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A night-time relief distribution at a covered tent with a colourful striped valance overhead. A woman in a white sari with an orange-embroidered border stands at left, facing a long metal serving table. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti-style trousers holds a steel tray of packets and passes them across the table. A seated man in a white shirt and dark trousers opens a small packet, with more packets stacked on the table. Another man in white stands in the background. Packets wrapped in red and patterned paper are scattered on the steel surface.

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January 08 20122012-01-08January 08 20122012-01-08Outdoor food service under a tent canopy at night. A woman in white clothes with a white shawl and a visible lanyard badge serves cooked yellow rice from a steel pot into a plastic bag held by a young man on the right. On the left, a young man in white with a rudraksha mala and a lanyard badge watches the serving. Behind them, men in white vests and white dhotis and a man in a white head covering work at large steel pots and pans on a stove. Colourful bunting hangs along the tent, and a bright light glows at the back. The scene is annadan-style community meal preparation.2012-04-06January 08 20122012-01-08A night-time annadanam food distribution at an outdoor ashram tent under a bright fluorescent tube light. In the foreground, a man in a white shirt and white trousers with a small forehead mark holds a steel plate of yellow rice, a clear plastic sheet beneath it, while a woman in the right foreground, wearing a dark top and a neck cord, ladles food from a large steel pot. Behind them, another man in a white shirt and a woman in a red-and-green sari stand at the serving counter with steel vessels, and several people in white clothes stand in the dim background.2012-01-08Night-time photo at an open-sided event pavilion with a blue corrugated roof and red and orange bunting, lit by blue tube lights. Two sannyasis in saffron-orange robes stand at a small table with a large steel vessel, serving items onto plates. One wears a shawl over bare shoulders and another wears a plain orange cloth. Devotees in white and cream sarees and white shirts queue to receive food, holding plates and papers. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands at left. A framed portrait hangs on a pole at upper right. The setting suggests a distribution line at an event.2009-02-28January 06 20122012-01-06November 27 20122012-11-27April 06 20122012-04-06August 02 20092009-08-02Night-time food service at an open-air ashram setting. A woman in a white sari with an orange border and orange shawl stands at a wooden table ladling food from a steel pot into a steel plate. Beside her, a woman in beige and orange serves from another pot, and young women in orange, white and green saris stand in a line holding steel plates of yellow rice and fried items. A man in white dhoti and shirt stands at the left edge. Steel pots of cooked vegetables sit on the table. The background is dark.2011-10-26A night-time communal food service under a colourful tarp canopy, with steel pots of rice and steel plates. A woman in white with a white shawl and a lanyard serves from a large pot. Beside her, a man in white with a head covering and gloves serves food, and a woman in a teal sari stands in the line. In the foreground a man in a white sleeveless vest and dhoti-style lungi, with a red tilak on his forehead and a rudraksha-style mala, holds out a steel plate. Nearby, people in white and a man with a lanyard wait and help. Visible people number roughly six to eight, serving annadan-style meal distribution.2012-04-06