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A free meal being served in a covered tent at a camp. Men, women and children sit on blue plastic chairs at long wooden tables, eating from green banana-leaf plates. Two women in white clothing stand at the serving line; one wears a white top with a pendant necklace and a pale cardigan, the other has glasses and a long grey-beaded necklace. A young man in a white kurta with an orange shawl carries a large steel serving tray. Behind them hang red and purple geometric printed cloths and a colourful circular mandala-style wall hanging. A few people are visible at the far edges.

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Annadhan in 20072007-01-29Annadhan in 20072007-01-29 +2 copiesA free meal being served under a tent lined with red and purple printed cloth panels showing deity figures and peacocks. A volunteer in white kurta with an orange shawl stands at left serving rice from a steel pot onto a leaf plate, while a woman in white with an orange shawl and another volunteer in white serve at a long table. Rows of seated men, women and children in colourful saris and clothes eat from leaf plates on plastic chairs and wooden benches.2007-10-07 +2 copiesOutdoor annadhan food distribution under a canvas awning with red and patterned cloth hung on poles. A woman in white clothing with a dark pendant necklace and glasses pours water from a steel jug and carries a cup while serving seated guests. Rows of long tables with blue plastic chairs hold people eating from banana leaves, including children, men and older women. Volunteers in white stand along the back. A dark wooden pole and cloth banners frame the scene. Some people are partially visible at the edges. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible.2007-01-29June 17 20072007-06-17 +1 copiesA large outdoor food-serving tent with a dark patterned canopy edged in orange, green and black bands. Long wooden tables with blue plastic chairs are set with banana leaves as plates, and volunteers in white clothes serve food and drinks. Several men wear orange scarves over white kurtas, and a man in a white cap and pink shirt stands nearby. Colourful embroidered wall hangings line the sides, and a small shrine-like picture is visible at the back left. Villagers and children sit and eat while others walk between the tables.2007-01-29June 10 20072007-06-10 +3 copiesA photograph of a open-sided tent serving a meal to seated people at blue tables with red plastic chairs. Several young volunteers in white kurta-style clothing serve food. The server in the centre wears an orange shawl and a rudraksha mala, and holds a serving ladle over a steel pot. Another volunteer in white with an orange shawl carries a blue tray of yellow food. Seated diners include a person in an orange shirt, a person in a checked shirt, and a woman in a red top. Tent canopies with colourful patterned fabric and blue draping frame the scene. Garments of the servers are white with orange shawls.2007-09-30 +1 copiesAnnadhan in 20072007-01-29 +1 copiesOutdoor free meal served under a large red and yellow patterned canopy beside a tree, with long wooden tables and blue plastic chairs. Many seated men, women and children eat from leaf plates. A standing man in white clothes with an orange shawl serves food at the center, and another man in white stands at left. Women wear saris in bright colours and flowers in their hair. Hanging cloth panels with colourful deity and mandala designs line the tent walls. The scene is a free food distribution at a camp.2007-10-07August 26 20072007-08-26 +2 copiesOutdoor free meal at a medical camp under a striped red, yellow and orange canopy with painted cloth panels showing peacocks and circular mandala designs. Long tables with blue and red plastic chairs are filled with diners eating from large dried leaf plates, served rice mounds with yellow lentil curry and white coconut or powder. A foreign woman with fair skin, long braided hair and a white top with an orange shawl serves food along the table. Older women in saris, one with a red vibhuti mark on her forehead, sit in the foreground, while children and young men line the tables. A pale-yellow building and trees stand behind the tent.2007-10-07