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A food service line at an indoor event hall where volunteers serve a meal from steel bowls onto green banana leaves. A woman in a light blue salwar kameez on the left spoons food, and a man in a white sleeveless top beside her reaches over the bowls. A woman in an orange kurta serves at the center, and a fair-haired woman in a red top and a man in a checked shirt at right hold leaf plates. A woman in a patterned churidar and a short-haired person in white stand further back, with white draped fabric, colourful hanging tassels and a projector screen behind them. Several other people are visible in the background.

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A serving line at a community meal in a decorated hall with white ceiling drapes and painted pillars. A woman in a red kurta with pink trim and a beaded necklace smiles while placing food onto a banana leaf held out by a server. Behind her, a man in white with a dark rudraksha-style mala serves from steel containers of dishes including orange carrot-like preparations. A woman in a floral blue sari chops cabbage at the front left, and several others in saris and white clothing queue and serve nearby. Nobody in the scene is clearly identifiable as a person.2011-11-07Photo of a buffet-style meal service in an ashram hall. Women in saris serve food from steel containers onto banana leaves; fried snacks, cooked vegetables and rice are visible. A man in a checked shirt holds a banana leaf plate, and a woman in a teal outfit and red top stands beside him. A person in white with a white shawl stands in the background, a photographer raises a camera on the left, and a few other people are visible at the back. Colourful striped hangings, white draped ceiling fabric and ceiling fans decorate the room. No a person candidate is visibly present.2011-11-07July 14 20132013-07-14 +1 copiesA food service line in an indoor hall with red and orange walls and framed religious images behind. Volunteers in disposable hairnets and clear gloves serve meals from steel trays and pans. A smiling woman in a red top and bangles stands at left, holding a plate. Servers include a man in an orange-brown robe with rudraksha beads and white horizontal marks on his arm, and women in white and gold saris with dark beaded necklaces and a pink earring. Plates hold rice and yellow curried vegetables. Several people in the background wear white or orange clothing.2017-12-16A serving line for a meal in an ashram dining hall. Several devotees in hairnets and clear plastic gloves serve food from steel pans onto metal thalis. A young man in the centre wears a rust-red and orange robe with rudraksha malas and smiles while ladling food. Visitors in white tops, a grey shawl and a blue embroidered blouse hold out their plates. A woman in a yellow sari with glasses is in the lower right foreground. Steel pans, a ladle, and a large framed painting of a deity in the background fill the room. Several people in the crowd are visible.2017-12-16A serving line in a bright hall with peach walls and ceiling fans. A smiling woman in white kurta with rudraksha mala holds a steel plate while a man in red-and-gold dhoti and bare chest, with a dark rudraksha mala, ladles food from a steel pot onto it. Beside them a woman in brown patterned kurta and a man in blue polo with a volunteer badge serve from pots on a floral tablecloth. A man in a white apron and hairnet works behind them, and a monk in saffron robe with a camera stands at right. Other people and tables are visible in the background. This appears to be an annadan or prasad serving.2011-07-04 +1 copiesA dining hall where volunteers serve a community meal from steel trays. A woman in a rust-red sari and a long rudraksha mala serves rice and dal from a steel pot, wearing clear gloves. A smiling man in a white kurta with a tilak holds a tray and receives food. Other people queue behind them, including a woman in a beige shawl with long locks. Dishes include yellow dal, rice, mung beans and vegetables. A framed portrait of a person in red garments with a rudraksha mala hangs on the wall, and hanging colourful decorations are visible overhead. Several people are visible in the frame.2017-12-16A buffet serving line at an ashram-style meal. A woman in a white apron-style top, blue hair net and clear plastic gloves serves food from steel pots with a ladle onto terracotta-coloured plates and bowls held by devotees. Several women queue in colourful salwar kameez: one in a yellow kurta, one in a teal printed top with a blue lanyard, one in a pink top holding a small child, and an older woman in pink with glasses. Steel serving vessels, lentil and rice dishes and a green vegetable sit along the table. The scene shows annadan-style communal food service.2011-11-26A photo of an annadan style food service in a dining hall. A woman in the right foreground in white clothing and a dark bead necklace holds a large banana leaf plate with orange sweet pieces, a white mound of food and rice. Beside her a woman in a white and red sari with a rudraksha-style mala and bangles fills a plate at a steel serving tray. Behind them several people in white garments line up, and a server in a checked vest stands at the back. Steel trays of brown and orange food sit on a red tablecloth in front. No one in the image is clearly a person, and no a person depiction is visible.2013-07-18 +1 copiesJune 30 20102010-06-30Annadhan in 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesDecember 16 20172017-12-16