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A photograph of a community food distribution outdoors under a tarpaulin with a green and maroon edge, beside a green-walled house with a corrugated roof. Volunteers in white shirts and a white sari serve yellow rice from a large steel pot into steel plates, while villagers crowd in holding out plates. Women wear teal, blue and white saris with gold jewellery; a boy in a blue shirt holds a plate. A banner with Tamil text stands behind the serving table.

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January 02 20122012-01-02January 04 20122012-01-04Women volunteers serve food from large stainless steel pots on a metal table in a narrow street outside a house. Several wear light green hair nets and aprons; one in a blue salwar kameez ladles rice with a steel ladle, while a woman in a pink top and white dupatta serves from the other pot. A woman in an orange sari holds a paper plate, and a woman in a maroon top with a purple sari receives food in the foreground. Behind them hangs an orange banner showing a portrait of a saffron-robed man with white hair and a beard, with Tamil text and a printed caption reading Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam. Green walls and a pink door are visible in the background.2012-01-04April 06 20122012-04-06January 24 20092009-01-24Night street scene of a dense crowd of many people gathered beneath a striped pink, green and white canopy with scalloped edges and a floral medallion panel. Several men in white shirts and dhotis, a woman in a red blouse and green saree, and others in orange and dark clothing press together while a man in an orange shirt raises a blue plastic item overhead. Orange banners with lettering hang from the canopy poles, and trees and parked motorbikes stand at the edge of the road under street lights.2012-01-04A crowded street procession in Tamil Nadu with a large crowd of devotees pressed together under a long patterned maroon-and-gold canopy supported by bamboo poles. Many men wear white shirts and orange or saffron headbands, and several women wear white saris, orange and purple saris, and gold necklaces. Purple, teal and pink ceremonial banners hang along the right side, and a framed portrait of a man in an orange garment stands against a blue wall on the left. Air conditioning units line the building walls, and an older man with glasses in the foreground looks toward the camera.2008-07-28A long covered hall under a tarp with a multicoloured striped canopy and a row of blue, red, green and white bunting, lit by tube lights at night. Rows of seated people eat from steel plates on both sides of a central aisle, with men in shirts and lungis on the left and women in sarees on the right. Several people in white dhotis and shirts walk and serve along the aisle toward a lit shrine area at the far end. This is an annadan meal service at night.2011-11-09January 24 20092009-01-24Night-time photograph of a food distribution on a dusk-lit street. Women in saris and head coverings, some in teal and turquoise caps, crowd around a table of food and lean forward to receive or serve portions. One woman in a red blouse and orange-red sari holds a ladle-like utensil, while women in yellow and pink saris reach toward the food. A white truck and a parked motorbike stand behind the crowd beside residential buildings. The scene reads as an annadhan meal being handed out to the public outdoors.2012-01-04A crowd of villagers queues along a dirt road beside a low yellow building, collecting food from a vehicle's open rear hatch. Volunteers in pale blue hair caps and an orange-striped sari serve yellow rice from a large steel pot into paper plates held out by men in white shirts and lungis. Elderly women in saris and children stand in the press, and a goat is visible at the right edge.2012-01-06A night-time photograph of a food distribution line at a cyclone relief effort. A crowd of men, women and children presses forward toward a wooden serving counter covered by a tan banner with blue Tamil lettering and a logo. Several people hold out stainless steel plates and bowls, and hands reach over the counter to receive food. A server in a pink shirt stands behind the counter. Behind them is a two-storey building with a white balustrade staircase and maroon walls.2012-01-07