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A 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 copies

A man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands at the centre, holding a stainless steel plate of white rice with a yellow vegetable curry and dark olives, his eyes lowered. He wears a dark beaded necklace with a round locket and a dark cord with a pendant, and an orange ID badge clipped to his shirt pocket. Behind him, an older man with grey hair and a white shirt stands beside a man in an orange shirt against a yellow-orange pillar. On the right, a partially visible person in a light blue head covering is close to the camera. A round flatbread is visible at the lower right. The scene looks like a communal meal distribution in an ashram hall.

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2015-05-07 +1 copies

A 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.

December 14 2007

A food distribution tent (annadan) at a festival. Several men in white shirts and white dhotis serve food from large stainless steel pots and trays. A man in the centre wears a white shirt, a rudraksha mala and white vibhuti marks on his forehead, and ladles food onto plates. A man on the right holds a steel plate of rice and curry. Others wear white caps and gloves. Red, white and orange canopy fabric and colourful bunting frame the tent.

July 08 2013

A photograph of a crowd queueing for a meal, with many people holding flat disposable plates of food. In the foreground a man in a peach turban and white shirt stands with a plate of yellow food, looking toward the camera. Beside him an elderly woman with white hair and a red bindi wears a white sari and holds a plate. Other devotees in white clothes, some wearing necklaces and bangles, eat or wait in line in a plain hall with partitions behind them. Lanyards with badges are visible on several people, and a light blue bag hangs at the front. The scene suggests a communal food distribution, annadan style, at an ashram event.

2014-08-24 +1 copies

A photograph of an annadan food distribution under a white tent with red, green and orange bunting. Several men in white shirts and white dhotis, some with white vibhuti on their foreheads, stand behind a long metal counter ladling food from large steel pots into steel plates. In the foreground a man on the left with a white forehead mark holds a ladle over a steel pot, while a man in a white shirt on the right lifts a plate. A older man with a rudraksha mala and white forehead marking stands in the centre serving. Plates hold flatbread and a golden fried food. Several people are visible; the scene shows food service at a temple-style event.

November 01 2015

A photograph of a food distribution line under a pink-walled covered area with a hanging rope and a decorative tiled wall. A man with glasses and a grey moustache, wearing a white shirt and white dhoti with a beaded necklace, uses a ladle to serve yellow food onto a steel bowl held by a man in a light blue short-sleeved shirt. Behind them, another white-clad man ladles food from a steel pot and a line of people in white and striped shirts waits. A metal bucket and a wooden serving table are in the foreground, with a small child at the left edge.