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Outdoor meal service on an orange tarpaulin. Rows of men in white dhotis and white shirts sit cross-legged on both sides, many with palms pressed together, before banana leaves laid as plates. A monk in saffron-orange robes kneels at the far end beside steel vessels, a small brass oil lamp and a brass bell. Standing devotees in white clothes watch from behind, and a framed picture sits on a white pedestal under a green canopy. Timestamp in the corner reads 12.06.2008.

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February 12 20092009-02-12 +1 copiesOutdoor annadan-style meal on bare dry ground. Several men sit in a row on banana leaves set on yellow cloth mats, eating rice with yellow-tinted side dishes. They wear white shirts and white dhotis; one man at left has a rudraksha-style bead necklace and gold bracelets. A standing server in a white shirt and white dhoti serves from a steel vessel. Behind them more seated people in white clothes eat from leaves, with rows of rubber sandals along the edge, a low pillared wall and dappled sunlight. Timestamp 12.05.2008 17:57 is visible in the corner.2009-11-02February 12 20092009-02-12February 12 20092009-02-12Photograph of a long line of seated devotees in white dhotis and white shirts eating a communal meal on banana leaves laid over a bright orange cloth along a paved roadside. Idli-style rice cakes and small portions of food sit on the leaves, with coloured plastic cups in green, orange, yellow and pink placed between them. A barefoot man in white bends forward at the centre, carrying a steel vessel and serving food. Several participants wear beaded rudraksha-style necklaces. Part of a tent and a green structure appear at the top right.2009-02-12Outdoor photo of several men seated on the ground eating a communal meal from green banana leaves. On the left, a man in a yellow sleeveless vest over white clothes eats rice; in the centre, a shaved-headed man in orange robes with a vertical tilak on his forehead and a gold bangle reaches toward a leaf plate of rice and yellow dal; on the right, a shaved-headed man in an orange sleeveless shawl over white clothes holds a small plastic cup of water. Behind them, other seated people in white are visible along a concrete ledge. Fresh rice, dal, a red garnish and small plastic cups sit on the leaves.2009-11-02February 12 20092009-02-12Outdoor photograph of a communal meal (annadan) on a paved open-air plaza beside a covered canopy with teal-green pillars. Rows of people sit cross-legged on white and yellow cloths laid over the ground, with banana-leaf plates in front of them. A man in a cream kurta stands at the centre serving food from a large steel pot, while a standing man in an orange dhoti and shawl watches at left. Many women wear white and yellow saris and salwar kameez; several participants wear white. A white van with a poster on its side is parked behind the rows, and a white building with a signboard stands at left.2009-02-12A photograph of a seated communal meal line on a yellow mat beside a paved walkway. Men in white clothing sit cross-legged along the row, several with white and sandalwood forehead markings and beaded necklaces. Each person has a green or pale leaf plate holding white rice balls and a portion of savoury food, with plastic cups in green, pink and orange placed among the plates. A barefoot man in white dhoti and shirt stoops at the head of the line carrying a steel vessel, serving food. In the foreground a man in a white T-shirt with Tamil lettering and a bird logo faces away from the camera. Greenish tarpaulin and an orange flag appear at the upper right.2009-02-12February 12 20092009-02-12November 02 20092009-11-02 +1 copiesNovember 02 20092009-11-02