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August 08 2009 - Kalpataru, Cuddalore India

A dense crowd of men and women eats a meal under a large tented pavilion with striped and patterned canopy cloth, bunting, and banana-leaf or palm-frond supports. Many people hold metal plates of food. In the foreground a man in a pink patterned shirt carries a plate, a man in white shirt and dark trousers with a lanyard eats from a plate, and a man in an orange-and-white striped shirt eats at right. Several people wear white kurtas and white shirts, and women wear sarees including a purple one. The scene suggests a community annadan meal. No clearly identifiable a person is visible in this crowd.

A large open-sided tent with red and orange-gold fringed canopy draped above long tables where many people queue to receive food on leaf plates during a communal meal. A man in white shirt and white dhoti, with a white cap, stands at the right serving from a steel pot onto the plates held by devotees. Several people in front wear white and checked shirts, and a woman in a white sari with a lanyard stands at left holding a leaf plate. Marigold petals litter the tables, and a white tarpaulin covers the ground. The scene suggests an annadan or prasadam meal line.

A large crowd of devotees eats a meal under a green tarp canopy decorated with red, yellow, blue and white triangular bunting. Many people hold round plates of rice and vegetables. Men wear white shirts and trousers, women wear white, pink and blue saris and salwar, and some children wear bright clothes. Red carpet covers the floor and a red-and-white striped backdrop lines the side. Blue plastic chairs sit at the right edge where people are seated eating. No speaker is identifiable from appearance in this view.

A photograph of an outdoor food service under a striped canvas tent at the Kanchipuram ashram inauguration. Men and women queue and eat at long steel tables on red plastic chairs. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti sits at left eating from a leaf plate, while a man in a red shirt and orange cloth stands at a large steel pot serving food to a woman in a white sari. Another man in a white shirt ladles from a steel vessel at right. Crowds stand in the background under tent canopies.

2006-11-24 +2 copies

A 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.

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 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.

November 24 2006

2006-11-24 +2 copies

January 01 2009

A long line of people queues under a large open tent canopy with striped orange, green and red fabric hanging overhead. Men and women hold out leaf plates and bowls while volunteers serve food from steel pots onto them at a long wooden table covered with scattered food scraps. A man in a yellow shirt and dark trousers stands at the serving station, and a man in white shirt and white cap stands to the right. Wooden poles support the canopy and a green table stands in the foreground. The scene is an outdoor communal meal distribution.

January 31 2016