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A photograph of an annadhan food-serving event under a gold draped canopy. Two men in white kurtas stand at the centre serving food, one bald with a topknot and one wearing glasses, rudraksha mala and a green name badge. Seated diners in red plastic chairs, including a woman in pink headscarf and a boy in the foreground, receive meals from steel containers. Several seated people are visible along the bottom and right edges.
Photo 44 of 121 from 29 January 2007

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