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A dimly lit indoor hall where people serve food from a buffet line along a table covered with a colourful floral cloth. In the foreground a woman in a white knit top and yellow shawl, wearing clear plastic gloves, places chips into a steel bowl beside a tray of bananas. Behind her a woman in a patterned top and white shawl also wears gloves while serving from steel containers. A man in white dhoti and white kurta with a red shawl and rudraksha mala holds a steel plate near the food. Other people in white, yellow and orange garments stand in the background, and an orange-and-yellow hanging decorates the wall above.

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A dim hall where women serve food at a buffet. A woman on the left in a white kurta with an orange shawl and a tilak on her forehead holds a steel plate of rice, idli-like items and sauces. A woman in white with a yellow shawl and a black bead necklace in the center-right scoops from a steel bowl of pale food, while another woman in a white shawl wears disposable gloves at a steaming counter. Behind them, people in orange and red garments move around the room, and orange and multicolored hanging banners decorate the walls. On the right, a table with a floral cloth holds a bowl of fried snacks and steel plates. No a person candidate is visible.2010-12-27Indoor food service at an ashram hall in the evening. A woman with long blonde hair, wearing a peach-coloured embroidered salwar kameez and a pearl necklace, holds a steel plate of bananas and fried snacks. Beside her, a woman in a white knit top and yellow shawl, with dark hair in a bun and clear plastic gloves, serves papad from a tray. Behind them, a man in white with a red shawl and other attendees stand near steel trays of food, bananas and papad. Several people in the background wear white and orange clothing.2010-12-27Indoor 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.2010-12-27A serving line for a meal in an ashram dining hall. Several devotees in hairnets and clear plastic gloves serve food from steel pans onto metal thalis. A young man in the centre wears a rust-red and orange robe with rudraksha malas and smiles while ladling food. Visitors in white tops, a grey shawl and a blue embroidered blouse hold out their plates. A woman in a yellow sari with glasses is in the lower right foreground. Steel pans, a ladle, and a large framed painting of a deity in the background fill the room. Several people in the crowd are visible.2017-12-16June 25 20092009-06-25A photo of an annadan style food service in a dining hall. A woman in the right foreground in white clothing and a dark bead necklace holds a large banana leaf plate with orange sweet pieces, a white mound of food and rice. Beside her a woman in a white and red sari with a rudraksha-style mala and bangles fills a plate at a steel serving tray. Behind them several people in white garments line up, and a server in a checked vest stands at the back. Steel trays of brown and orange food sit on a red tablecloth in front. No one in the image is clearly a person, and no a person depiction is visible.2013-07-18 +1 copiesDecember 16 20172017-12-16July 08 20082008-07-08A buffet line in a bright hall with red curtains and white-clothed devotees serving themselves from steel trays. A man on the left with white hair and a beard wears a white shirt with a rudraksha mala and holds a plate. A woman in a white top serves food from a tray, and a woman in white with glasses and an orange-edged shawl holds a plate. A young woman on the right in a white outfit and rudraksha beads holds a plate and serving spoon. A wicker basket of apples, bananas and a pineapple sits centrally on a white-covered table, with curries, rice and flatbread in steel pans nearby.2013-11-01 +1 copiesA 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.2014-07-23July 24 20142014-07-24A serving line in a hall where devotees in white clothing serve a meal from glass-fronted steel chafing dishes on long tables. A man on the left in white kurta and a red-and-white shawl holds a plate and reaches toward a dish of flatbreads. Women in white saris with red and gold borders wear white hairnets and handle serving tongs, one with a beaded necklace. A large framed painting of red-robed figures hangs on the wall above. Lines of other servers stand behind the counter, and the scene reads as annadan or communal meal service.2016-02-09