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A busy ashram kitchen serving food. In the foreground, a man in a white apron and white shirt bends over stacks of stainless steel plates, serving from a pot. Behind him, a man in a pink-magenta shirt and apron stands at left beside red curtains. At right, a man in a white robe wears a rudraksha mala and holds a large steel tray of food. Several other people in white clothes, including a woman in a white top and orange scarf, work at the stove and serving counter in the background.

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A photo of a communal dining or annadan serving area with stainless steel chafing dishes on a white-draped table against a wall with red curtains and orange-tiled walls. A woman with long light brown hair, wearing a white dress and a red shoulder strap, holds a serving spoon over a dish and smiles, wearing a garland of beads with pink flowers. Nearby, a young man in white kurta and a patterned apron, with a dark shirt and waist cloth, serves food, and another man in a white shirt stands at the right in a white kurta with a rudraksha-style cord. Several men in white clothes and a man in a white t-shirt stand in the background.2009-06-01Ashram meal service in a plain white-walled hall with red curtains. A man in white kurta with a dark mala holds a steel plate of rice while another man in white serves from a long table covered with white cloth, steel bowls of orange curry and dal. A woman in white with a lanyard ladles food and a woman in a white sari with a yellow beaded necklace sits at the table. A man with grey hair and glasses in a dark top with a red-orange cord watches the serving. A girl in a blue salwar with a white dupatta stands at left. Steel bowls of rice and kheer fill the foreground.2009-12-11A serving line in an ashram dining hall with yellow checked curtains behind it. Several people in white clothes stand at steel pots of food, ladling dishes into bowls and plates. A young man in white with a dark rudraksha-style necklace leans forward at left, a woman in a white and orange-striped sari serves beside him, and a bald man in a white t-shirt holds a plate at centre-right. A woman in a colourful top and an older man with white hair and a beard are also serving. Stainless steel pots with lids and an orange basket of napkins sit on the counter, and a green basket of cutlery is at lower right.2009-11-19A photograph of volunteers serving food in a dining hall. A young man in white kurta with a rudraksha mala and disposable gloves ladles food from steel pots on a serving counter. Beside him a woman in a white sari with an orange border wears gloves and serves. In the background another volunteer in white with an orange shawl-style cloth serves, and a woman in white with a flower in her hair holds a steel plate. On the right an older woman with grey hair, white clothing and a red rudraksha mala holds a steel plate. A yellow checked curtain hangs behind them and steel containers and a green basket sit on the counter.2009-11-19January 04 20102010-01-04 +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.2009-11-18Devotees serve a communal meal in a bright hall with terracotta floor and red curtains. A woman in front, wearing a white top with a gold-yellow lanyard and name badge, holds a steel plate. Beside her a woman in a cream sweater and orange skirt, with a dark mala around her neck, ladles food from a large steel pot of dark dish. Other volunteers in white clothing stand along a long table with covered pots and bowls. A small child in dark clothing stands at left.2009-12-12June 25 20092009-06-25A 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.2010-07-11A photograph of devotees preparing food in a narrow hall with cream walls and a wooden floor. Several women in white saris and white head coverings stoop and stir over large steel pots and bowls of food, some pouring from a bucket. A man in a white checked kurta and white head cover works at the centre, and a woman in an orange sari stands among them. An orange cloth with gold trim hangs at the left. Many steel vessels of curry and rice sit on the floor, consistent with annadan kitchen service. No clearly identifiable a person appears in the frame.2012-05-20July 23 20092009-07-23March 06 20072007-03-06