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A man sits cross-legged on a bare concrete floor outside a red-painted building with a metal roof. He wears a cream short-sleeved shirt, a yellow dhoti, and a white vibhuti mark on his forehead. He holds a steel plate of food with a green leaf beneath it, appearing to eat. A person in orange robes sits further left beside another plate of food. A brass pot stands by the doorway behind them. The scene looks like a meal being served during a community food ritual.

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A man sits cross-legged on a concrete floor outside a red-ochre building, eating from a steel plate. He wears a white short-sleeved t-shirt, a white dhoti with a golden border, a gold-toned bangle and a white vibhuti line across his forehead. His right hand is serving or eating rice from a plate holding yellow, red and white rice portions and a piece of vegetable. A blue bucket and a blue plastic bag sit near a doorway in the background. The date and place stamp reads 21-Jul-2025 gurupurnima TIRUCHENGODE kailasa.2025-07-21A photograph of an elderly bare-chested man with white beard and short grey hair sitting cross-legged on a concrete courtyard. He wears a checked cream and brown lungi and holds a round steel plate of food with both hands, which contains rice and a few side dishes. Behind him is a low terracotta-red wall with a tree and green shrubs. Yellow painted border lines and faint floor patterns are visible on the ground. A date and time stamp in the lower right reads 21-Jul-2025 8:56:14 am, gurupurnima, and TIRUCHENGODE kailasa. The scene shows an annadhan meal being received at the Tiruchengode centre.2025-07-21An elderly bare-chested man with grey hair sits on a red-brown curb beside a concrete path, wearing a yellow dhoti and a yellow shawl draped over one shoulder. He holds a metal plate of food in his hands and eats from it. Beside him stands a brass pot with a silver-toned lid and a small steel tumbler on top. Trees, a red wall and a plastic container are visible behind him, with a scatter of dry leaves and soil on the ground.2025-01-09A woman stands on a concrete path with yellow painted markings, holding a large green banana leaf with a portion of food on it: white rice, yellow rice, and small reddish and brown items. She wears a blue saree with a yellow striped blouse, a thin gold necklace and a nose stud. Behind her are red-brown buildings, dry grass and green shrubs. The timestamp reads 21-Jul-2025 8:56:06 am, gurupurnima, TIRUCHENGODE kailasa.2025-07-21A bare-chested older man with grey hair sits cross-legged on a concrete pavement beside a red-edged planter under trees, eating from a steel plate of food held in his hands. He wears a checked lungi and a thin cord around his neck, with a steel tumbler on the ground nearby. The scene is outdoors. A yellow timestamp overlay reads 23-Aug-2025 13:02:54, with coordinates, location details Pallipalayam, Tamil Nadu 638008, India, KAILASA thiruchenkodu and the word Annadhan, indicating a food-distribution activity.2025-08-23January 23 20172017-01-23A photograph of an Annadhan food service at a temple setting with a terracotta-red wall. On the left, a person in an orange-saffron garment with a rudraksha mala serves food from a golden-brown brass steel counter lined with stainless steel bowls of food, with a large brass vessel in front. On the right, a woman in a bright yellow-orange saree with a paisley border holds out a plate of food to be served, with a kumkum bindi on her forehead. A metal tray sits in the foreground and a green-and-blue wire basket hangs on the wall. The date stamp reads 21-Jul-2025 8:15:25 am and the overlay reads gurupurnima and TIRUCHENGODE kailasa.2025-07-21December 28 2021 sripuram2021-12-28Outdoor photo of women and a girl eating a meal seated on the ground under trees. A woman in a mustard-yellow saree with a black blouse and a small vertical tilak on her forehead holds a steel plate of yellow rice and fried food, being served by her hands while a girl in a green top and dark leggings sits beside her, also reaching to the plate. Another woman in a blue and yellow patterned saree eats from a steel plate to the left, and a yellow plastic bucket and scattered sticks lie in the background. The scene shows an annadan food distribution. A date and location stamp overlays the lower right.2025-07-21A photograph of men seated in a row on the floor of a covered, shaded hall, eating a meal served on green banana leaves. The foreground man wears a white shirt and white dhoti-style cloth with a white vibhuti or sandalwood mark on his forehead and a wristwatch. Beside him, other men in white clothes eat rice, vegetables and papad from the leaves, and a steel tumbler sits on the floor. Behind them, a boy in a white shirt and purple shorts stands near steel vessels and buckets, while others in white bend over the food. A broom leans against a white wall at right. A dated photo caption at the corner reads 16.10.2006 and a copyright line appears on the left.2006-10-16A photograph of an Annadhan food service counter at KAILASA Thiruchengode. A woman in an orange saree with long hair and rudraksha beads serves food from a steel pot onto a steel plate held by a woman in a pale blue floral printed saree with a green-and-white shawl and gold bangles. The counter has a wooden frame and several small steel bowls of condiments, a large brass-coloured vessel and a green woven basket. Behind them is a red-orange wall with a tiled roof edge and green leaves at the top left.2025-07-21A photograph of a seated group on a concrete veranda beside a yellow wall, with a doorway and window behind them and a marigold garland hanging at the door frame. Three bare-chested men in white dhotis with gold-bordered cloth sit cross-legged on the floor, each with a plate of food and small offerings, with a steel vessel and a blue container nearby. A woman in a white sari and orange blouse, with a rudraksha-style necklace, sits at left holding a plate. A woman in a pink and multicoloured sari with gold bangles sits at right holding a plate. A straw broom leans against the wall at left. A date stamp reads 04/11/2024 in the corner.2024-04-11