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A large crowd of men and some women queue under a red and orange patterned canopy at an outdoor meal tent. Many men wear white shirts and white dhotis, and some hold round leaf plates. Stacks of plates sit on the left, and large steel pots and containers line the right side. Banners are visible in the background beyond the tent, and the setting appears to be an annadan style food distribution.

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A dense crowd of devotees gathered under a long red and white patterned canopy strung with colourful bunting and tied to bamboo poles. Most men wear white shirts and white dhotis, and several carry small brass or steel plates with offerings. A woman in the foreground wears a dark red blouse and a white garland in her hair, and another woman in a pink sari stands at left. The people stand shoulder to shoulder in a queue moving through the tent, with an open field and trees visible beyond the canopy.2009-07-26A large crowd of devotees gathers under a striped and patterned canopy tent during an annadan style meal distribution. Many people hold round paper or metal plates of food. Men wear white shirts and dhotis, women wear pink, orange and white saris, and some women have flowers in their hair. Banners and tent poles frame the scene, with a few printed banners visible in the background. No individual can be clearly identified as a person in this crowd.2009-08-01August 08 2009 - Kalpataru, Cuddalore India2009-08-08February 15 20092009-02-15A photograph of an outdoor annadan meal service under a large canopy of red patterned cloth edged with strips of colourful fabric in green, blue, purple and red. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts serve food from large steel pots at a metal table, one wearing a white hairnet and another with an orange-and-white cloth at his neck. Devotees in white and checked shirts stand holding metal plates and cups, and a seated young man in a plaid shirt eats from a steel plate. Trees and a low orange building are visible beyond the canopy. No one in the scene is identifiable as a person.2012-01-08A crowd of men in white shirts and light trousers queue beneath a large red and orange floral-patterned canopy, collecting food from steel vessels and plates at a serving counter. Several men on the right wear lanyard ID badges. Palm trees and a building are visible beyond the open side of the tent.2009-08-02January 01 20092009-01-01A large open-sided tent with dark canvas roof and strings of red, green and white bunting, filled with many people in white and cream clothing. In the foreground a man with grey hair in a white shirt and a boy in white stand near steel plates, while a woman in an orange sari carries a plate. Crowds of people line the tent serving or receiving food at a feeding event.2009-08-08February 15 20092009-02-15A large open-sided tent with red and orange-gold fringed canopy draped above long tables where many people queue to receive food on leaf plates during a communal meal. A man in white shirt and white dhoti, with a white cap, stands at the right serving from a steel pot onto the plates held by devotees. Several people in front wear white and checked shirts, and a woman in a white sari with a lanyard stands at left holding a leaf plate. Marigold petals litter the tables, and a white tarpaulin covers the ground. The scene suggests an annadan or prasadam meal line.2009-01-01A dense crowd of men and women eats a meal under a large tented pavilion with striped and patterned canopy cloth, bunting, and banana-leaf or palm-frond supports. Many people hold metal plates of food. In the foreground a man in a pink patterned shirt carries a plate, a man in white shirt and dark trousers with a lanyard eats from a plate, and a man in an orange-and-white striped shirt eats at right. Several people wear white kurtas and white shirts, and women wear sarees including a purple one. The scene suggests a community annadan meal. No clearly identifiable a person is visible in this crowd.2009-08-01A large crowd of people gathers under a long canopy with a colourful patterned fabric in purple, orange, green and white. Many attendees wear white dhotis and shirts, while women wear sarees in red, blue and pink. Several people stand near food-serving tables on the left, holding plates, as others walk past. Banners and posters hang along the sides of the tent, and a speaker is visible at the left edge. The scene looks like a communal meal or annadan set-up at an outdoor event. Roughly several dozen people are visible.2009-07-17 +1 copies