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Outdoor photo of devotees receiving food at a park-like setting with large shade trees and a pink-and-white pillared shrine structure behind them. In the foreground, a man in a blue shirt and clear plastic gloves serves rice from a steel pot onto paper plates. Beside him, a woman in a beige sari with a red blouse and a man in a yellow-and-orange checked shirt, both wearing marigold garlands, hold plates of rice. Another man in a white shirt with a red marigold garland and an ID badge lowers a plate to receive food. A grey stone animal statue.

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Outdoor food distribution at a tree-shaded area in Varanasi. A man in a dark blue shirt and checked lungi stands at a steel table ladling food from a large pot into plates, while a woman in a beige top and a man in a white shirt with orange-red garlands and a lanyard receive plates of rice and curry. Other devotees and passers-by, including a man in a white kurta and a man in a green shirt, stand nearby. A pale stone bull statue and a pink stone gateway with a finial appear in the background, with a sunlit garden and trees behind.2006-01-07October 07 20062006-10-07December 06 20112011-12-06January 07 20062006-01-07A photograph of an outdoor food distribution on a grassy lawn in Varanasi. In the foreground a young man in a light blue striped sweater and jeans leans over a steel counter stacked with large steel pots and bowls, serving food. Opposite, several people in line hold out metal plates, including a woman with grey hair in a light top, a man in a saffron-orange garment, and a person in a white shawl. A woman in a white top with a cream shawl stands at the right edge. Behind them are a pink-and-white temple structure, trees and figures in the distance.2006-01-07January 07 20062006-01-07Outdoor food service line at an event, with volunteers serving rice and curry onto banana-leaf plates from large steel pots. A woman on the left in a white sari with a gold border and dark beaded necklace wears clear plastic gloves and serves rice from a pot. Behind her a volunteer in white also serves from steel containers. On the right a man in a white shirt with glasses holds a paper plate with rice on a banana leaf and takes food with a spoon. Other people, some in white and some in coloured saris, stand in the background beneath trees.2009-02-14February 14 2009 -Kalpataru Convention at Chennai Tamilnadu2009-02-14November 25 20062006-11-25December 06 20112011-12-06A food service line under an open pavilion with red wooden pillars. A woman in a pink kurta with an orange shawl serves food onto a plate from a steel pot. Beside her, a woman in a white top with an orange scarf and rudraksha mala ladles food, while a man in an orange shawl and rudraksha mala stands at the right holding a serving ladle over a steel bowl. Men in white and orange shawls stand behind the counter. Steel vessels of curry, leafy greens, rice and flatbread sit on a patterned cloth, with a blue bucket of liquid in front. Trees are visible outside.2011-07-30A 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.2012-11-27