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A photo of a serving line for a communal meal in an ashram dining hall with pink walls and a framed poster of a deity above. A stainless steel buffet counter holds trays of rice and side dishes, with steel plates and cups set out. Several men stand in line: a bare-chested man in white dhoti with a gold border and a brown shawl holds a plate, a man in a white shirt serves from the counter, a young man in an orange-brown robe with a shaved head serves rice, and a man in a white shirt on the right ladles food. A man in a grey t-shirt on the left carries a plate. A framed poster above the counter shows a deity murti with lamps and offerings, labelled Paraartha Pooja. Serving food as annadan is the visible activity.

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Annadhan in 20152015-01-01Annadhan in 20152015-01-01Photo 82884792015-01-01A photo of people serving themselves from a steel buffet counter in a pink-walled hall with a framed portrait on the wall. A man in a grey t-shirt and dark trousers holds a plate at left, while a man in a white dhoti with gold border and striped shirt holds a phone to his ear and another man in a striped shirt fills a plate. Two monks in saffron-orange robes stand at the counter, one with a rudraksha mala, and a man in a white shirt stands at right. Steel chafing trays of food sit on the counter. The framed portrait above shows a figure in orange robes with a plate or tray, labelled with a printed caption. Six people are visible.2015-08-09A dining hall food-serving line in an ashram. Stainless steel serving counters with heated trays hold food, and several people in white and red-bordered clothing serve meals. On the left, a woman in white with a red shawl holds a stack of steel plates. In the foreground right, a shaved-headed sannyasi in saffron-orange robes with a red sash stands at the counter. A framed photograph on the back wall shows a saffron-clad figure receiving a garland. Several other people in white clothing are visible along the line.2014-09-03A buffet line inside a long hall with posters on the wall. Several devotees with orange-red shawls draped over white clothes serve themselves from stainless steel chafing dishes under a glass sneeze guard. A man in a white shirt on the left uses a serving spoon, a man in a striped shirt and a woman in white with a red shawl stand in line, and a woman in a salmon-pink kurta on the right holds a plate of flatbreads and a small serving. Visitors carry name badges on lanyards. No individual is identifiable as a person in this image.2014-09-27 +1 copiesSeptember 12 20142014-09-12A 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.2009-07-23June 09 20092009-06-09A buffet serving line for an ashram meal, viewed through a clear sneeze-guard. A man in a white shirt holds a steel tray and reaches toward dishes of white rice, while an older woman in a red and gold sari with an orange lanyard serves herself from a steel tray. Steel pans hold rice, dark sautéed greens and a mixed vegetable dish with carrots and beans. Behind them, a bearded man in white kurta wears a rudraksha mala and a name badge, and other attendees in white clothes and orange lanyards queue. A red-sleeved server stands at the left edge.2013-09-28 +1 copiesA photograph of an annadan food-serving line at a covered ashram walkway with a red-orange wall and wire mesh on the right. A young man in saffron-orange robes, a white hair net, a rudraksha mala and a beaded armband stands at a steel serving counter, spooning food. Another saffron-robed server in a hair net stands beside him. A grey-haired elderly man in a white shirt and white dhoti holds a steel plate of yellow rice, with a small badge on his shirt. Other people in white and light blue shirts wait in the line behind.2017-03-11 +1 copiesFebruary 06 20162016-02-06