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Outdoor scene at a crowded paved courtyard during an annadan food distribution. Several women and children sit on the ground eating rice from metal plates. A woman in a red sari sits at right, another in a lavender sari sits beside her, and an older woman in a pale blue patterned sari bends low over her plate. A girl in a pink dress sits near a small boy in a red shirt, while a boy in a teal striped shirt sits on a black plastic chair at left. Men in white dhotis and shirts walk through the background, one carrying a plate of food. The ground is patterned with hexagonal paving stones.

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November 27 20122012-11-27November 27 20122012-11-27November 27 20122012-11-27November 27 20122012-11-27Photograph of a communal meal under a open-sided tent with green fabric screens behind. Many seated women and children, some in red, orange, blue and pink saris, sit on a concrete floor eating from metal plates while others serve food. A woman in a red-orange sari stands at right carrying plates, and men in white shirts and dhotis move among the seated diners. Blue and white canopies and bunting show at the top.2012-04-06 +1 copiesA paved courtyard where a seated group of women and children eat a communal meal from metal plates. In the foreground a woman in a pink blouse and orange-peach sari serves food, while a woman in a red blouse and white patterned sari sits centrally feeding a small child. Others in yellow, pink, blue and green saris sit on the ground around them, with a white car and potted plants behind.2012-11-27Outdoors on a hexagonal-tiled courtyard, a group of villagers sit on the ground eating a meal from round steel plates of rice and food. A man in a pink-and-white striped shirt and white dhoti, seated at left, scoops food with his right hand. Beside him, a woman in a purple sari with a blue-green shawl holds a plate, and a boy in a white school shirt and grey shorts with a backpack eats. At right, a woman in a green-and-gold sari with an orange border and a young boy in red shirt and trousers with a beaded necklace also eat from steel plates. Other people sit or stand in the background, and clay pots are visible at top left.2012-11-27People sit cross-legged on a bare concrete floor under a open-sided tent with green cloth walls and bamboo poles, eating a communal meal from steel plates and bowls. Women in red, pink, orange and green saris and a man in a white shirt share the seated group; a woman in an orange sari and a man in a white shirt hold steel plates, and a woman in pink carries a steel plate near the front. Several children in striped shirts and school uniforms sit among them. A standing woman in an orange garment with a shoulder bag at left serves food. Colourful paper decorations hang at the top of the tent. The scene shows an annadan food distribution.2012-11-27November 27 20122012-11-27Outdoor communal meal under a open-sided tent with green fabric screens and strings of bunting. Many people sit on a concrete floor eating from metal plates and steel bowls, while others sit on white plastic chairs at the back. A woman in a red sari and a woman in a blue sari sit near the front, a child in a yellow top sits on the left, and a woman in orange and pink holds a plate at right. Several men in white shirts and dhotis eat nearby, and a woman in a white sari walks through carrying food. Bamboo poles hold up the tent structure.2012-04-06November 27 20122012-11-27Women and men sit on a concrete floor under a shaded canopy, eating from steel plates of rice and curry during an annadan meal. In the foreground, a woman in a red sari with gold border and red bangles serves rice onto a plate, while a young woman in a teal and pink sari with a pink shawl scoops food on the left and another woman in a blue sari with gold border sits at the right. Behind them, seated men in white dhotis and shirts eat from plates, and a bystander stands in trousers at the top. A green tarp and folding chairs appear in the background. a person's presence is not visible in this frame.2012-11-27