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A buffet serving line at an ashram-style meal. A woman in a white apron-style top, blue hair net and clear plastic gloves serves food from steel pots with a ladle onto terracotta-coloured plates and bowls held by devotees. Several women queue in colourful salwar kameez: one in a yellow kurta, one in a teal printed top with a blue lanyard, one in a pink top holding a small child, and an older woman in pink with glasses. Steel serving vessels, lentil and rice dishes and a green vegetable sit along the table. The scene shows annadan-style communal food service.

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November 26 20112011-11-26A buffet-style meal service in a bright hall with pale walls and framed portraits on the wall behind. A woman in a white hairnet and clear gloves, wearing a white top and tan shawl, ladles food from a steel pot. A young woman in a mustard-yellow kurta with a rudraksha-style beaded mala holds a plate of vegetables and rice. Beside her, a woman in a plaid shirt with glasses serves food, and a blonde woman in a dark top watches. Men in tan robes and a bearded man in a hairnet stand at left. Steel pots and serving dishes sit on the table. Pale red curtains frame the windows.2011-11-28August 21 20162016-08-21Annadhan in 20152015-01-01 +1 copiesAnnadhan in 20152015-01-01 +1 copiesA photo of a serving line for a communal meal. Women in white and cream saris stand behind a glass sneeze guard, serving rice, yellow dal and red vegetables from steel trays into plates. A woman in the foreground wears a white head cap and gloves, and holds a plastic-gloved scoop; another wears rudraksha beads and a white sari with a floral border. Several women wait in line on the left, dressed in saris with gold bangles.2013-08-18 +1 copiesA photo of an outdoor annadan food service line at dusk beside a terracotta-coloured wall. Several women in blue hairnets and gloves serve rice and curry from large stainless steel pots and trays. A woman in a green and white sari with flowers in her hair holds a plate, and a woman in a white top and peach sari ladles food at the left. Behind them, a woman with blonde hair wears a white top and beaded necklace, and a man in a green knit cap stands among the crowd.2011-11-29July 17 20112011-07-17 +2 copiesA serving line for a meal in an ashram dining hall. Several devotees in hairnets and clear plastic gloves serve food from steel pans onto metal thalis. A young man in the centre wears a rust-red and orange robe with rudraksha malas and smiles while ladling food. Visitors in white tops, a grey shawl and a blue embroidered blouse hold out their plates. A woman in a yellow sari with glasses is in the lower right foreground. Steel pans, a ladle, and a large framed painting of a deity in the background fill the room. Several people in the crowd are visible.2017-12-16Annadhan during Allahabad Kumbhamela 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesOctober 08 20132013-10-08 +1 copiesA serving line of volunteers in an ashram dining hall serves food from steel pots onto metal plates. In the foreground a young man in white with glasses and rudraksha beads serves from a pot, while a woman in white with a blue lanyard wears plastic gloves and ladles food. Behind them a woman in a white headscarf and white top, a woman in a grey top, and a woman in a lilac sari with a red-haired young woman in a white top stand at the counter. The background is an orange patterned curtain.2009-11-18