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A photograph of an annadan-style food service under a white tent. A man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with a long beaded mala and a gold pendant stands at the right, serving from a brass chafing dish with a ladle, while a bald man in orange and red shawl beside him also works at the dishes. Behind them, women and volunteers in white and red-orange shawls, some wearing white head coverings and gloves, handle steel trays of rice and curry. A line of women in red and white stands at the left and foreground holding plates of rice, and a brass vessel and kalasha-style pots sit on the serving table.

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