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A street-side annadanam food distribution on East Chitrai Street in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, under a timestamp reading 15-Apr-2022 7:53:08 AM. Several volunteers in white dhotis with gold borders and white head coverings stand behind a long steel serving counter, ladling food onto plates held out by devotees. Bare-chested men in white dhotis serve, while a woman in a white sari with a gold border serves from the left. Uniformed police officers in khaki and white caps stand among the crowd, and a woman in a blue sari and a girl in orange stand in line. Green mango-leaf festoons hang overhead beside a glass storefront, and shuttered shops line the street.2022-04-18Outdoor street annadanam in a busy South Indian town. Volunteers in white hairnets and white clothes serve food from steel trays on long tables, one woman in a blue-and-white sari holding a plate of food toward a recipient. A crowd of men and women, including a woman in a green sari and a man in a purple shirt holding a plate, queue along the street lined with shops and banana plants. A timestamp reads 16/04/2022 08:33. The page indicates Madurai, but no temple structure is clearly visible.2022-04-17April 18 20222022-04-18Photograph of an outdoor temple-street entrance decorated with bunches of green bananas, banana leaves and hanging mango-leaf strings. A yellow banner with Tamil script hangs above a red doorway. Several people in white dhoti-style clothing and white hairnets or caps prepare food on a table: a bare-chested older man with rudraksha beads and a red-orange cloth, a bearded man in white, and a woman in a yellow blouse with white flowers in her hair and an orange shawl. A uniformed police officer stands at left. A timestamp reads 15-Apr-2022 1:43:00 PM, 96 Amman Sannathi Street, Madurai Main, Madurai, Tamil Nadu.2022-04-18Devotees serve food at an annadanam line in a temple setting. In the foreground a shirtless man wears layered orange-brown rudraksha mala beads and a red thread with a pendant, and a white dhoti, holding a leaf plate of cooked rice. Beside him, women in white sarees with gold borders wear hairnets and hold ladles, spooning rice onto banana-leaf plates and dried leaf bowls on a long steel counter. Rudraksha malas and gold jewellery are visible, with vibhuti marks on foreheads. Behind them, banana leaves hang from the ceiling and a painted deity image is displayed. Hinduism's Annadanam offering of Sattvik food at Kailasa Madurai is the context.2022-04-18Photo 82878872022-06-04 +1 copiesOutdoor annadhan food service on a busy street lined with shops and a yellow SKH sign with Tamil text. Two bare-chested priests with orange cloths and rudraksha malas serve rice dishes from steel trays onto leaf plates held by devotees. A bald man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands at the counter, a woman in a pink-and-maroon sari and a man in a pale checked shirt receive plates. Many people walk through the crowd in saris and dhotis, with a green cloth bag in the foreground. Trays hold yellow rice, orange-brown curry and white rice.2022-06-04 +1 copiesOutdoor annadhanam food distribution stall in a Tamil Nadu street during a temple festival. A man in a teal polo shirt and face mask holds out a white plate of food while a woman in a yellow-orange saree serves from a steel pot. Another woman in a cream and blue saree with a mask and white garland stands beside them, and men in white shirts and hairnets assist behind purple draped tents with maroon banners reading Nithyananda Annalaya. Around six to twenty people are visible.2022-03-18KAILASA India Tamil Nadu Hosur 635109 on 3/18/20222022-03-18April 20 20112011-04-20Night-time photo of a crowded street food service in a market lane lined with shops and stalls. In the foreground, two bare-chested priests with shaved heads and rudraksha malas serve rice from steel trays onto leaf plates. Several women in bright orange saris and a man in a checked shirt and blue lungi hold out wooden bowls to receive the food. Behind them, devotees in pink, teal and yellow clothing walk past shops selling sandals, bangles and garlands. Strings of orange and red decorations hang from a stall at right, and a television is mounted on a shop wall. Several people are visible in the crowd, and the scene is lit by overhead lamps.2022-06-04 +1 copiesApril 18 20222022-04-18