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February 14 2009 -Kalpataru Convention at Chennai Tamilnadu2009-02-14January 08 20122012-01-08November 30 20052005-11-30May 27 20122012-05-27 +2 copiesOutdoor food distribution at a tree-shaded area in Varanasi. A man in a dark blue shirt and checked lungi stands at a steel table ladling food from a large pot into plates, while a woman in a beige top and a man in a white shirt with orange-red garlands and a lanyard receive plates of rice and curry. Other devotees and passers-by, including a man in a white kurta and a man in a green shirt, stand nearby. A pale stone bull statue and a pink stone gateway with a finial appear in the background, with a sunlit garden and trees behind.2006-01-07Photo 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.2010-02-18November 27 20122012-11-27A large outdoor food distribution line under a corrugated metal shelter beside a yellow building. Many devotees in white and cream clothing queue along a long table covered with a red checked cloth, holding paper plates and receiving rice and food from servers. Women in saris, including one in a light blue sari with an ID badge and one in a mustard-orange sari, stand in the foreground. Male volunteers in white shirts and white dhotis serve from the table. Near the right edge, a volunteer in white with an orange stole walks past, and a framed portrait hangs on the yellow wall. Colourful tent canopies and trees are visible beyond.2009-01-18April 06 20122012-04-06 +1 copiesOutdoor food distribution line at an ashram courtyard under a tin roof beside an orange-painted building. Several men in white shirts and white dhotis stand behind a long steel table, ladling a yellow-brown rice dish from large metal pots into steel plates held by people in line. Gloved hands serve the food. Devotees in everyday clothes, including a woman in a green and yellow printed sari and a man in a pink shirt, wait with plates; a man in a striped shirt receives food. Stacked steel vessels sit on the table's left edge.2012-01-08Outdoor food distribution line on a paved courtyard at a Kalpataru convention event. A woman in a blue salwar kameez with a light blue dupatta holds a steel plate of food while a man in white dhoti and shirt with an ID lanyard serves from steel vessels on a table. Devotees in white kurtas, cream and white saris, and a red-patterned sari queue behind. A large banner with Tamil text and a small portrait of a man in orange turban and saffron clothing hangs on the left, beside scaffolding and a white building with balustrade and potted plants. a person's presence is not established from appearance.2009-02-14Men in white shirts and white trousers serve a meal at an outdoor table beside a white-painted building in bright sunlight. Several servers wear rudraksha malas and name badges; one serves rice and curry onto a steel plate held by a bald man in a white striped shirt, while others ladle food from steel vessels. A man in a checked orange-and-cream shirt with a rudraksha mala and badge stands at right, and a woman in white is visible in the background, with more people behind the table.2005-11-30