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September 02 20102010-09-02Photo 66786952010-01-01Annadhan in 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesPhoto of a communal meal service under a thatched shed open at the sides, with palm trees behind. Volunteers in white dhotis and white shirts stand behind a long steel serving counter, ladling curry from large steel vessels into bowls and placing flatbreads on plates. A woman in a yellow-orange saree and bangles holds a plate and receives food, while a man in a khaki shirt in the foreground reaches for a plate. Large aluminium cooking pots and gas cylinders sit on the left. Several other people in white stand and wait in line. The scene depicts annadan, a food distribution, rather than a ritual.2010-02-18A night outdoor food service line serving a meal from steel pots. On the left a woman in a yellow blouse and white floral sari wears clear plastic gloves and serves rice from a steel pot. Beside her, a man in a blue shirt holds a plate with food, and a bald man in white clothes with a beaded necklace stands behind the counter. A large steel pot of orange dal sits in the foreground with a ladle, and a bald man in white with a rudraksha mala holds a plate and water bottle at right. A woman in white and others wait in line; more people in white sit on the ground in the dark background.2010-09-02November 06 20112011-11-06A food serving line in a white tent at a retreat kitchen. A woman in a pale yellow sari with a dark braid holds a plate and a steel bowl of flatbread, while a server in a white floral top, grey and blue head covering and clear gloves ladles food from steel pots on a pink-covered table. Another server in a blue top and a white-clothed man in white kurta with a plate stand nearby, and a young man in a white shirt with an orange lanyard stands at left holding a plate. Steel vessels hold curry and rice.2012-10-10Night outdoor scene on a paved path where volunteers serve food from a long table draped in orange and red cloth. Metal pots and steel pans of curry sit on banana leaves, and a man in white dhoti and shirt with a shaved head and bare upper body ladles food. Nearby, a man in white with a hairnet serves from a pot, and a man in white with a camera around his neck watches. Men in white clothes and hairnets work the line; a woman in a red sari stands in the background. Behind them are a water jug and a red pillar. A man at left wears a garland of white and red flowers and a tilak. A man at left wears a white dhoti, glasses and a red lanyard and places food on leaves.2011-11-11Annadhan in 20102010-01-01 +1 copiesOctober 26 20112011-10-26 +1 copiesOutdoor food service under a tent canopy at night. A woman in white clothes with a white shawl and a visible lanyard badge serves cooked yellow rice from a steel pot into a plastic bag held by a young man on the right. On the left, a young man in white with a rudraksha mala and a lanyard badge watches the serving. Behind them, men in white vests and white dhotis and a man in a white head covering work at large steel pots and pans on a stove. Colourful bunting hangs along the tent, and a bright light glows at the back. The scene is annadan-style community meal preparation.2012-04-06February 16 20072007-02-16