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March 11 20172017-03-11March 11 20172017-03-11A photograph of an annadan food service under a corrugated metal roof with red beams and a mesh-screened side wall. Women in white hairnets and plastic gloves, one in a white sari with a lilac border, serve rice from steel vessels onto steel plates held by a line of people. A man in a peach shirt and a man in an orange turban stand at the front of the queue, and a woman in a purple blouse and orange-patterned sari stands nearby. Behind the counter a colourful cloth hangs on the wall. No a person candidate is visible in the scene.2017-02-06A long line of devotees waits inside an open-sided covered hall with a bamboo-screened wall and an orange-tiled roof, standing behind a long metal table. Foreground women wear white saris with gold borders, one in a white sari with a long dark rudraksha-style bead necklace, another in a white sari with a red-orange beaded necklace. Children in white and a girl in a green top stand in front. Behind them more people in white, pink and blue clothing queue toward bright daylight at the far end, where a few figures in white stand outside. No swami is visible in this frame, so no candidate is present.2006-12-10December 14 20062006-12-14A serving line for annadan free meals at an ashram dining area. In the foreground, a woman in a white hairnet, white apron and plastic gloves ladles curry from a steel tray with a blue ladle, while another worker in a hairnet serves from trays of fried snacks. Several women and girls in white and cream sarees with gold borders and gold jewellery hold steel plates and wait in line, and a young girl stands among them. Men in white dhotis and shirts stand further back. Steel food trays, a wire-mesh window with green plants outside and a red-brown wall frame the scene.2017-03-11October 07 20062006-10-07A serving line at a dining hall where a line of women and girls holds out metal-tray plates to be filled. In the foreground a young woman in a green patterned salwar kameez with a dark shoulder bag holds a plate. Beside her a woman in an orange and green sari with bangles also holds a plate. On the right a bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a gold border and a gold armlet serves yellow dal and rice from stainless steel chafing dishes, with a sheet of glass or shield in front of the trays. Another man in white clothing stands behind him. The room has pale walls and warm lighting.2014-10-12 +1 copiesA photograph of a large outdoor annadan meal service under a tent with yellow, blue and red draped fabric. A long queue of mostly white-clad devotees, many women in white saris and men in white shirts and dhotis, holds round leaf plates and paper cups while serving counters with steel trays of food line the centre. Volunteers in white, one in a white shirt with an ID badge, ladle food onto plates. A woman in an orange sari stands at the right edge. Several people wear lanyard badges.2016-01-31Indoor dining hall with long dark tables and benches where many women and girls are seated or standing with metal plates of food. A woman in a peach salwar kameez with a red bindi and beaded necklace stands in the foreground, while nearby women wear white, pink, blue and mustard-brown saris and salwar kameez. Water bottles sit on the tables, and pink-tiled walls frame large barred windows. Crowded serving and eating scene at a community meal.2006-12-15December 15 20062006-12-15A photograph of a crowded dining hall with a long stainless steel serving counter in the foreground. A woman in a white sari with a rudraksha mala holds a steel plate, and a woman in a red blouse and red sari with a gold necklace and a name badge stands beside the counter. Other women in white, red, yellow and orange saris carry plates and stand in a queue along the counter, while ceiling fans and fluorescent lights hang over a large hall with brick pillars.2006-12-15