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A photo of a communal meal service in a white-walled hall with an arched corrugated roof and red curtains. In the foreground a young man in a white t-shirt holds a steel plate of food, while women in white clothes serve from steel chafing trays of yellow rice and curries using ladles, some wearing clear plastic gloves. A woman in white with a beaded mala and a white dupatta and a woman with glasses and a red bindi serve at the counter. Behind them, a line of people in white and saffron-trimmed attire holds plates. The setting resembles an annadan or community kitchen service.

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A photograph of volunteers serving a communal meal in a bright whitewashed hall. An older man on the left with glasses and white clothes, a red lanyard around his neck, holds a steel plate of rice, vegetables and sweets. Beside him, women in white, pale green, teal and red saris and salwar kameez, all wearing red lanyards and plastic gloves, ladle curry and dal from steel pots into plates. Steel containers and serving dishes line the counter, with a red curtain and window at the back.2009-06-25June 01 20092009-06-01A photograph of a community annadaan meal service inside a plain hall with pale green-grey walls, a ceiling fan and tube lights. Volunteers serve food from steel trays and bowls onto steel plates held by diners. A smiling man on the left wears white clothing, glasses and a red lanyard, holding a steel plate of food. Beside him a woman in a white shawl and red lanyard serves from a tray. Women on the right wear clear plastic gloves, one in a red salwar and another in a green kurta with a red lanyard, ladling dal and curry. Steel containers of rice and curry line the serving counter. Sheer curtains and windows are visible behind.2009-06-25A photograph of a communal meal service in a bright hall with arched white ceiling and red-framed windows. A young woman in a white top with a dark beaded mala ladles curry from a steel pot, and beside her a smiling woman in white with yellow lanyard serves from another pot. A man in a white kurta with a mala and orange shawl holds a steel plate, and a small boy in red with a mala waits at the front. Several other attendees in white and yellow lanyards stand behind a long table with steel pots, plates of rice and vegetables, and steel bowls. A monastic in orange robes stands at the far left among seated diners.August 29 20092009-08-29August 21 20092009-08-21Annadhan during Allahabad Kumbhamela 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesA photograph of devotees serving a communal meal in an ashram dining hall. Several men and women in white kurta-style clothes and white shirts line a long table draped in a floral cloth, ladling dal, curry and white sauce from steel pots into steel plates. One man in the foreground holds a steel thali with dal, rice, bread and sliced raw vegetables. Red curtains hang at the window behind. A man in white with glasses and a rudraksha mala stands at the right. No one is identifiable as a person in this scene.2009-08-29A photograph of a community meal service in a hall with an arched metal roof and white walls, with red curtains at the windows. In the foreground a smiling woman in white clothes with a red bindi, rudraksha mala, and a volunteer badge serves food from steel chafing dishes with plastic gloves, using a ladle. Beside her, a young woman in a white t-shirt with a rudraksha mala serves from the line. On the left, a man in a white kurta and a light blue collar stands at the serving counter, holding a steel plate. Behind them, other people in white and casual clothes queue along the buffet, with yellow potato dishes, a brown curry and steel bowls. A small orange flag hangs in the background.2009-06-21August 27 20092009-08-27 +1 copiesIndoor communal food service in a long white hall with arched roof and red curtains. A young man in a white t-shirt and glasses spoons food onto a metal plate at a steel serving counter. Behind him a man in white kurta holds a plate and wears a rudraksha mala, and an older man in white with a beaded garland stands nearby. On the right a woman in a yellow shawl wearing plastic gloves serves from a tray of white idlis, beside steel cooking pots and a woman in an orange shawl. Several other people line up in the background.2009-06-01June 04 20092009-06-04