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Three large stainless steel pots of food are set on a concrete floor in a plain room with a barred metal door behind them. The left pot holds a mixed savoury dish with green chilli pieces and chickpea-like legumes, the centre pot holds yellow rice with peas and vegetables, and the right pot holds white puffed grain with red spice. Steel ladles rest in each pot. A yellow electric device with bells sits on the left. A partly visible person in white clothing stands at the far right edge. Event context suggests Navaratri annadan, but the image itself shows only food service.

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Three large dark aluminium cooking vessels sit on a red tiled kitchen floor, filled with cooked white rice and a seasoned rice preparation with visible spices. A long steel ladle rests across the rightmost pot. Behind them stands a table draped in green and gold cloth holding brass vessels, a brass bell and small lamps, and a blue plastic chair with a folded cloth. No people are visible in the scene.2012-11-27October 16 20072007-10-16September 22 20122012-09-22Three large aluminium cooking pots sit on a red-tiled floor in a kitchen, filled with cooked food for annadan. The left and centre pots hold pale, fluffy rice-like grain; the right pot holds a yellow-tinged mixture with dark specks. A long steel ladle rests in the centre pot. Behind them are a blue plastic stool, a steel lid, small packets, a plastic bag, and a framed picture of a smiling woman. No people are visible.2012-11-27A buffet of steel serving dishes laid out on a striped woven runner across a white floor covering. Bowls and pots hold rice, dal, curried vegetables, pickles and flatbreads, with ladles resting in several containers. Gold ornamented furniture and a steel tray sit at the upper right edge. No people are visible.2016-03-30Large steel pots and a wide aluminium tray of cooked food sit on a terracotta tiled floor. The tray holds a mound of yellow rice mixed with diced carrot and green vegetable pieces, with a ladle resting on it. Two more pots hold yellow rice and a darker, chunky vegetable mixture. Edges of a red mat and a person's bare feet appear at the top of the frame. No people are seated or serving in the main view. Preparation for an annadan style meal is suggested by the bulk cooking.2013-11-15A photo of a buffet-style spread of South Indian vegetarian food in stainless steel bowls and pots on a long metal table, with ladles in many dishes. Dishes include yellow rice with cashews and raisins, curries, a creamy yogurt dish garnished with herbs, poori bread, fried snacks and a sweet pudding. Behind the table, the bare feet and red-orange robes of two people stand on a striped rug beside a gold-embossed wooden seat. No face is visible and no a person candidate can be identified from appearance.2013-05-20 +1 copiesJanuary 03 20122012-01-03Outdoor food distribution on bare reddish-brown earth. Large steel vessels hold cooked rice on a wide steel tray and two bowls of yellow-orange spiced rice, possibly pongal or vegetable rice with visible green and red pieces. Blurred figures in green and teal saris stand at the edge, one holding a steel pot. Plastic chairs and a plastic bag lie in the background. No identifiable person is shown clearly enough to name.2012-01-03January 06 20122012-01-06Three large aluminium pots of prepared food stand on a concrete floor beside a white wall and a slatted white door with a colourful cloth edge. The largest bowl in the foreground holds pale cooked grains or rice mixed with lentils and a green herb, with a long aluminium ladle resting in it. A middle round container holds yellow-flecked rice dish and a smaller ladle, and a back pot holds a brown grain mix with a ladle. No people are visible.2007-10-16A photograph of a food serving table set up outdoors on a dirt ground for a community meal. Steel pots and buckets hold rice, dal, sambar-style curries in deep reddish-brown, a bowl of yellow and orange flattened rice or pulao, crisp papadum or chips in a bucket, and a tray of sweet pieces. A man in white clothing holds a round leaf plate and serving spoons at the left edge, and another person in white stands at the right with a garland of orange flowers visible. Steel ladles rest in the pots, and a blue bowl of white sugar or salt sits at the front. No discourse or seated gathering is visible.2006-08-23