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A line of villagers stands under a striped cloth canopy in a open-sided hall as part of a food distribution. Foreground: an elderly woman in a light green saree with white blouse, a woman in a pink salwar with a long braid, a shirtless man with a white cloth over his shoulder, children in red shorts and a yellow top. Further back, a man in a checked shirt and lungi serves from a red-draped table, and a woman in a dark blue saree carries a steel plate. A striped mat runs along the floor on the right, and a seated elderly man in a white vest sits at its edge. At the far end, a pink-clad deity murti and a small shrine with golden trident (trishul) ornaments are visible, with a white umbrella above. This appears to be a meal line for annadan.

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August 18 20192019-08-18August 18 20192019-08-18August 18 20192019-08-18August 18 20192019-08-18Annadhan food distribution in a courtyard hall with a pink wall and a striped cloth canopy overhead. Women in pink, maroon and orange saris and a girl in an orange top and white skirt serve food from steel pots and a large metal pan onto plates held by people lining up at a red-covered table. A young girl in a turquoise dress and flowers in her hair stands in front holding a plate. Behind them on a raised platform a seated figure in pink robes and a pink turban, garlanded with white flowers, is shown beneath a decorated umbrella, with a gold trident beside the steps. A child in white and red stands at the left edge, and striped mats lie on the floor.2019-08-18August 18 20192019-08-18Outdoor annadhan food distribution at a pink-walled shrine courtyard under a red, green and blue striped canopy. A woman in a pink sari and a girl in an orange top and white skirt serve food from steel bowls on a table, while a shirtless man in a checked lungi carries a plate. A man in a white dhoti with an orange shawl bows before a raised seated figure in a pink turban, pink robe and a white-and-red flower garland, with a gold trident and a white ceremonial umbrella beside him. Striped mats lie on the concrete floor and a framed picture hangs on the wall. Roughly ten people are visible.2019-08-18A photograph inside a pink-walled open hall under a striped red, green and maroon canopy. Devotees stand in rows on either side of a long striped cloth runner laid across the floor toward a shrine. A woman in a teal floral dress stands at the left front, and a man in a red checked shirt and checked lungi stands at right with hands folded in namaste. Near the shrine, a young girl in an orange top and white skirt stands before a raised dais with a pink-robed figure seated on a throne-like seat beneath a white ornate umbrella, with brass trident motifs flanking it and a floral garland, and offerings and a metal vessel on the steps. Several children stand among the adults.2019-08-18August 18 20192019-08-18Outdoor annadan meal at a pink-walled temple courtyard under a striped red, green and blue canopy. Several people sit cross-legged on striped mats eating from paper plates, including a boy in an orange shirt and jeans, men in checked and purple shirts, and a man in white kneeling at the right. Others stand in a line at left, some bare-chested in checked cloths, women in saris and salwars. Beyond them a deity murti in pink garments with garlands sits on a raised pink throne beside a trident and a white umbrella. No identifiable a person is visible.2019-08-18Outdoor village food distribution on a dusty ground under a striped purple, pink and green canopy tent. A queue of men, women and children stands along the left side, with a woman in a pink salwar kameez and dark patterned skirt in the foreground carrying a small plate, and a woman in a red saree with patterned border beside her. A woman in a red and green patterned saree occupies the right edge. Palm trees and green foliage stand behind, with a small house roof on the right. Two bricks sit on the ground in front, and footwear lies scattered near the tent.2019-08-18Devotees stand in two lines under a red, pink and green striped canopy inside a pink-walled hall, facing a pink-painted deity murti seated on a decorated altar with a garland, a gold trident and a white umbrella-style canopy overhead. A long multicoloured striped cloth runs across the floor from the foreground toward the altar. Women on the left wear a teal patterned dress and saree, while men on the right wear checked shirts and lungis with palms pressed together in namaskar. Brass vessels and offerings sit on the altar steps. The murti is a deity form, not a living person.2019-08-18