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Outdoor food service under a thatched palm-leaf shelter beside a papaya tree heavy with green fruit. A steel urn with a tap stands on a raised concrete counter, and a line of people waits to be served. A woman in a white blouse with blue floral print and a boy in a checked shirt hold steel plates with rice and food. Several men in shirts, including one in red and checked patterns, stand in the queue, and a server works behind the counter. Dry grass and bare earth surround the stall.

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A photograph of people gathered under a thatched palm-leaf shelter with a tiled red-brown floor and papaya-leaf foliage at the edges. In the foreground a large stainless steel drum holds rows of steel tumblers. A woman in a white sari with green floral print stands at left. Several men in white dhotis and shirts stand and move among the group, one holding a plate. A man in a striped brown shirt and a man in a teal shirt stand in the middle, and a person in a light shirt stands at right holding a steel plate. Figures are shown from behind.2005-07-21A thatched palm-leaf shelter in an open rural setting serves a meal to seated devotees. A man in a white short-sleeved checked shirt and grey trousers stands at the centre holding a steel plate, while a woman in a white apron ladles food from a steel pot at left. Seated on a red-tiled platform, a woman in a blue sari eats from a plate, and a woman in a cream sari with maroon blouse sits at right with a steel plate. Two young boys in patterned sweaters sit at left near large steel vessels. Green foliage and trees surround the open-sided shelter.2006-10-29 +3 copiesNovember 24 20062006-11-24 +2 copiesOutdoor photo of a food service under a thatched palm-leaf roof at an ashram setting, with banana leaves behind. Several men in checked shirts and a man in a white shirt and white dhoti stand in a line, waiting to be served. Inside the shelter, a woman in a light blue sari with a brown shawl and another woman in white ladle food from steel vessels and pots, and a woman in an orange top works nearby. Steel pots, a tall steel container on a stool, a pink plastic basket and steel plates are visible. This appears to be an annadan-style meal service.2005-07-21A food service line under a roadside shelter with corrugated sheet walls and palm trees behind. Several men in white shirts and white dhotis serve food from steel pots onto plates held by people queuing at a long table. A man in the centre wears a dark rudraksha mala and white clothes and ladles curry. A woman in a yellow-and-white sari and another in a pink sari stand among the servers, with a woman in pink seated on a blue plastic chair at left. Framed garlanded pictures are visible at top right and a gas cylinder sits at left.2010-02-18A photograph taken under a thatched palm-leaf roof where food is being served to a crowd. A young man in a white shirt and white dhoti with an orange shawl stands at left, handling a dish. Beside him a woman in a white sari with a yellow-orange border ladles food from steel pots. Women in orange and yellow saris and a woman in a blue floral head covering stand in line holding plates, and a small child in a striped top stands at the far left. Steel vessels are stacked on the ground. The setting is an open-sided hut with bamboo rafters.2007-05-19November 24 20062006-11-24 +2 copiesOutdoor 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.2006-10-07October 06 20062006-10-06November 27 20122012-11-27Outdoor annadan meal at a temple-ground courtyard with tall palm fronds and a red-roofed building behind. Many devotees, mostly men and women in saris and dhotis, queue and hold metal plates of food. A man in a white shirt and blue shawl stands at right near a wooden post and a small stone counter. Women in bright saris and children are visible on the left. Colourful prayer flags hang at top right. No identifiable figure is shown on a throne or in saffron robes.2012-11-27Annadhan in 20072007-01-29