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A long queue of villagers stands along a dirt path under trees and a palm, waiting for annadan, a free meal. In the foreground a older woman in a blue and purple patterned sari with a grey-checked shawl stands with hands folded, looking ahead. Men in lungis and shirts, a barefoot man in a grey vest, a young woman in navy, and children in bright clothes line up behind her. At left a boy holds a white plate and a man in a striped shirt stands with folded arms. Some people sit in the distance, and a white-bearded man in a white shirt is in the line. Yellow food is visible on a plate at the bottom edge.

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August 18 20192019-08-18August 18 20192019-08-18November 27 20122012-11-27A long queue of men and boys waits along a dusty path beneath a canopy hung with coloured bunting and tied to palm fronds on bamboo poles. On the right, a man in white shirt and dhoti and a woman in an orange sari with gold border serve food from steel plates, handing it to people in line. A yellow bus with a person banner stands behind them, and a pink flowering tree shows at the top right. Men wear white shirts, pink shirts, maroon shirts and checked lungis, and one boy wears a blue shirt. No one in the scene is identified as a person.2012-11-27A photograph of a long line of villagers waiting outdoors on a dirt ground beside a whitewashed building, apparently for an annadhan food distribution. In the foreground a young boy in a red and black checked shirt and dark trousers stands barefoot near the threshold, facing the queue. Men in white shirts and checked lungis stand at the left, a shirtless man in a pink-checked cloth stands centre, and a young man in a beige T-shirt and dark shorts stands behind them. Women in salwar kameez, one in blue and white and another in a pink and blue checked shawl, stand further back. Sandals are scattered along the edge of the path, and a striped pillar and green trees frame the scene.2019-08-18August 18 20192019-08-18Outdoor food distribution line at a Karthikai Deepam gathering on a red dirt ground beside a white wall. Many men and women queue holding steel plates and bowls while others walk past. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti in the foreground holds a plate. A woman in a blue-and-green sari carries a plate. A man in a striped shirt and orange-and-cream shawl stands with his back turned. Behind them are a striped tent canopy with bunting, blue plastic water tanks and a dark blue tarpaulin. A blue drum is at the right edge. Several people are partly visible at the back.2012-11-27Outdoor annadan food distribution under a tent with red, green and blue bunting. A woman in a white sari with a blue hairnet and a bare-armed server in a red blouse ladle food from a steel pot onto paper plates on a long metal table. Several women in saris, including one in a red-and-gold sari and one in a yellow-and-blue sari, stand in a line to receive plates of rice, while a boy in a white shirt waits beside them. Tall trees and a crowd of devotees stand in the background. No one is identifiable as a person.2013-01-06A photograph of a roadside food distribution in a village after a cyclone. A crowd of villagers, many women in blue and orange saris and some in headscarves, gather around large metal vessels of food on the left, while children hold steel bowls and cups. A man in a green-striped shirt stands on the back of a white three-wheeler vehicle decorated with a large orange banner showing a smiling man in an orange turban and robe. Dry palm-thatch huts and palm trees line the dusty road. A man in a blue-and-white checked shirt stands at right in the foreground, and a shirtless boy in checked shorts stands at centre. The banner's figure is a depiction, not a physically present person.2012-01-06 +1 copiesAugust 18 20192019-08-18November 27 20122012-11-27January 07 20122012-01-07