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A photograph of a food service area outdoors beside a white tent with small triangular cutouts. On the left stands an older man in white shirt and white dhoti with a dark bead mala and a teal head cover, wearing a name badge. In the centre a man in white shirt and white dhoti, also with a teal head cover and a gold bracelet, stacks stainless steel plates on a metal table. Behind him a man in a checked shirt and brown trousers works at the tent wall. A framed photograph of a smiling woman in a pink top sits on the table, and a row of empty steel plates lies on another table at right. Strings of bunting and a red cloth are visible at left.

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A food distribution line under a white tent with striped orange, pink, green and yellow bunting along the edges. Volunteers in white shirts and white trousers, some wearing blue disposable caps and gloves, serve rice and curry from large steel pots onto stacked steel plates on a metal counter. A woman in a red saree with gold border and a woman in a blue saree wait at a metal railing with plates. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti, with a lanyard badge, walks past at right beside a large black pot. A saffron-robed figure stands in the background.2012-11-27 +2 copiesJanuary 03 20122012-01-03A photograph of a busy outdoor food-service area under a shaded canopy with palm trees behind. Several men wear white hair nets or green hair nets and white or cream kurtas and dhotis, with one man in a green shirt and blue checked lungi at left. A central man in a white kurta and dhoti carries a large round metal pot or vessel, while others stand around a green-painted cart and utensils. A man in saffron clothing stands among them. Lanyards and ID badges are visible on some men. Ropes and a striped cloth canopy frame the scene.2012-01-04Outdoor food-distribution camp under a tarpaulin roof on bare ground with palm trees behind. A man in a green head cap stirs a large metal pot of rice on the left. In the centre, a man in white shirt and white dhoti and white head cloth stands beside stacked red gas cylinders and a steel tray. On the right, a young man in a saffron-orange robe with a long rudraksha mala and a green head cap holds a steel tray, while another steel tray rests on a stand. Several people in white and green caps work in the background, and there are large cooking vessels around the site.2012-01-04Photo of an annadan food-serving line under a white tent with blue, yellow and red bunting. A man in white clothes, a light blue head covering and clear plastic gloves ladles rice from a steel pot while a rudraksha-style bead mala hangs at his chest and a yellow-green waistband is visible. Other servers in blue head covers stand behind steel vessels. On the right, men in striped shirts hold steel plates and water bottles waiting for food. Stacked steel plates sit in the foreground and a child in a colourful dress stands at the left edge.2012-11-27A photograph of a food-distribution area under a colourful striped and patterned canopy, with bamboo poles and a dirt ground. Several men wear light green or grey hairnets. In the centre, a bald man in a saffron-orange robe with a rudraksha mala stands among others. Beside him a woman in a white sari with a floral border walks past. On the right, a man in a white kurta holds his hands together near a steel table where a cloth-wrapped item sits. Another man in a white dhoti and shirt stands at the right edge. Sacks are stacked behind them.2012-01-04January 03 20122012-01-03A photograph of three men at an outdoor relief camp under a striped tent canopy, apparently preparing food. Two standing men wear white hairnets; the man in the middle wears a dark shirt with a red-orange scarf and a small ID badge, and the man on the right wears a pale yellow striped shirt with a red-and-yellow badge. A crouching man in a maroon striped shirt and grey trousers, also in a hairnet, scoops or smooths rice from a steel pot placed on a sack. Behind them are steel vessels, a large black cooking pot, a folding table and a patterned rug hanging on the right. No deity, throne or ritual dais is visible.2012-01-06November 27 20122012-11-27January 07 20122012-01-07Outdoor food-packing station under a striped canopy at an ashram-style compound. Several volunteers wear green and white hairnets and white clothing. A woman in a white sari with a red-bordered blouse sits at left, a man in white stands at the back, and a woman in a cream sari with a striped border sits at right, packing food into foil wrappers on a metal table. A large round pan sits on the ground at left, and cooking equipment and palm trees appear in the background.2012-01-04January 03 20122012-01-03