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Outdoor food distribution in a village setting during a relief annadaan. An elderly man in a white shirt, white dhoti and light green head-wrap holds a paper plate of yellow rice, while a girl in a cream embroidered salwar kameez and a red thread necklace holds a steel bowl. An older woman in a pink sari with a green blouse hands a bowl to a young boy in a blue plaid shirt. Other children stand near a painted yellow wall with a blue panel. No a person is visible.

Outdoor street scene of a food distribution. Two women in white sarees with gold borders and orange shawls stand at a large steel pot, serving yellow rice with ladles onto leaf plates or into hands. A man in a cream shirt holds a small metal bowl at left, and other men in white shirts and a striped polo stand nearby beside shuttered shop shutters and an old yellow building wall.

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Outdoor photo in a tree-shaded, dusty garden on a bright day. In the foreground a young man in white kurta with an orange shawl holds a silver vessel, pouring or serving from it. Beside him a woman in an orange sari carries a bowl. Another woman in a white sari with a red border and gold bangles lifts a cup to her face while a man in a white shirt stands at the right edge. Several people in orange and yellow clothing stand behind among trees. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible in the frame.

Outdoor scene on a terrace with green hillside terraces behind. A man in orange robes with rudraksha malas and a gold necklace sits on an ornate gold-backed throne with a zebra-print cushion, offering food from his hand. A devotee in a cream shirt and orange shawl kneels and receives the offering with cupped hands. A bowl of rice-like food sits on a banana leaf in front. Behind, a woman in a purple sari and another person in orange sit on mats, and a man in white with an orange shawl stands with palms joined.

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Outdoor photo of devotees serving food at what appears to be an annadan or prasadam distribution under a tree in bright daylight. A young man in a white kurta with an orange shawl ladles food from a large steel pot with a steel ladle into a small bowl held by a woman in an orange sari. Behind them a woman in orange and a blonde woman in an orange shawl stand among other people in white, yellow and teal clothing. Dry scrubby foliage and a pale sky fill the background.

Outdoor evening food service at a convention, with a volunteer in an orange and red sleeveless garment serving from a steel pot onto a plate held by a man in a light checked shirt. Behind them, a crowd of devotees and volunteers in white and saffron-trimmed clothes watches and waits, including a woman in a red sari and a man in a white shirt. A young woman in white with a long braid holds a ladle. Blue tube lights and a blue tarpaulin roof light the scene, with banners in the background.

A photograph of a food-serving scene in a plain concrete room with an open window showing green trees. A man in an orange robe wears a large pink and yellow flower garland and a beaded necklace, holding a ladle over a steel tray of yellow food. Beside him, a saffron-robed man with a shaved head and a rudraksha mala serves from a steel pot. On the right, a man in a light peach robe with an orange shoulder bag offers food, and further right a man in orange cloth stands nearby. A man in a checked shirt stands at left, and a bare-chested man is partly visible in the background. Steel containers sit on a metal counter, with food visible inside.

A serving line of volunteers under a red-pillared open pavilion distributes food from steel pots and bowls onto plates. A woman in a pink kurta with an orange shawl and beaded necklace fills a steel plate with rice and vegetables. Beside her a woman in white with orange shawl and mala ladles liquid from a bowl, and a man in white with an orange shawl and rudraksha mala serves from a pot. On the right, a man in an orange shawl holds a ladle over a bowl. A blue bucket and a floral cloth cover the table. Greenery is visible outside.

Outdoor photo on a sandy courtyard beside thatched huts and palm trees. A bald elder in orange robes and round glasses, with a rudraksha mala, takes a small offering from a young man in white dhoti and yellow shawl who holds a silver tray of lamps and small bowls. Several other sadhus in orange and saffron stand behind, some with white forehead markings and long white beards. A banner and a truck are visible in the background.

Outdoor food distribution at a temple-like courtyard. A bare-chested man in orange ochre cloth stands centre, holding a steel plate of food and serving it from large steel pots with ladles. Around him, young men in white kurtas with orange shawls stand in a group, and a woman in white with a red flower in her hair leans in at the right. An older man in glasses and a white dhoti stands at the lower left, and a cameraman films the scene on the right. Steel pots of yellow rice are set on a white cloth in the foreground.

Outdoor food distribution under a corrugated roof beside a stone wall, with blue and purple cloth banners hanging behind. Several people in orange robes and white clothes serve food: a man in orange with a shaved head ladles from a steel pot, a man in an orange shawl with a rudraksha mala serves from a second pot, and a woman in an orange shawl stands at the right. A man in white with a mala and pendant holds a paper plate of food in the foreground. Other people in white and orange stand behind the serving line, and a few onlookers stand at the left edge.