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A photograph of a food service line. In the foreground a man in a red-and-orange scarf and white waist cloth, wearing a white hairnet, scoops food with gloved hands into a steel basin on a counter. Beside him a woman in a white hairnet works at the same counter. Four or five men stand at a steel rack holding white plastic compartment trays of rice and curry, looking down at the food. One man on the left wears a blue shirt and a white shawl, another wears a light blue shirt, and one has glasses and a white shirt. Plates with leftover food sit on the counter. Behind them other people and white draped fabric are visible.

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July 01 20162016-07-01A photo of a communal food service line under a white canopy. A volunteer in a white hairnet and red-orange cloth draped over the shoulders, bare-chested with a white dhoti, ladles food from a steel pot into a paper plate held by a man in a maroon checked shirt. Another volunteer in a white hairnet and white garment, with a tilak on the forehead, serves from a second pot. Several men in shirts line up with plates and compartment trays, and the table is set with patterned ceramic plates.2016-07-01August 24 20142014-08-24 +1 copiesA photograph of a communal meal service line in a plain whitewashed hall with a metal serving counter and sneeze-guard. Several men in white hair-nets and disposable plastic gloves serve food from steel trays into compartments of rice, yellow dal-like dishes and fried balls. In the foreground, a man in a white shirt and dark trousers holds a steel plate with rice, fried snacks and bread. Behind the counter, a man in a bright orange head-turban and white clothes stands among other attendees, and a man in a green shirt looks on. Flowers in red and yellow sit on the counter. Overall this depicts an annadan style food distribution.2015-08-22A food serving line at an ashram meal. A man in a red-and-black checked shirt with a white cloth draped over his shoulder holds a white plate at the counter. A woman in white clothes, a white hairnet and a tilak on her forehead serves food from steel pots with a ladle, wearing plastic gloves. Behind them a tall statue is wrapped in white cloth, and other people stand in the background. Steel tables and white plates line the counter.2016-07-01A buffet service line for communal food serving. A man in white clothes with a red shawl stands at the front holding a steel plate on a banana leaf, and beside him a woman in white with a red shawl holds a plate and a steel tumbler. An elderly woman in a pink sari with an orange cord stands at the left edge holding a plate. Behind the counter, women in hairnets and aprons serve food from steel containers onto banana-leaf-lined plates, and a pair of dark-clad serving women stand at right. Several other people in white t-shirts and red lanyards queue or assist in the background.2013-07-14 +1 copiesOutdoor food service under a pink and blue tent canopy. Men in white dhotis and shirts queue at a steel serving counter, one holding a small cup and another taking food. A man in a white shirt and dhoti carries a steel plate with food, and a man in a red-and-white checked shirt stands nearby. A woman with her hair pinned back is visible at the counter in the foreground. Several men in white wear saffron-coloured shawls. A red cloth runs along the ground, and people stand in the background.2015-11-01 +1 copiesNovember 01 20152015-11-01A photograph of a serving line in a large indoor hall where men in white shirts and white trousers serve food onto steel plates from stainless steel trays. Several servers wear orange lanyards and some have rudraksha malas around their necks. One server in the foreground holds a plate of rice, yellow dal and green vegetables, while others use tongs and spoons to serve from the trays. A steel bucket with a yellow handle sits in front of the counter, and people wait in line behind, some in white and others in casual clothes. This appears to be a communal meal service, with servers wearing disposable plastic gloves.2009-08-13A food-serving line inside a white-walled hall with a stainless steel counter. Serving staff in white hairnets work behind the counter; one shirtless worker in a red-and-white cloth and hairnet ladles food onto a plate, and another in a grey shirt stands behind him. A man in a white shirt and a man in a grey patterned shirt stand in line, and two boys holding white disposable plates wait at the counter. Plates with food and white disposable trays sit on the steel surface. Sheer white draping hangs at the left. The scene reads as an annadan or community meal service.2016-07-01August 24 20142014-08-24 +1 copiesIndoor serving line for annadan food distribution in a white-walled hall with a barred window. Several men in white shirts and white dhotis or lungis stand behind large steel pots and pans, ladling food. The man in the foreground wears a light blue t-shirt with a blue lanyard and an apron, stirring a big pot. On the right, a man in white shirt and white shawl holds a steel plate of rice and orange-yellow curry, while another man beside him wears a white shirt and a name badge. Steel vessels and ladles fill the counter.2010-07-07