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A covered outdoor dining area with a corrugated metal roof and white pillars, set among palm trees and a white boundary wall. On a blue-topped table, steel pots hold rice, a curry and a stew, with stacks of flatbreads, bottled water and a jar nearby. A woman in a white garment stands at the table serving food, and a person in white with a yellow garment sits at left. Several people seated at tables in saffron, red and white clothing eat from plates, and a man in white stands at the right edge.

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A photograph of a communal meal being served in an open-sided hall with a tiled roof and orange curtains. In the foreground, a young woman in a white sari with a yellow shawl ladles rice from a steel pot onto a stainless steel counter. Beside her, a man in orange robes and a yellow-beaded garland holds a steel pot, while a bearded sannyasi in orange robes stands at the back. Men in white kurta-style clothes with orange shawls sit at the counter or stand in line, and steel plates, flatbread and paper cups are set out. White plastic chairs line the right side of the hall, where more seated people eat.2008-12-25A photograph of a communal meal being served under a thatched bamboo shelter outdoors, with dry grass and young trees behind. Several women and men stand at a long steel counter serving food from large stainless steel pots and pans, including a dish of rice and a yellow-orange curry. A woman in an orange shawl and orange-tinged garment, with a beaded necklace, ladles food, while an older woman in a white sari with a gold border and red bindi works beside her. A man in a white shirt stands at left holding a plate, and a light-skinned woman in white with an orange scarf stands behind the counter. No a person candidate is visible.2007-02-15A photograph of people eating a meal at long blue folding tables under a corrugated shelter in an open courtyard with trees and plants. Several people in white clothes sit along the table, leaning over steel plates of food, with steel bowls, a steel jug and stacks of plastic cups on the table. Plastic chairs are stacked at the right, and a white building and greenery are visible behind. +1 copiesDecember 25 20082008-12-25A photograph of a covered open-air hall with white pillars where seated devotees eat a meal served from steel pots on a table draped with white plastic. Many people sit on white plastic chairs, mostly in white shirts, blue, orange and green salwar or saris, holding leaf plates. Several women in white and orange saris stand at the serving table, one ladling from a steel pot. A stack of round leaf plates and steel tumblers rest on the left table, with a large white water drum beside them. The hall is open to trees and corrugated roofing. No a person candidate is visibly present.2010-01-09A photograph taken under a open-sided thatched pavilion at an outdoor program site. In the foreground, a woman in an orange-yellow sari with her hair tied back stands beside stainless steel pots and vessels on a table, while a man in white ritual clothes carries a steel plate. A woman in an orange sari with loose dark hair stands at right holding a steel plate, and a man in white with a lanyard badge carries a tray. Several more people in white and orange clothing move about in the background among tables and bamboo poles, apparently serving food at an annadan style meal arrangement. No visible candidate matches the a person appearance cues, so the figures are described by role only.2006-07-28December 25 20082008-12-25A photograph of a open-sided, corrugated-roof pavilion with white pillars and lush palm greenery behind it, where people are seated at white plastic chairs taking a communal meal. In the foreground a bald man in white clothes and glasses, with a beaded necklace, looks down. Several people in white dhoti-style or white kurta clothing with yellow shawls serve food from a long brown counter holding steel pots and trays. Women in orange and red saris and a man in white shirt eat from paper plates, and a child in a red-and-white dress sits nearby. Bottled water and plastic jugs sit on the counter.2010-02-09Photo of a communal meal service under a thatched shed open at the sides, with palm trees behind. Volunteers in white dhotis and white shirts stand behind a long steel serving counter, ladling curry from large steel vessels into bowls and placing flatbreads on plates. A woman in a yellow-orange saree and bangles holds a plate and receives food, while a man in a khaki shirt in the foreground reaches for a plate. Large aluminium cooking pots and gas cylinders sit on the left. Several other people in white stand and wait in line. The scene depicts annadan, a food distribution, rather than a ritual.2010-02-18A photograph of an outdoor covered courtyard where people are serving and receiving food. On the left, two women in white garments with yellow stoles stand at a white-covered table holding steel vessels and a pot. A man in a white shirt and dark trousers works at a second table, while a woman in an orange saree with a pink blouse holds a plate near the center. Further right, several women in red and blue salwar-style outfits sit on white benches holding plates. A large flowering yellow-blossom tree dominates the right side, and white plastic chairs sit in front. No one matching a clear identifying presentation is visible, so this depicts service staff and devotees rather than an identifiable central figure.2010-01-09A covered open-sided dining hall with a brown thatched roof and metal beams, where many people sit at long rows of blue-topped tables on white plastic chairs eating from metal plates. Most diners wear white clothes with lanyards. Behind them, a few people in saffron-orange robes stand and serve, and a woman in a white sari with a yellow shawl carries a large steel pot. Thatched huts and green trees are visible through the side openings.2008-12-25December 25 20082008-12-25