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A photo of an outdoor event under a large red and orange patterned canopy with striped fringe. A woman in a saffron-orange sari with a pink flower garland stands on sand at left, hands together. A long row of men and women in white shirts and dhotis or white clothing stands behind a table covered with red cloth and gold trim, holding brass vessels and steel pots, several with hands folded in prayer. One person at right wears a lanyard and white clothes with hands joined. A bamboo pole stands at left. Roughly a dozen people are visible.

Outdoor canopy event under an orange and red patterned tent cloth with striped valance and tall bamboo poles. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts, many with name badges, stand in a line at a long table draped in red with gold trim, some with hands folded in greeting. A woman in a red sari walks in the foreground, and another woman in a white sari with a badge serves from a steel pot on the right. Sandy ground and trees are visible beyond the tent.

February 15 2009

A photograph under a red and orange patterned canopy with striped fabric edges, showing a long table draped in red fabric with a gold stripe and a red-and-white checked cloth, holding steel vessels and steel pots. On the left, a figure in a saffron-orange robe with a pink and white flower garland walks toward the table, barefoot. Along the table, men and women in white kurta-style clothes with small badges stand with hands pressed in anjali, and some wear rudraksha malas. The sandy ground and a white building are visible behind.

November 25 2006

A photograph under a festive canopy with red, gold and orange draped fabric and a rainbow-coloured scalloped ceiling, with palm trees visible outside. In the foreground a bald man in a white kurta with a dark rudraksha-style mala and pendant stands facing the camera. Behind him, men in white shirts and dhotis, plus a woman in a green and yellow sari, are gathered around a serving counter. A young man in a white shirt serves food from a steel container into a leaf or plate, while a man in a striped shirt holds a plate of food. Steel buckets and pots sit on the wooden table.

A 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.

February 15 2009

A food service under a long white tent with red draped curtains at an outdoor event. A man in a white shirt and clear plastic gloves ladles food from a large steel pot at the front left, while a man in saffron-orange robe and orange headwrap serves from a pot behind him. Other men in white clothes queue or serve along the counter, and a woman in a pink sari stands on the right with a man in white holding a plate. Steel covered containers and orange-rimmed plates sit on the counter, and a green lawn and palm trees are visible beyond the tent.

Outdoor annadhan food distribution under a red-and-cream striped tent with draped maroon fabric on a grass lawn, palm trees and a building behind. A long queue of men in white dhotis and white shirts stands holding round metal plates, while on the left a server in white with an orange shawl stands by a row of large brass pots on a table. Several other men in orange and saffron garments stand near the serving area. Overcast sky.

2006-01-01 +1 copies

A photograph of an outdoor annadan meal service under a large canopy of red patterned cloth edged with strips of colourful fabric in green, blue, purple and red. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts serve food from large steel pots at a metal table, one wearing a white hairnet and another with an orange-and-white cloth at his neck. Devotees in white and checked shirts stand holding metal plates and cups, and a seated young man in a plaid shirt eats from a steel plate. Trees and a low orange building are visible beyond the canopy. No one in the scene is identifiable as a person.

A photograph of a food service line under a red-and-white canopy with red draped curtains at an outdoor event. A man in a saffron-orange turban and saffron robe stands at a large steel pot, serving food with gloved hands. Beside him, men in white shirts and white trousers handle steel vessels and serving pots. In the foreground a man in a white shirt holds a steel lidded container, and a woman in a white sari with a floral print holds out a plate of yellow food. Behind them a woman in a red-and-white sari and another in a pale blue sari wait nearby, and more people are visible in the background. The scene reads as annadan community meal service.