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August 08 2009 - Kalpataru, Cuddalore India2009-08-08A large outdoor tent with a patterned red and maroon canopy and strings of red, orange and green bunting overhead, filled with many men in white shirts and trousers moving between serving areas and seated rows. In the foreground a man in white with glasses carries a steel plate, a bearded man in a striped shirt holds a tray, and a grey-haired man in a white shirt wears a red and beaded mala with a small pendant. Several people have name badges pinned to their shirts. Visible food on steel plates suggests a communal meal service in progress. No a person candidate is clearly visible.2009-08-08November 27 20122012-11-27A large outdoor tent with a red and green patterned canopy and bunting shelters a dense crowd of men serving a communal meal. In the foreground a man with grey hair, wearing white clothes, a rudraksha-style beaded necklace and a gold bangle, bends over a large steel tub while others in white shirts and trousers hold steel plates of food. Behind them a long line of seated and standing people fills the tent, and a woman in a red sari stands at right. Sandy ground and a few trees are visible at the left edge. No identifiable central figure is clearly shown.2009-08-08A large crowd of people gathers under a long canopy with a colourful patterned fabric in purple, orange, green and white. Many attendees wear white dhotis and shirts, while women wear sarees in red, blue and pink. Several people stand near food-serving tables on the left, holding plates, as others walk past. Banners and posters hang along the sides of the tent, and a speaker is visible at the left edge. The scene looks like a communal meal or annadan set-up at an outdoor event. Roughly several dozen people are visible.2009-07-17 +1 copiesNovember 27 20122012-11-27Annadhan in 20152015-01-01 +1 copiesA dense crowd of devotees gathered under a long red and white patterned canopy strung with colourful bunting and tied to bamboo poles. Most men wear white shirts and white dhotis, and several carry small brass or steel plates with offerings. A woman in the foreground wears a dark red blouse and a white garland in her hair, and another woman in a pink sari stands at left. The people stand shoulder to shoulder in a queue moving through the tent, with an open field and trees visible beyond the canopy.2009-07-26July 25 20092009-07-25A large crowd of devotees gathers under a striped and patterned canopy tent during an annadan style meal distribution. Many people hold round paper or metal plates of food. Men wear white shirts and dhotis, women wear pink, orange and white saris, and some women have flowers in their hair. Banners and tent poles frame the scene, with a few printed banners visible in the background. No individual can be clearly identified as a person in this crowd.2009-08-01Outdoor annadan meal under a white tent decorated with green, pink and multicolour fringed bunting. Several men stand holding round stainless steel plates of rice and lentil food; the man on the left wears a white dhoti and shirt and eats from his plate, a second man in white dhoti and shirt holds two plates, and a man in a pink shirt and maroon trousers holds a plate with a lump of rice. Other people in checked shirts and a woman in an orange-brown sari with a flower in her hair stand behind them. No a person is visible; the page reference is to a Karthikai Deepam festival food distribution.2012-11-27A large open-sided tent with a patterned red and orange canopy and striped bunting, set up for a free meal distribution. Rows of blue-covered tables and red plastic chairs are filled with seated diners eating from metal plates. Several people in white clothing, some with orange shawls, serve food and walk between the tables. A woman in a pink sari sits at the front table. Children and onlookers stand at the left edge under the tent. No identifiable a person figure is visible.2007-10-14