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August 21 2009

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Outdoor meal service under palm fronds beside a low concrete building with red-framed windows. Women in white saris and white blouses ladle rice from steel pots onto steel plates on a serving table. A woman in a white sari with an orange border stands centre, smiling, with a gold necklace. A boy in a yellow shirt holds a plate of rice, and boys in white shirts and trousers wait with plates, one holding a plate of rice. A woman in a blue sari stands at the left edge. Sandy ground and small plants surround the scene.2006-05-05October 14 20072007-10-14Outdoor photo of a group of ashram devotees seated and standing on grass beneath mango trees. Several young women on the left wear white saris with orange borders and orange shawls. Men and boys in white kurta-style clothes with orange shawls sit on the ground, and one standing young man holds a plate or leaf bowl. Plastic water jugs, an orange container and a red crate sit near a stone platform. A hillside and small structures are in the background. No identifiable a person figure is visible.2008-11-11Outdoor communal meal on green grass at the Arogya Yoga programme in Vellore, Tamil Nadu. Many devotees sit on the lawn in white clothes, many in cream or white saris and white shirts, eating from round paper plates of rice and curry. A woman in the foreground wears a white sari with yellow border, a dark braid, and eats with her hand from a plate. Nearby a girl with a long braid and glasses, in white with a yellow border, holds a plate beside a small boy in a white shirt with a rudraksha-style necklace. Plastic chairs and more seated people with plates fill the background, and a water bottle and blue bag sit on the grass. A middle-aged man in a white shirt at the right edge eats from a plate. No identifiable a person figure is visible.2006-11-25Outdoor scene on a grassy slope beside a white-washed building with a corrugated tin roof and a hanging bell at the left edge. Many people dressed mostly in white, some in cream or light sarees, stand in a long line along the building and seated groups sit on the grass eating from leaf or steel plates, with several holding small cups or plates. Trees and a clear blue sky frame the scene, and a faint logo appears at top left.2005-11-30August 21 20092009-08-21A photograph of a covered open-sided hall where women seated on the floor are being served a meal on green leaf plates. Several women in white saris with orange shawls sit in a row, one with a brass vessel. A standing woman in white with an orange shawl bends forward to serve food from a brass pot. Other people in white clothing stand along the back and right side, and a few visible hands hold food. Bamboo poles and a metal-framed structure line the hall, with palm trees visible outside.2006-10-21November 24 20062006-11-24Outdoor relief distribution in a village lane shaded by trees, with a small white truck decorated with an orange banner and orange flag behind the crowd. Children in white school shirts and dark skirts or shorts, some barefoot, hold up steel plates and bowls of food to be served. An elderly man in a striped shirt and an older woman in white stand near the line, and a young woman in a blue sari with a flowered border stands at the right edge. Thatched roofs and palm trees are visible in the background. The orange banner carries partially legible printed text.2012-01-06October 12 20062006-10-12An outdoor communal meal under coconut palms on bare dry ground. Many people sit or stand in loose groups holding round metal or leaf plates of food. Men in white dhotis and white shirts with orange waist cloths stand at left, while women wear white saris, a purple sari and a pink dress are visible, and several children sit on the ground eating. A woman in a blue-and-white sari sits on a blue plastic chair at center, and a woman in a purple sari carries a plate in the foreground. Some attendees wear orange garments and flowers in their hair. The scene looks like annadan, a community food distribution.2010-02-18Outdoor meal service under a palm tree in front of a plain beige building with red doors and a corrugated roof. Several women in white saris and a woman in a patterned blouse with red trim serve food from large steel pots and trays, including a tray of green bananas. A young woman in a white shawl stands in the foreground with a steel plate. Teenage boys in white shirts and a young girl in a striped top watch and wait for their food, forming an annadan-style meal line.2006-05-05