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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.

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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.2010-12-27A 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.2010-12-27Indoor 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.2010-12-27November 26 20112011-11-26A 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.2010-12-27A night-time food service line where a woman in a white and beige sari with an orange-red shawl serves yellow rice from a steel pot with a ladle, while another server in white stands beside her. Stainless steel pots hold yellow rice and a dark vegetable dish. Women and girls with white forehead markings and ornaments line up holding steel plates, one in a turquoise sari and one in a white polka-dot top. A woman in an orange sari and a man in white stand in the background. The scene suggests communal food distribution.2011-10-26 +1 copiesA kitchen scene during the preparation of naivedyam offerings. Two young women in white clothes with gold borders stand at a steel counter. The woman in the centre wears an orange-red shawl and a rudraksha mala, and is ladling yellow-orange food from a large steel pot into a steel plate held by the woman on the right, who wears a yellow shawl and bangles and smiles. Another person in white is partly visible at the left edge, and a steel container of pale food sits in the foreground. Behind them are white tiled walls, a cabinet top with steel canisters, a tall steel water urn, and yellow curtains.2009-10-17A 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 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.2010-12-27A photograph of a serving line for a communal meal in a hall with pink walls and framed photographs. A woman in an orange saffron sari with rudraksha beads and a hairnet serves food from a steel tray; beside her a woman in a mustard-yellow sari and hairnet ladles rice from a steel container. A young woman in a white sari with a yellow blouse holds a steel plate of food, and other women in saffron, red and white saris stand along the line. Framed photos on the wall show saffron-robed people. Steel trays of food and rice sit on the counter.2016-08-21May 10 20172017-05-10Three women in an indoor hall share an offering from a stainless steel plate of yellow prasadam. The woman at left, in a white sari with a gold-patterned border and an orange shawl, leans forward and serves the food with her right hand. The woman in the centre wears white with a gold border, an orange shawl, a rudraksha mala and glasses, and holds the plate. At right, a woman in an orange sari with a maroon border and rudraksha beads kneels with her palms joined. Behind them, others in white and orange move through the hall, and a black speaker stands at the right edge.2009-10-17