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A photograph of a long steel serving table in a plain whitewashed hall with red floor tiles, lined with dozens of paper plates each holding a portion of yellow-brown food, round crackers or biscuits and red sauce. Several people stand along the table; in the foreground a woman in a red kurta and white trousers with a yellow lanyard reaches toward the plates, and a blurred figure in a dark top stands at the left edge. Behind the table, people in white ritual clothing and white saris with yellow borders, one in orange, and an older woman in a green sari, look on. Metal shelving and cardboard boxes stand against the right wall beside a blue-framed window.

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A long metal serving table in a tiled hall is lined with rows of white paper plates, each holding savoury mixed snack, crackers or biscuits and a dollop of red chutney or jam. A woman in a cream and gold-bordered sari with a yellow-beaded necklace and a bindi carries a plate and walks past the table. Several men in white shirts stand along the table, one holding a plate. Other people in white and maroon garments move through the room, and a stack of cardboard boxes and a metal shelf sit at the right edge. Hall doorway with blue doors in the background.2010-01-07November 01 20132013-11-01 +1 copiesA food service line in a decorated hall with white draped ceiling and terracotta lattice windows. Women in white garments with orange shawls serve rice, curry and a creamy dish from steel pots on a floral-patterned cloth-covered table. A woman in an orange and yellow shawl holds a steel plate of rice and curry, and a woman in a pink sari stands beside her. A man in a white t-shirt with an event badge and other attendees stand in the background. A painted decorative pillar with an elephant motif is visible at right. Several people appear in the frame, with some partially visible.2010-02-21A long serving line of volunteers in white hairnets and plastic gloves ladles food from steel pans onto white plates at an annadan meal service. Several women in red shawls and a woman in a gold and orange silk saree stand at the counter, while a man in a red scarf works at the far end. Other people wait and move along the line in a bright hall, with a tray trolley and steel containers in front. Small servings of yellow rice and vegetables fill the plates.2015-10-26A serving line in a plain white-walled hall where volunteers in white clothes with red lanyards serve food from large stainless steel pots onto metal plates. Several women and men in white stand behind a long table draped with a floral cloth, ladling dal and rice. In the foreground a young girl in a white polka-dot top reaches for a plate, and a woman in a yellow top holds a steel plate of salad and fried bread. An orange curtain hangs in the background window, and a purple logo appears at lower left. This appears to be an annadan meal service.2009-12-10January 04 20102010-01-04 +1 copiesA photograph of a serving line for a meal in a white-walled hall. Volunteers in white clothes with red shawls stand behind a long table of stainless steel trays, plates and bowls of food. A worker in a red t-shirt and hairnet ladles food onto a plate held by a man in a white t-shirt and red shawl. Other staff wear white hairnets and aprons, and pink water bottles sit on the table. Several people queue in red shawls and white clothes.2015-07-05 +1 copiesA 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 copiesA food service line inside a pink-walled hall with glass display cabinets holding brass and gold ritual objects. Several women serve food from large steel pots and trays onto stacks of small steel bowls on a colourful patterned cloth. A woman in a grey cardigan and white dhoti wears plastic gloves and ladles from a pot. A woman in an orange-bordered sari and cream shawl holds a steel plate. A woman in a white top with a grey-streaked ponytail stands beside them. A man in white kurta and yellow shawl stands at the back by a gold-framed display. Annadan style meal distribution.2010-12-27A buffet serving line of food in steel chafing dishes, with volunteers in white hairnets serving rice and curries to participants. A woman in white with a red shawl and a man in a red and white checked shawl serve from the line, while a boy in a white shirt and red sash and a teenager in white with an orange sash hold plates. A man in the foreground wears a hairnet and white shirt with a red lanyard. In the background a person in saffron and red robes stands near a ceremonial area, and others in white and purple move through a hall with white chairs. Several people are visible in the distance, some wearing red sashes, in a marble-floored banquet hall.2016-07-05A large crowd of devotees stands in a long line inside a bare-walled hall, many holding round leaf plates while volunteers in white clothes serve yellow rice from large steel vessels. Several servers wear white with rudraksha malas and lanyards, and a woman in a white sari with a bare arm works at the right. On the right wall, a framed portrait garlanded with marigolds hangs above a table draped in blue and orange cloth with brass vessels. No figure in the scene is clearly identifiable as a person.2010-01-01December 06 20162016-12-06