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A group of devotees sit cross-legged on a hexagonal paved ground eating a communal meal from stainless steel plates. Women wear colourful saris and salwar kameez in pink, maroon, teal and yellow, with flowers in their hair. A young girl in a blue top and braided hair eats at the centre. A middle-aged man in a white shirt sits among them eating with his hand. Potted plants and a green plastic bag lie nearby.

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November 27 20122012-11-27A paved courtyard where a seated group of women and children eat a communal meal from metal plates. In the foreground a woman in a pink blouse and orange-peach sari serves food, while a woman in a red blouse and white patterned sari sits centrally feeding a small child. Others in yellow, pink, blue and green saris sit on the ground around them, with a white car and potted plants behind.2012-11-27November 27 20122012-11-27A photograph of a seated meal service on a bare concrete floor under a open-sided shelter with sunlight and young trees outside. A man in a light lavender shirt and grey trousers, standing at left, pours food from a steel pot into a steel plate. Many people sit in a loose circle on the floor eating from round stainless steel plates with small glasses beside them. Women wear saris and salwar kameez in green, yellow, red and blue, a child in a pink dress sits at right, and a man in a white shirt eats at lower right.A photograph of a group of women and girls sitting cross-legged on a paved courtyard, eating a meal from stainless steel plates during an annadhan distribution. Several women wear saris in red, orange, blue and pink, with bindis and flowers in their hair; a girl in a navy top and a girl in a white dress with a pink wrap sit nearby. A white car is parked behind them and onlookers stand in the background. No swami is visible in the frame.2012-11-27Outdoors on a hexagonal-tiled courtyard, a group of villagers sit on the ground eating a meal from round steel plates of rice and food. A man in a pink-and-white striped shirt and white dhoti, seated at left, scoops food with his right hand. Beside him, a woman in a purple sari with a blue-green shawl holds a plate, and a boy in a white school shirt and grey shorts with a backpack eats. At right, a woman in a green-and-gold sari with an orange border and a young boy in red shirt and trousers with a beaded necklace also eat from steel plates. Other people sit or stand in the background, and clay pots are visible at top left.2012-11-27November 27 20122012-11-27November 27 20122012-11-27November 27 20122012-11-27A photograph of a group of children and adults seated on the floor of an open-air courtyard, served a meal on round metal plates for an annadan-style food distribution. Rows of people sit along blue and striped mats; a man in a white checked shirt and grey trousers stands bending over, serving food from a container. A woman in a pink sari sits at left, and a woman in orange sits in the centre-left with a girl in a dark dress beside her. Children in school-style clothes, including a girl in a yellow top at right, eat from steel plates and glasses. White columns and a leafy plant frame the courtyard, and a white plastic chair sits at right.November 27 20122012-11-27A photograph of a covered outdoor veranda where people sit on the floor eating a meal from metal plates. In the foreground a woman in a yellow sari with beaded necklace sits eating, and another woman in a yellow sari leans over her plate. Rows of seated people, including women in sarees and children, line the right side on a striped mat. A man in a checked shirt and dark trousers stands bent forward, serving food from a steel vessel. Potted plants, a white plastic chair and a white wall with pillars frame the scene.