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Annadhan in 2013

A photograph of devotees serving themselves a meal at a buffet line in a bright, pale-walled hall. A woman with a long brown ponytail in a white kurta and a red sash leans over steel chafing trays, holding a tray with food. Beside her, a bald man in white clothes and a red sash serves from another tray, and a man in white with an orange lanyard holds a plate with vegetables and a red cup. Other people in white clothing and red sashes stand nearby, some holding red mugs.

2013-03-29 +1 copies

A buffet-style meal service in a bright hall with pale pink walls. Several volunteers in white clothing and orange lanyards serve food from steel chafing dishes. A man in a grey vest and white shirt wears a white hairnet and serves rice and curry onto a tray. A woman in a red and cream sari stands beside him. Another volunteer in a white hairnet serves from the far side. A woman with long hair and a red head wrap holds a plate of vegetables and tomato. A large steel bowl of white curd sits in the foreground beside stacked trays, and a framed portrait hangs on the wall behind the serving line. No figure is clearly identified as a person.

2013-07-07 +1 copies

A photograph of volunteers serving food in a dining hall. A young man in white kurta with a rudraksha mala and disposable gloves ladles food from steel pots on a serving counter. Beside him a woman in a white sari with an orange border wears gloves and serves. In the background another volunteer in white with an orange shawl-style cloth serves, and a woman in white with a flower in her hair holds a steel plate. On the right an older woman with grey hair, white clothing and a red rudraksha mala holds a steel plate. A yellow checked curtain hangs behind them and steel containers and a green basket sit on the counter.

Annadhan during Allahabad Kumbhamela 2013

2013-01-01 +1 copies

Indoor buffet serving line in a dining hall with warm lighting. An older man in an orange polo shirt at left serves vegetable curry from a steel chafing dish. Behind him, a man in an orange shirt with a red tilak and beaded necklace holds a plate, and a woman in white with a red bindi and gold-trimmed white top holds a plate of food. At right, a man in a white shirt with a dark shoulder bag and a wristwatch holds a plate of flatbreads and fried food. Several other people wait in line behind them.

July 01 2013

2013-07-01 +1 copies

Ashram meal service in a plain white-walled hall with red curtains. A man in white kurta with a dark mala holds a steel plate of rice while another man in white serves from a long table covered with white cloth, steel bowls of orange curry and dal. A woman in white with a lanyard ladles food and a woman in a white sari with a yellow beaded necklace sits at the table. A man with grey hair and glasses in a dark top with a red-orange cord watches the serving. A girl in a blue salwar with a white dupatta stands at left. Steel bowls of rice and kheer fill the foreground.

A photo of a communal dining or annadan serving area with stainless steel chafing dishes on a white-draped table against a wall with red curtains and orange-tiled walls. A woman with long light brown hair, wearing a white dress and a red shoulder strap, holds a serving spoon over a dish and smiles, wearing a garland of beads with pink flowers. Nearby, a young man in white kurta and a patterned apron, with a dark shirt and waist cloth, serves food, and another man in a white shirt stands at the right in a white kurta with a rudraksha-style cord. Several men in white clothes and a man in a white t-shirt stand in the background.

October 13 2014

2014-10-13 +1 copies

A photograph of a buffet serving line for a meal. Several volunteers in white kurta-style clothes with red-orange shawls stand behind steel chafing dishes, serving rice and an orange curry with serving spoons. A young woman in the foreground holds a white plate and bowl and wears a name badge on her shawl. Another woman in white with a red shawl serves from the dish, and a man in a white shirt with a red shawl stands behind her. Guests in the background queue along the counter. A pineapple arrangement and a red-and-gold cloth are at the right edge.

A buffet serving line in a pale pink hall. Servers in white shirts, striped aprons and hairnets, with plastic gloves, serve chapatis and curries from steel chafing dishes. A woman with wavy dark hair in a white top and orange lanyard holds a tray of food, while a man in white with rudraksha beads and an ID badge carries plates. Two women in orange saris stand in the background near a framed portrait on the wall, and several guests in white wait in line.

2013-07-07 +1 copies