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August 29 20092009-08-29A buffet serving line in a large hall with white walls and red curtains. Several men in white shirts and white trousers take food from steel trays along a counter of stainless steel containers holding sliced fruit, sandwiches, pastries and other dishes. The man at right wears an orange lanyard and a light-coloured shirt and reaches toward a food tray. The man at centre wears a rudraksha mala and a locket pendant, and holds a plate of cut fruit. Another man wears a white tilak on his forehead and a black bead mala. Other people stand in the background near the wall.2013-08-17 +1 copiesA food serving line at an ashram dining area. In the foreground an older man in white clothes and a red lanyard holds a steel tray of rice, curries and papadum. Behind the serving counter a man in a white dhoti with a yellow border and a white hairnet ladles food from copper vessels into trays. Other servers in white with red lanyards stand along the counter, and brass-handled serving pots and copper pots of curry fill the table.2016-09-23June 01 20092009-06-01A buffet serving line for an ashram meal, viewed through a clear sneeze-guard. A man in a white shirt holds a steel tray and reaches toward dishes of white rice, while an older woman in a red and gold sari with an orange lanyard serves herself from a steel tray. Steel pans hold rice, dark sautéed greens and a mixed vegetable dish with carrots and beans. Behind them, a bearded man in white kurta wears a rudraksha mala and a name badge, and other attendees in white clothes and orange lanyards queue. A red-sleeved server stands at the left edge.2013-09-28 +1 copiesJune 09 20092009-06-09A food service line in a pink-walled hall. In the foreground, a young man in a white kurta with a rudraksha-style mala holds a white foam plate and receives food from a steel serving tray with a clear sneeze guard. Behind the counter, servers in white shirts and white hair nets, one wearing a red vest, scoop food into containers. Several other people in white stand in the background at the serving line.2013-05-11A photo of an ashram dining hall where volunteers serve a communal meal from steel pots onto plates on a long buffet table covered with a floral cloth. In the foreground a man in a white kurta wears a red and white beaded necklace and rudraksha-style mala and serves food with a ladle. Beside him an elderly man in a cream sweater and grey trousers and a woman in a pink shawl and glasses also serve. Long tables with floral cloths and seated diners fill the background under ceiling fans and white walls.2009-12-17A photograph of a communal meal service in a bright hall with cream walls. In the foreground a bald man with glasses and a red-brown mala around his neck, wearing a white kurta, holds a steel plate with rice, chapati and orange curry while spooning food from a serving pot. Behind him, a man in a white polo shirt and white hairnet serves from a steel pot with a ladle, and a woman in white gloves and a white dress works the line. Steel vessels of curry and a large pot of white kheer or dal sit on a patterned tablecloth. Other people in white stand in the background.2011-07-17 +2 copiesA photograph of a dining or serving area in an ashram kitchen. Several men in plain white shirts and white dhotis, some with rudraksha malas around their necks, stand in a line holding stainless steel plates of food. The man on the left holds a plate and eats with his right hand; the man in the centre holds a plate with a small portion of food; the man on the right, wearing a dark brown rudraksha mala, holds a plate in his left hand. Behind them, a worker in a white head covering and a bare-chested figure in white are visible near steel serving equipment, with a light peach wall in the background.2014-09-13September 22 20122012-09-22August 21 20092009-08-21