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A photo of a long outdoor annadan meal in a courtyard under a striped maroon-and-yellow canopy. Rows of folding tables with blue and red plastic chairs hold banana leaf plates with rice and sides, and glasses of water. Many elderly and younger men, women in pink and red saris, and children sit eating; a standing man in white dhoti and shirt walks past on the right. Behind them, colourful painted cloth panels show peacocks and goddess figures with circular mandala motifs. No a person candidate is visible in this image.

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A covered outdoor dining hall with long wooden tables set with banana leaf plates, rice and water glasses, seated on blue and red plastic chairs. Many men in white dhotis and checked cloths, some with white caps, and women in headscarves eat communally under a striped red and yellow canopy. Colourful painted cloth panels with peacock and circular motifs line the back wall. A standing attendant in a white dhoti and shirt watches the room. The setting suggests an annadan meal service.2007-09-09September 09 20072007-09-09A 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.2007-10-14A large open-sided tent with a patterned red and orange canopy and striped blue-and-white drapes hosts a communal meal. Long blue-topped tables and red plastic chairs are filled with seated villagers eating from green leaf plates. An older man in a striped shirt in the foreground rests his chin on his hand, while a woman in a green blouse and blue sari sits beside him. Children in checked shirts sit among the diners, and a woman in a white sari with a long plait walks past carrying food. Another man in a white shirt stands at the right edge. No a person candidate is visible; the scene shows an annadan-style community meal at a medical camp.2007-09-30 +1 copiesOctober 07 20072007-10-07 +1 copiesA photograph of a open-sided tent serving a meal to rows of seated villagers at long wooden tables with red plastic chairs. Diners sit on red chairs, eating from fresh green banana leaves laid on the tables. A woman in a white sari with an orange shawl, her long hair in a braid, walks between the tables carrying a steel vessel. A man in white clothing stands near the back. The tent is decorated with a patterned canopy, colourful ribbon bunting, and draped striped fabric in green, red, yellow and white on one side and blue and white on the other. Sunlight enters through the open sides.2007-07-15 +1 copiesSeptember 02 20072007-09-02September 09 20072007-09-09Photograph of an outdoor communal meal under a canopy decorated with red, orange and yellow patterned cloths. Rows of people sit on blue plastic chairs at long wooden tables, eating from green banana leaves with rice, sweet and white mounds of rice and dal served on the leaves, and glasses of water. A young man in a white shirt with a green lanyard serves food from a pot at left, and other volunteers in white shirts stand in the background. Men, women and children in mixed clothing eat together, with a whitewashed building behind.2007-09-09August 27 20072007-08-27 +2 copiesJanuary 15 20082008-01-15 +1 copiesA photograph of an outdoor annadan meal under a large decorated tent with red, orange and purple patterned canopy and striped draping. Rows of blue-topped tables and red plastic chairs seat many villagers, mostly women in colourful saris and headscarves and men in shirts and dhotis, eating from plates on banana leaves. A woman in a white sari with an orange-bordered shawl stands at the right serving food, and another attendant in white stands near the centre-left. No a person candidate is clearly visible in this scene.2007-10-28