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Indoor photo of a serving line in a hall with a patterned tablecloth. A woman in a grey top and yellow patterned skirt, with a hair knot, ladles food from a large steel pot into steel bowls. Beside her a man in an orange saffron robe stands holding a steel plate, and another man in an orange shawl stands behind him. On the right a smiling bald man in white dhoti and shawl with red-pink borders holds a steel tray. A few other people in white clothing and a woman in a yellow outfit stand in the background near glass display cabinets. Stainless steel vessels and a colourful striped wall hanging are visible.

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A serving line at an indoor hall during an evening meal distribution. A woman in a grey cardigan and white sari with a yellow border ladles food from a large steel pot into small steel bowls laid out on a table with a colourful patterned cloth. A man in white kurta with an orange-red shawl holds a steel plate and bowl. A woman in a tan sari stands behind them, and a partly visible person in an orange robe is at the right edge. Steel plates and stacked bowls cover the table, and cabinets and a hanging orange cloth appear along the back wall.2010-12-27July 04 20112011-07-04 +1 copiesA photograph of a communal meal service under a covered open-sided shelter with a bamboo-mat ceiling. A row of people in white clothing serve food from steel vessels on a counter, ladling dal or curry into a stainless-steel bowl. In the foreground on the left, a woman in a white sari with orange border serves from a tray. On the right, a smiling man wearing rimless glasses, an orange shawl and a rudraksha mala stands beside a man in white with a yellow-bordered shawl. Other attendees in white and orange stoles line the serving counter.2007-02-15A food service line inside a pink-walled hall with glass display cabinets holding brass and gold ritual objects. Several women serve food from large steel pots and trays onto stacks of small steel bowls on a colourful patterned cloth. A woman in a grey cardigan and white dhoti wears plastic gloves and ladles from a pot. A woman in an orange-bordered sari and cream shawl holds a steel plate. A woman in a white top with a grey-streaked ponytail stands beside them. A man in white kurta and yellow shawl stands at the back by a gold-framed display. Annadan style meal distribution.2010-12-27October 13 20072007-10-13December 14 20072007-12-14October 23 20122012-10-23A hall with white ceiling drapery and colourful striped tassel-hangings. In the centre, a man with long swept-back dark hair and a red bindi wears an orange-red robe and a long gold bead necklace, smiling as he holds his palm up toward a line of devotees. Beside him, a man in an orange robe and rudraksha mala holds a silver tray with a small brass item on it. On the left, several people in white clothes stand with palms pressed together in anjali, including a woman in a white top and a blonde woman with a dark beaded necklace. Behind them, monks in orange and saffron robes stand near a small shrine with a deity murti on the right background.2010-10-18 +1 copiesA photograph of a communal meal service under a thatched shelter open to trees outside. Several young men in white dhotis and orange shawls stand in a line serving food from large steel pots and bowls on a steel counter. Rice and a yellow curry are ladled onto plates. A woman in white with a long braid in the foreground holds a plate of rice, and a bald man in white with a gold-bordered shawl is at the right serving from a pot. Other people in white stand behind the line, and a few figures are partly visible in the background.2007-02-15A food-serving line in a bright hall with pink walls and a polished white floor. In the foreground, a woman in a grey cardigan and white sari stands behind a steel pot of pale liquid, ladling into small steel bowls stacked on a patterned cloth. Beside her, a woman in a cream sari with an orange shawl holds a steel plate of food. A woman in a white top with a ponytail is also serving, and a man in white on the left watches the line. In the background, people in orange and white clothes and a golden-framed throne-like seat appear near glass display cabinets. The scene looks like communal meal distribution.2010-12-27February 28 20092009-02-28December 17 20092009-12-17