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A photograph of a covered open-air serving hall with a corrugated metal roof supported by bamboo poles and rafters. Several people in white clothes serve food from steel pots and buckets along a long table. A woman in the foreground in white with a white-and-gold border holds a steel vessel and wears a rudraksha mala and bangles; another woman beside her wears a rudraksha mala. A young man in white with a sacred thread serves from pots, and women in pink, yellow-green and blue saris stand in line. A standing crowd fills the background. The scene appears to be community meal service.

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Photo of a communal meal service under a thatched shed open at the sides, with palm trees behind. Volunteers in white dhotis and white shirts stand behind a long steel serving counter, ladling curry from large steel vessels into bowls and placing flatbreads on plates. A woman in a yellow-orange saree and bangles holds a plate and receives food, while a man in a khaki shirt in the foreground reaches for a plate. Large aluminium cooking pots and gas cylinders sit on the left. Several other people in white stand and wait in line. The scene depicts annadan, a food distribution, rather than a ritual.2010-02-18A photo of an outdoor food service line under a corrugated metal roof supported by bamboo poles and fluorescent tube lights. A woman in the foreground with a red bindi, flower in her hair and white sari with a yellow border looks toward the camera. Beside her, a woman in a white and yellow sari with a rudraksha mala serves from a large steel pot, and volunteers in white clothes stand behind rows of steel vessels of food along a long table. On the right, a man in a cream checked shirt with a blue towel over his shoulder holds a steel plate of food. Bowls of curry and rice sit on the table.2006-07-28Outdoor food service at an ashram event. A row of devotees in white clothes serve food from steel vessels on a long table, ladling yellow rice into leaf plates held by women in cream and pale blue saris. A man in white on the left wears a lanyard badge, and a girl in a red-and-white uniform stands at the table. Red and orange draped cloth hangs behind the stall, with trees and a building in the background.2007-12-30July 28 20062006-07-28February 14 20102010-02-14A food service scene at an outdoor serving area. Several volunteers stand behind steel vessels filled with cooked rice and serve portions onto steel plates held by people at the lower left and bottom. A man in a white shirt with an ID badge and a woman in a plain white sari with a rudraksha-style beaded necklace serve from pots. A woman in a white-and-green sari with a white tilak on her forehead and an ID badge serves from a second pot on the right. A man in a yellow shirt stands at left, and figures in white clothing are visible in the background. A purple cloth hangs at the right edge.2008-03-06A photograph of an outdoor communal meal service under a palm-shaded shelter with corrugated sheet walls. Men in white shirts wearing rubber gloves ladle rice and sauce from steel vessels onto steel plates along a long wooden serving table. A woman in a white sari with a red border stands at the table, and a man in white with a kumkum mark at the wrist serves beside her. Several people in white shirts and dhotis or white clothing line up holding plates, and older women in saris stand at the right. Banners and posters hang on the far wall behind the stalls, and a few gas cylinders sit at the left. The scene suggests an annadan food distribution at a festival site.2010-02-18A 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.2010-01-01A photograph of an outdoor food service line under a pink and blue tarpaulin canopy. Serving staff in white hair nets and white aprons ladle yellow rice from steel trays into the line. A woman in a white sari with a beige border holds out a brown leaf plate, and a man in a white shirt with an orange cloth over his shoulder holds bowls beside her. Another man in white with a rudraksha mala and a gold pendant stands at left. Elderly women in blue and grey saris and a standing man in a blue shirt are visible in the background, along with other attendees in white.2015-11-01 +1 copiesA food service line under a white tent with strings of prayer flags overhead. A woman in a cream sari with gold border leans over a large steel bowl, serving from it. Beside her a man in a white shirt with a lanyard wears clear plastic gloves while ladling food into steel vessels on a stainless steel counter. Men in white kurtas stand at the right, holding plates and lined up to receive food. Steel pots and bowls fill the counter, and a pale green or white flatbread sits on plates. The scene reads as an annadan meal service.2008-08-01April 19 20082008-04-19A photograph of a community meal line in a covered hall with a corrugated roof and white pillars. Volunteers in white shirts and cream sarees serve rice and curry from large steel pots onto plates held out by a line of devotees. A man in a white shirt and wristwatch ladles food on the right, a woman in a green-bordered white saree serves from a bowl, and a boy in white uniform helps at the counter. Attendees in white clothes, sarees and gold ornaments queue along the left.2009-07-11