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A large crowd queues between metal barrier rails under a canopy strung with multicoloured triangular bunting, with palm fronds and potted palms along the edge. Devotees in saris and shirts hold steel plates of food, apparently for an annadan meal line. Many people wear white or red garments. Behind them stands a long low orange-brick building with a green corrugated roof under hazy sky.

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November 27 20122012-11-27A crowd of devotees queues outdoors for annadan, a free meal, at what appears to be an ashram or temple grounds with a low orange building and a green corrugated roof behind young palm trees. Many people hold steel plates of rice and curry. In the foreground a woman in a teal salwar kameez and gold bangles carries a plate, beside a woman in a blue sari and a woman in a yellow sari with gold jewellery. An older woman in a teal and white outfit walks forward carrying food, and a man in a white shirt holds a plate. A young boy in a grey shirt stands near metal barrier railings. Behind them a woman in a pink sari and an older woman in an orange-brown sari also carry plates. Many more people in saris, shirts and dhotis fill the background.2012-11-27November 27 20122012-11-27November 27 20122012-11-27November 27 20122012-11-27Outdoor annadan meal at a temple-ground courtyard with tall palm fronds and a red-roofed building behind. Many devotees, mostly men and women in saris and dhotis, queue and hold metal plates of food. A man in a white shirt and blue shawl stands at right near a wooden post and a small stone counter. Women in bright saris and children are visible on the left. Colourful prayer flags hang at top right. No identifiable figure is shown on a throne or in saffron robes.2012-11-27Crowd queuing along metal barrier rails under a tent with a strip of colourful bunting at the top, at an outdoor annadan meal service. A man in an orange-peach shirt with an orange shawl and a teal bag stands in the left foreground, facing away. Other devotees, including a woman in a red sari and a woman in a light brown sari, hold plates and wait to be served food. Several men wear white and pale shirts, and one man in the background wears a green cap. The setting is a crowded open-air food hall with the photo captioned for Karthikai Deepam.2012-11-27A crowded outdoor queue of devotees waits under tall tan-and-orange canopies on sandy ground, held back by bamboo railings. Women in saris, including a turquoise sari and a pale green sari, stand alongside men in white shirts and children in bright yellow and green clothes. A woman at left holds a flat brass or clay plate. Red plastic chairs and more people are visible beyond the canopies under a pink tent covering. No a person candidate is clearly visible in the frame.2009-01-01A photograph of a crowded food distribution line under a canopy of poles with orange, purple and red cloth. Women in white, yellow-green and turquoise saris and men and boys in white shirts queue behind wooden railings while volunteers in white serve from steel vessels on a long counter at left. A woman in a white sari holds a steel plate and another carries a stack of plates. The setting appears to be an open-air hall with a sandy ground and low buildings in the background. Festival meal service is visible, though no a person appears in the frame.2009-01-01November 27 20122012-11-27A photograph of a crowded outdoor food distribution line at an ashram-style compound, with devotees queuing along metal railings to receive meals on steel plates. Many men wear white dhotis and white or striped shirts, a woman in a bright yellow sari holds a plate, and a woman with long black hair and a flower in it stands at the left edge. Palm trees, a red-brick building with a green metal roof, and a white flagpole frame the scene under a pale sky. No person is clearly identifiable as a person in this view.2012-11-27A large crowd of devotees queues under a dark canopy at an outdoor food serving area, collecting meals from a long green-topped counter. Many women wear saris and salwar kameez in mixed colours, some with lanyards and ID badges; men in white shirts and dhotis stand among them. Several hold steel plates or plastic trays of food, and a stainless-steel vessel sits on the counter. Palm trees and a white building are visible beyond the tent. The scene looks like an annadan or community meal line; the crowd is too dense to count precisely.2009-11-28