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A photograph of a communal meal line in an indoor hall with pale tiled walls. A woman with blonde hair tied back, wearing a white sari with a gold border and an orange shawl, serves food from a large black insulated pot with a ladle. Several men and women in white clothing hold steel plates and wait in line. A man with a white garland and white kurta holds a steel plate, another man in a white shirt has a garland, and an older man in a white shirt on the right holds a plate in front of an orange garment. The line of people includes about six to eight visible people.

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Photograph of a serving area in a kitchen or dining hall with white-tiled walls, red curtains and a wall clock. In the foreground, a man in white clothes wearing a white flower garland holds a stainless steel tray while a young man in white with an apron serves from a large black pot and steel containers. Several other people in white clothes and orange-red shawls stand behind the counter, and a woman with blonde hair wears gloves while serving. The scene shows annadan-style communal food service in the ashram kitchen.2009-06-01October 23 20122012-10-23A photo of an annadan style meal service in a hall with orange curtains and ceiling fans. Volunteers in white clothes and aprons, some wearing gloves, serve food from steel pots and trays onto plates held by a line of people. On the left a man in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala stands near the serving counter. A bald man with a long beard in white clothes stands among the line, with a woman in a pink dupatta and a woman in white at the right. No clear, unambiguous evidence of a person's presence is visible; the orange-robed figure is not identifiable as him from appearance alone.2009-07-23A photograph of a communal meal service under a thatched shelter open to trees outside. Several young men in white dhotis and orange shawls stand in a line serving food from large steel pots and bowls on a steel counter. Rice and a yellow curry are ladled onto plates. A woman in white with a long braid in the foreground holds a plate of rice, and a bald man in white with a gold-bordered shawl is at the right serving from a pot. Other people in white stand behind the line, and a few figures are partly visible in the background.2007-02-15December 10 20092009-12-10December 14 20072007-12-14A photograph of a communal meal service in a plain white-walled hall with a barred window. Men in white shirts and dhotis serve food from a large steel pot onto steel plates on a long stainless-steel counter. A bearded man with a long white beard and a rudraksha mala stands in the centre holding a plate, next to a smiling young man in white. A man in spectacles and white clothes with a dark rudraksha mala holds a plate of food at right, beside a woman in an orange sari. Steel bowls of vegetables and rice sit on the counter, and another man bends over a large basin at left. Several people are visible in the background.2010-07-11June 01 20092009-06-01June 01 20092009-06-01A serving line in a bright white hall with red curtains and yellow drapes serves food from steel containers into a large black pot-style warmer. A woman in a white top with an orange-red shawl and gold bangle holds a ladle while reaching toward a steel bowl. Beside her, a young man in a saffron-orange robe, and men and women in white and grey clothing, handle serving spoons and bowls. At the far right, a man in a light patterned shirt with a beaded necklace watches, with a plate of yellow food in the foreground. Several seated diners are visible in the background.2009-06-09August 29 20092009-08-29A photo of a communal meal service in a plain white-walled hall with red curtains and a wall clock. Stacks of stainless steel plates sit on a table draped with a fringed cloth, and a large pot stands behind them. A man in white kurta and garland stands at the serving table holding a plate, while another in white helps serve from the pot. A man in an orange t-shirt with a garland and identity badge stands at right, beside an older man in white shirt and glasses. Several other people in white clothes and orange shawls move about in the background.2009-06-01