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A large crowd sits and stands under a striped tent canopy with bamboo poles and banana plants, many people eating from metal plates. Men in white shirts and dhotis sit on red plastic chairs at left and center, women wear saris and salwar kameez in purple, pink and green, and a volunteer in a blue shirt stands at right. Several people carry round plates of food, and children sit among the seated diners. The scene suggests a communal meal distribution at a mass event, with overhead bunting in red, purple and blue strung across the tent.

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A large crowd of devotees gathers under a striped and patterned canopy tent during an annadan style meal distribution. Many people hold round paper or metal plates of food. Men wear white shirts and dhotis, women wear pink, orange and white saris, and some women have flowers in their hair. Banners and tent poles frame the scene, with a few printed banners visible in the background. No individual can be clearly identified as a person in this crowd.2009-08-01A dense crowd of men and women eats a meal under a large tented pavilion with striped and patterned canopy cloth, bunting, and banana-leaf or palm-frond supports. Many people hold metal plates of food. In the foreground a man in a pink patterned shirt carries a plate, a man in white shirt and dark trousers with a lanyard eats from a plate, and a man in an orange-and-white striped shirt eats at right. Several people wear white kurtas and white shirts, and women wear sarees including a purple one. The scene suggests a community annadan meal. No clearly identifiable a person is visible in this crowd.2009-08-01July 25 20092009-07-25A large crowd of devotees eats a meal under a green tarp canopy decorated with red, yellow, blue and white triangular bunting. Many people hold round plates of rice and vegetables. Men wear white shirts and trousers, women wear white, pink and blue saris and salwar, and some children wear bright clothes. Red carpet covers the floor and a red-and-white striped backdrop lines the side. Blue plastic chairs sit at the right edge where people are seated eating. No speaker is identifiable from appearance in this view.2009-07-25October 14 20072007-10-14A large festive tent with striped and draped fabric in red, green, purple and white, under a patterned canopy, serves as an annadan meal hall. Many seated people, mostly men and children and some women, sit at blue-covered tables on red plastic chairs eating from leaf plates. Several men in white shirts and white dhotis serve food in the background, one wearing an orange shawl. A large steel vessel stands at right and a framed devotional picture hangs near the serving area.2007-10-14A large open-sided tent with a patterned red and orange canopy and striped bunting, set up for a free meal distribution. Rows of blue-covered tables and red plastic chairs are filled with seated diners eating from metal plates. Several people in white clothing, some with orange shawls, serve food and walk between the tables. A woman in a pink sari sits at the front table. Children and onlookers stand at the left edge under the tent. No identifiable a person figure is visible.2007-10-14A crowded outdoor pandal under a thatched roof, decorated with a strip of multicoloured triangular bunting in yellow, green, red, purple and blue, with trees behind. Devotees in white dhotis and mundus, saris in pink, purple and maroon, and checked cloth stand close together, many holding paper or leaf plates of food. A man in a white shirt in the foreground turns away from the camera, and a woman in a white sari and gold border stands in the centre. No one visible is clearly identifiable as a person, and no such figure appears in this crowd.2008-04-19October 14 20072007-10-14October 28 20072007-10-28August 08 2009 - Kalpataru, Cuddalore India2009-08-08July 07 20092009-07-07