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Photograph of a group of schoolchildren seated cross-legged on a tiled floor eating a yellow rice meal from round leaf plates. Many children wear light blue school uniform shirts with dark trousers or skirts; one girl wears a white and red checked dress and another wears a maroon top. A girl in front with a braid and a boy with a hand near his mouth are eating. Adult men in white shirts sit in the background near a wall, and the scene suggests a shared meal service.

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A photograph of many children seated cross-legged on a tiled floor eating a meal from round disposable leaf plates. Most children wear light blue collared shirts with dark skirts or shorts, though one boy in the upper left wears an orange-red shirt and a girl in the centre wears a dark maroon top. Some have flowers in their hair and one girl wears a pale green shirt. Plates hold rice and yellow food, and some children are reaching into them with their hands. Adults in white shirts sit in the background at the top edge of the frame. No a person candidate is visible in this scene.2010-01-01A crowded indoor hall with a tiled floor where many children and some adults stand and sit holding round leaf or wooden plates of food. Several girls in blue school-style uniforms and boys in striped and light blue shirts stand close together, many holding plates of a yellowish-brown rice or lentil dish. Adults in white and saffron-coloured clothes move in the background, and a woman in a white sari sits on the floor at the upper left. No a person candidate is clearly visible, and no deity or ritual objects are prominent. The scene is a communal food distribution.2010-01-01Outdoor photo of thirty or more schoolchildren sitting in long rows on a bare concrete ground shaded by trees, eating a shared meal from stainless steel compartment trays. They wear blue, green, orange, red and striped shirts and dresses, and some hold food with their hands. Each tray holds rice and a flatbread or chapati, with a bowl of curry in some compartments. Green foliage lines the right edge. No a person candidate is clearly visible in the frame. +1 copiesA photograph of children seated on a concrete courtyard floor being served a meal on large green leaves as plates. Several boys sit cross-legged, some in striped shirts and checked shirts, while a boy in a white shirt and grey trousers portions food from a stainless steel tiffin-style tray. A girl in a yellow top and black skirt and a boy in a light blue shirt stand near metal pots and a bowl being carried. Potted plants and a white wall with a planted border frame the scene.A photograph of a group of schoolboys seated cross-legged on a concrete veranda, eating a meal from steel thali plates with rice, curry and flatbread. Several boys in white and blue school shirts and grey or blue trousers face the camera, smiling or looking on. Red wooden pillars, a coconut palm and dry scrubland are visible behind them. One boy wears a beaded mala necklace. Sandals lie on the floor, and two more boys in white shirts sit further back. No a person candidate is visible.2006-05-05A dimly lit concrete hall with bare walls, where rows of people sit cross-legged on the floor facing a central aisle. Each seated person has a round metal plate in front of them holding food. Most wear white or light tops with patterned skirts or sarees; a few wear orange shawls or orange and red garments. A plain green cloth hangs on the far wall above a small metal table. The scene looks like a communal meal being served and eaten.2007-05-04A photograph of children eating a meal outdoors on bare earth in the shade of a palm tree beside a white single-storey building with red doors and windows. Seven or eight children sit on the ground holding round metal plates of rice and curry. A girl on the left wears a yellow top, a girl in the centre wears a blue dress and glasses, and a boy on the right wears white kurta clothing. Adults in white clothes stand at the right edge. No a person figure is visible.2006-05-05Outdoor photo of an annadan meal with children seated in long rows on a bare paved ground, eating from stainless steel compartment trays and banana leaves. A man seen from behind in the foreground wears an orange vest over a white shirt and a rudraksha mala, serving food with his hand. Many children in colourful clothes, including pink, green, blue and yellow, sit or stand around the rows, and a girl in pink dances on the left. Sunlight falls across the courtyard with greenery at the top right.March 23 20112011-03-23A dimly lit photograph of children seated in a long row on the floor, eating meals from disposable leaf or paper plates. Several boys wear white shirts and checked shirts, and one girl in white has her hair in a long braid. Some children reach toward food on the plates in front, and a few blurred figures stand in the background. No clear a person candidate is visible, and the scene appears to be a communal meal.2007-05-04A dim hall with a plain grey wall where children and young people sit on the bare floor in rows, eating from leaf or paper plates placed in front of them. Several children in the foreground wear white and blue shirts and look toward the camera. Toward the back, a person in an orange-yellow shawl sits among the rows. Plates and food are spread along the line.2007-05-04Indoor hall with a polished concrete floor and a yellow line marking a seating boundary. Many young boys sit cross-legged on the floor eating from small plates and drinking from white cups, several in white shirts and shorts, others in checked shirts, a bright blue plaid shirt and a yellow top. A standing figure in light grey clothing walks across the back of the hall past a draped table, and large red-and-white framed pictures hang on the back wall. Scattered petals and paper bits lie on the floor.