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Outdoor food distribution at a temple street during an annadanam. A long yellow-topped serving counter holds steel trays of rice dishes, including yellow and brown rice. A bald man in a maroon robe at the front ladles food, while a shirtless man in orange cloth and a bald priest with a sacred thread serve beside him. Devotees with paper plates queue along the counter, including a woman in a striped blouse and a girl in a white top. Other people in white dhotis, saris and shirts crowd the cobbled lane behind, with shops and colourful stalls visible.

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Photo 66802512022-06-04Outdoor annadhan food service on a busy street lined with shops and a yellow SKH sign with Tamil text. Two bare-chested priests with orange cloths and rudraksha malas serve rice dishes from steel trays onto leaf plates held by devotees. A bald man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands at the counter, a woman in a pink-and-maroon sari and a man in a pale checked shirt receive plates. Many people walk through the crowd in saris and dhotis, with a green cloth bag in the foreground. Trays hold yellow rice, orange-brown curry and white rice.2022-06-04 +1 copiesPhoto 66783062022-06-04 +1 copiesSHYAMALAPEETA SARVAJNAPEETAM on 6/4/20222022-06-04 +1 copiesSHYAMALAPEETA SARVAJNAPEETAM on 6/4/20222022-06-04 +1 copiesA night-time photograph of a crowded outdoor annadan food distribution line under a long translucent roof with rust-coloured metal supports. Yellow metal railings guide the queue along steel serving counters holding pots and steaming food trays. Volunteers in white dhotis and shirts serve, while a man in an orange shirt and a woman in a green sari reach forward. Many devotees press in from the right holding white bowls and plates. Red and gold string lights and a dark tree line the background. A timestamp in the corner reads Apr 16, 2022 9:19:10 PM.2022-04-05 +1 copiesPhoto 82861732022-04-07 +1 copiesPhoto 82881192022-04-07 +1 copiesPhoto 11728857SHYAMALAPEETA SARVAJNAPEETAM on 4/7/20222022-04-07 +1 copiesPhoto 82909462022-04-05 +1 copiesPhoto of a communal food distribution. A man in white shirt and trousers with a rudraksha mala and an ID badge serves yellow rice from a large steel pot. A woman in a green blouse and white sari with gold border ladles rice onto a leaf plate. Women and a child in saris and salwar kameez, some with jasmine in their hair, hold out disposable palm-leaf plates. A seated woman in a dark red top looks on. Plastic sheeting covers the floor. Nobody in the scene is identifiable as a person.2010-01-01