNovember 25 20062006-11-25