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A food service line inside an indoor hall with a white tent-style ceiling and a yellow and blue decorative hanging. A woman in a white head covering, white blouse and white apron with gold border, wearing gloves, serves food from a large steel pot into the plates held by women in cotton saris. Stacks of disposable leaf plates sit on the counter. Women in saris, including one in a green blouse and another in a white sari with orange border, wait in line holding steel plates. A girl in a striped top stands behind them. Behind the counter a few other women stand near a doorway.

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Outdoor food service under a tent with orange and multicoloured bunting overhead. Women in white and gold-bordered saris and a woman in a white lace-patterned churidar with a white dupatta and name badge serve food from large steel pots onto steel plates. Several men in white shirts and white dhotis stand in the line, and other people move through the crowded covered area.2009-01-24A large crowded dining hall at an ashram serves annadan meal. Many devotees, mostly women in white and cream saris and some in red or maroon, hold out round paper plates to be filled at a long glass serving counter. Men in white kurtas and pale shirts stand among them, some wearing white hairnets as food servers. Stacks of white disposable plates sit on the counter, and yellow and blue banners hang from the tented ceiling. Several people are in the frame, with more visible in the background.2014-08-24 +1 copiesMay 10 20172017-05-10A photograph of a communal meal service in a hall with white walls and a tiled counter. Several women in white and orange clothing serve food from large steel pots using ladles and tongs, filling metal plates with rice and vegetable dishes. A woman in the foreground wearing a striped top, glasses, gold bangles and a dark beaded necklace holds a plate of rice. Other women wear white saris and salwar kameez in pink, green and white, some with beaded necklaces. Gloves are worn by the servers. A few people stand near a doorway at the left background. No a person candidate is visible.2010-02-21A long row of volunteers serves food under a white tented pavilion with hanging decorations and ceiling fans. In the foreground a woman in white with a dark rudraksha-style mala gloved hands serves yellow rice from a steel pot into a bucket-style vessel. A woman in a white sari with a gold border ladles food onto banana-leaf plates, while a young man in an olive-green shirt holds a plate of yellow rice. Behind them a line of people in red and white holds out plates, and the table is covered with a floral plastic cloth scattered with food. The scene resembles a communal meal distribution, an annadan.2010-01-01A photograph of a community meal service under a tent with orange, green and yellow festoon decorations overhead. Women in blue hairnets and plastic gloves serve rice and curries from steel vessels along a long buffet table draped with a patterned cloth. On the right, a smiling woman in a white kurta and white shawl with an orange lanyard holds a clay plate of food and a small clay bowl. Another woman in an orange sari and a white-clad volunteer stand in the background, with a green floor mat underfoot.2012-10-09 +2 copiesA serving line for a communal meal inside a hall with a pale pink wall and draped white fabric overhead, decorated with colourful striped pillars. Women in hairnets and clear plastic gloves ladle food from steel pots and buckets onto stacked round leaf plates across a long steel counter. Several people in white and pastel kurtas and saris hold out plates, with a woman in a green sari and dark blouse serving at the front. Stacks of disposable plates sit on the counter.2011-07-20A dimly lit community kitchen serving food from steel steam-table trays. Several women in white saris with gold-coloured borders serve food onto round plates; some wear clear plastic hair nets and hold plastic gloves. A young woman on the left in a white sari holds a plate, and a girl beside her also holds food. Behind the counter, a large steel tray holds cooked yellow rice or similar food, and plates of food rest on the counter. Grey stone-block walls form the background.2015-09-05 +1 copiesA food distribution line at an outdoor annadan serving tent during a festival. Several women in white saris with gold borders and pale blue head-caps and plastic gloves scoop food from steel pans onto steel plates. Rudraksha malas hang around the neck of the woman at left, and a black bead mala is visible on another. A man in a checked shirt and shoulder cloth holds out a plate at right, and a child stands beside him. A striped festive bunting runs along the tent top. No a person candidate is clearly visible in this frame.2012-11-27January 24 20092009-01-24Annadan food service at an ashram canteen. A woman in white sari with gold border and a red coral-bead necklace serves rice from a steel tray onto paper-lined plates. Other servers in white, wearing clear plastic gloves and hairnets, ladle curry and rice from steel containers. Elderly women and devotees in the foreground hold out plates to receive food. A boy in white shirt stands at left. No one in the scene is identifiable as a person.2017-05-10November 26 20112011-11-26