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Outdoor relief distribution in a village street beside a green-painted truck. An elderly woman with white hair, a red blouse, a gold-and-green patterned sari and a beaded necklace holds a steel pot of food. Around her, villagers queue with steel plates and bowls, including a woman in a blue-and-white patterned sari, a girl in a red top with a long braid, and a man in a white dhoti and shirt. Volunteers in teal and orange tops serve food from the truck.

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A photograph of an annadaan food distribution in a crowd. An elderly woman with grey hair pulled back in a bun wears a red blouse and a green, yellow and black patterned sari, holding a steel bowl of food with both hands and looking to her left. Around her, men in pink and white shirts, lungis and a green cloth crowd close, and children and an orange-clad figure are visible at the edges. Paper plates are held up in the background.2012-01-06Outdoor relief distribution on a village road. A yellow truck with white side rails and a painted emblem of a praying figure serves food. Several men in white shirts and a checked lungi stand in the truck bed handing out food. Women in saris stand around the truck, including an older woman in a green-and-yellow sari holding a steel bowl of food with a pink blouse, and a woman in an orange-and-white sari dishing from a pot. A young girl in a light blue top and a boy stand nearby. Motorcycles pass on the road, and a thatched structure and palm trees are visible.2012-01-06Outdoor annadaan food distribution at a relief camp, with a crowd of villagers reaching forward with metal bowls and plates. A woman in a white head cover and patterned top ladles rice from a large steel pot on a blue drum, while a volunteer in a khaki uniform with a rudraksha-style mala stands at right. Women in sarees, including one in a teal blouse and floral sari and another in an orange-and-green sari, hold out bowls of yellow rice. A saffron flag is visible at top, and steam rises from the cooking vessels in bright sunlight.2012-01-06January 06 20122012-01-06Outdoor photo of villagers receiving food from a metal cooking pot at an annadaan relief distribution in a village. An elderly woman with grey hair in a mustard-yellow blouse and red-checked shawl holds a steel bowl of rice. A young boy in a cream patterned shirt holds an aluminium pot toward her. A woman in a pink and red sari stands behind, and a man with a moustache is partly visible at the left edge. A concrete ledge, a pile of dry sticks and a bamboo fence form the background. No identifiable a person appears in the frame.2012-01-06Annadhan during Allahabad Kumbhamela 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesJanuary 06 20122012-01-06 +1 copiesA crowded outdoor relief distribution in a village beside a thatched woven-palm wall. A teenage boy in a pink collared shirt and red wrist thread holds out a steel pot while women reach forward with steel vessels and a cup. Several older women wear saris, bindi and nose studs; one elderly woman has white hair. Behind them, men in white shirts and a cameraman film the scene. No ceremonial figure is visible.2012-01-06Outdoor relief distribution in a village street after a cyclone, with bare broken trees and palms behind a thatched hut and a blue tarpaulin shelter. A blue-and-white truck bed serves as a serving platform, where several volunteers in saffron and white clothing, with green and white head coverings, ladle food from steel pots. Villagers crowd forward holding steel vessels: elderly women in saris, a woman in a yellow salwar kameez with a long braid, and women in blue and brown saris. The food is being handed out as annadaan.2012-01-06January 06 20122012-01-06January 07 20122012-01-07January 07 20122012-01-07