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Outdoor annadan meal in a garden courtyard under bright sun, with pink bougainvillea flowers in the foreground. A man in a white kurta leans forward to serve food onto a foil plate, while a young boy in white with a dark beaded necklace holds a plate and stands beside a metal bucket. Behind them, devotees in white kurtas, sarees in red, green and blue, and glasses mill among trees near a white wall with small orange and white flags. A woman in green with a red bindi and beaded mala occupies the lower right. Watermarked archive photo elements are omitted.

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January 24 20062006-01-24A crowd of devotees queues outdoors for annadan, a free meal, at what appears to be an ashram or temple grounds with a low orange building and a green corrugated roof behind young palm trees. Many people hold steel plates of rice and curry. In the foreground a woman in a teal salwar kameez and gold bangles carries a plate, beside a woman in a blue sari and a woman in a yellow sari with gold jewellery. An older woman in a teal and white outfit walks forward carrying food, and a man in a white shirt holds a plate. A young boy in a grey shirt stands near metal barrier railings. Behind them a woman in a pink sari and an older woman in an orange-brown sari also carry plates. Many more people in saris, shirts and dhotis fill the background.2012-11-27December 06 20112011-12-06November 25 20062006-11-25Outdoor photo of a communal meal line at an ashram on a dirt ground beneath trees, with small orange-roofed buildings behind. Along a long white-covered table, several people serve food from steel pots into plates, including a woman in an orange sari with a red-and-gold border and a woman in a pink sari with pearl necklace and gloves. A man in an orange sweatshirt with a lanyard holds a plate, and a man in a striped shirt gestures toward food. A young girl in a pink top stands in front, and a long queue of people in white ritual clothes and saris waits behind. No a person candidate is identifiable.2011-12-06Outdoor scene in a garden courtyard with flowering bougainvillea branches in pink and magenta framing the view. A crowd of people stands and mingles, many holding steel plates of food. In the foreground an older man in a white shirt holds a plate of food, and a woman in a purple sari with glasses and a pendant necklace stands beside him. Other women wear red, teal and yellow saris and salwar outfits, and a woman in a turquoise sari stands centre. Behind them are white walls, a few trees and an orange flag on a pole against a bright sky.2006-01-23 +1 copiesOutdoor food distribution at a tree-shaded area in Varanasi. A man in a dark blue shirt and checked lungi stands at a steel table ladling food from a large pot into plates, while a woman in a beige top and a man in a white shirt with orange-red garlands and a lanyard receive plates of rice and curry. Other devotees and passers-by, including a man in a white kurta and a man in a green shirt, stand nearby. A pale stone bull statue and a pink stone gateway with a finial appear in the background, with a sunlit garden and trees behind.2006-01-07November 27 20122012-11-27Photograph of a food service line at an outdoor tent with red draped fabric backdrop. A man in an orange saffron turban and orange robe stands at a large steel pot, serving food onto orange plates held by devotees. Other men wear white shirts and white dhotis; a woman in a white floral sari with a yellow flower in her hair holds a plate, and a man wearing a rudraksha mala stands at right. Several cameramen and onlookers appear in the background. Large steel pots of yellow food sit on a long table. The orange-robed server is a candidate for a person in person, but the appearance is uncertain given the distance and partial view.2006-11-25February 14 2009 -Kalpataru Convention at Chennai Tamilnadu2009-02-14A photograph of a crowded food distribution line under a canopy of poles with orange, purple and red cloth. Women in white, yellow-green and turquoise saris and men and boys in white shirts queue behind wooden railings while volunteers in white serve from steel vessels on a long counter at left. A woman in a white sari holds a steel plate and another carries a stack of plates. The setting appears to be an open-air hall with a sandy ground and low buildings in the background. Festival meal service is visible, though no a person appears in the frame.2009-01-01Outdoor food distribution. Many people in white clothes crowd around stainless steel vessels of cooked rice and yellow food. A man in a white shirt with an ID badge on his pocket serves from a large steel pot at right. In the centre a woman in a cream sari with a yellow blouse and an ID lanyard hands out a plate, and a man in a pale yellow shirt stands beside her. A child in a red top and women with hair braids and a flower stand at lower left and bottom. Tall bamboo poles and a red decorated backdrop appear at upper right.2008-03-06