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July 13 2003

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Outdoor food service under a palm frond canopy at an ashram-style site with a white building behind. Women in white and cream saris and white salwar-style clothes stand behind steel pots and vessels, ladling food to people queued in front. A woman in a bright green top and glasses watches from the foreground. Gold earrings, bangles and beaded necklaces are visible. A man in white shirt and dhoti-like white clothing stands nearby.2006-05-05Outdoor photo at an ashram-style site with palm trees and bare dirt ground. Devotees in white clothes serve from a long wooden table with steel vessels and a metal pot, pouring liquid into cups. An older woman in a white sari with a blue border and a rudraksha mala pours into a small cup while a young boy in a striped black-and-white shirt and dark trousers with a mala reaches for one. A standing man in a white shirt and a man in a checked shirt watch nearby. On the right, a man in white with a rudraksha mala and a badge drinks from a cup. Behind them, more people in white stand near a white structure and dark-roofed building.2006-12-31December 22 20062006-12-22Photo 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.2010-02-18Outdoor food service under a palm tree at a dusty site. Three women in white saris stand behind a steel counter serving food from large stainless steel pots and pans with ladles. The woman at left wears a white top, a black beaded necklace and a white shawl. The middle woman wears a white sari with an orange border and gold necklaces, and the woman at right wears a white sari with green patterned border, gold bangles and a name badge. Children in front, including a boy in a white shirt and a girl in a patterned orange-and-white dress with an orange scarf and long braid, line up to receive food in small cups. Another boy in white sits on the sand in the background.2006-05-05Outdoor ritual scene beside coconut palms near a dirt site. In the centre, a woman in a white saree with a gold border and a red blouse holds a small steel cup while a man in a dark shirt pours from a metal vessel. Behind a wooden table, men in white shirts and white dhotis pour liquid from steel pots, and a woman in a white saree with a blue rosette pinned to her shoulder stands beside them. A woman at right wears a white saree with a red border, bangles and a beaded necklace. Several people wear rudraksha-style beaded malas, consistent with a milk offering or abhishekam-style ritual. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible.2006-12-31July 13 20032003-07-13December 31 20062006-12-31Outdoor lunch service at an ashram campus under a thatched palm-leaf hut and trees. Men and women in white clothes serve food: a man in a white shirt and white dhoti holding a steel plate of rice and papad, and another man with a rudraksha mala serving from steel pots on a metal table. A line of devotees in white and cream saris and shirts waits on the right, some carrying cloth bags. Dishes are steel pots and plates; discarded sandals lie on the grass. Overcast sky.2006-10-07Outdoor communal meal under palm trees at an ashram-like compound with dirt ground. A woman in a plain white sari with a white shawl stands at a steel bowl of cooked rice, serving with a ladle, while a woman in white with a red bindi and gold bangles points at a girl with a white flower in her hair. A young man in white dhoti and shirt stands behind, and a seated person in white eats from a steel plate. Another girl in orange and a seated child eat nearby. A white-wrapped sculpture stands on a pedestal, and a white van is parked to the left. A few people in white and yellow are visible in the background near a small white building.2006-05-05Outdoor 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.2006-05-05November 27 20122012-11-27