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A photo of a community food distribution under a white tent with red, green, yellow and orange bunting. In the foreground a man in a white shirt with white tilak and a rudraksha mala wears clear gloves and serves food from a large steel pot. Beside him an older man in white clothes with white tilak and a mala serves from a steel vessel, and another man in white ladles food onto plates. A man in white with a maroon cloth at his waist holds a steel plate, and a man in an olive-green shirt holds a plate of food at right. Several more people in white and in saris stand in the background, some with green head covers, lining the serving counter.

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A photograph of an annadan food distribution under a white tent with red, green and orange bunting. Several men in white shirts and white dhotis, some with white vibhuti on their foreheads, stand behind a long metal counter ladling food from large steel pots into steel plates. In the foreground a man on the left with a white forehead mark holds a ladle over a steel pot, while a man in a white shirt on the right lifts a plate. A older man with a rudraksha mala and white forehead marking stands in the centre serving. Plates hold flatbread and a golden fried food. Several people are visible; the scene shows food service at a temple-style event.2012-11-27November 27 20122012-11-27A photograph of an annadhan food-serving line under a white tent edged with red, orange and multicolored bunting. A man in a white shirt with a vertical tilak on his forehead and disposable gloves stands at a steel pot and serves food. Beside him an older man in white clothes and a rudraksha mala ladles food into steel vessels. Devotees in saris and shirts hold out steel plates to receive the meal, with more people in white waiting behind the line.2012-11-27October 15 20122012-10-15 +1 copiesSeptember 22 20122012-09-22 +3 copiesA food distribution tent (annadan) at a festival. Several men in white shirts and white dhotis serve food from large stainless steel pots and trays. A man in the centre wears a white shirt, a rudraksha mala and white vibhuti marks on his forehead, and ladles food onto plates. A man on the right holds a steel plate of rice and curry. Others wear white caps and gloves. Red, white and orange canopy fabric and colourful bunting frame the tent.2012-11-27November 27 20122012-11-27November 25 20062006-11-25A photo of a buffet-style meal service under yellow and red striped canopies with yellow drapery. Volunteers in white head caps and aprons serve rice and curries from steel chafing trays along a long counter. In the foreground an elderly man with white hair and glasses, wearing a white shirt, holds a paper plate of food. Younger men in white shirts with name badges stand nearby, and more devotees line up behind the counter. The setting suggests a community food distribution (annadan) at a festival.2016-01-02November 25 20062006-11-25November 25 20062006-11-25Outdoor food service at a festival meal line under an orange and yellow marigold-decorated canopy with red and pink drapes. Men in white shirts and white dhotis, some wearing rudraksha malas and lanyards, stand behind steel pots of rice and yellow food, serving with ladles onto banana-leaf or leaf plates. Women in cream and white saris with gold borders are receiving food and seated at long blue-topped wooden benches. A man in plain white clothes holds a leaf plate at the right edge. Several people are visible, and the scene shows annadan style communal serving.2007-12-30