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A woman in a light blue kurta and blue trousers with a red-and-orange dupatta, wearing a white head covering, smiles and serves food from a blue bucket along a red carpet. A man in white kurta with a red cloth on his head and a rudraksha mala stands behind her, and a row of seated men in khaki uniforms and casual shirts sit on the floor before white paper plates in a tent. No one shown is clearly identified as a person, and no a person candidate is present in the frame.

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A woman in a light blue kurta and blue trousers, wearing a white hairnet and a red-orange shawl draped over her shoulder, leans forward to serve food from a blue bucket onto white paper plates on a red floor covering. Seated men in khaki uniform shirts and trousers hold out their hands to receive the food in a long row, while other seated people and a standing attendant in white are visible in the background under white canopy fabric. The setting appears to be a free communal meal service.2016-04-27A photograph of a free meal (annadan) served on a red carpeted floor inside a white tent. Seated in rows are uniformed police officers in khaki and tan shirts and trousers, plus civilians including women in saris and salwar kameez, children and older men, all eating from white paper plates. A bearded man in a white kurta and white head cover, with a saffron cloth over his shoulder and a blue bucket in hand, walks down the row serving food. In the background stands an ornate golden throne-like shrine with a deity murti under a green canopy, and more white-clad attendants move through the tent. Many people are visible, roughly thirty or more.2016-04-27April 27 20162016-04-27April 28 20162016-04-28April 27 20162016-04-27 +1 copiesA long row of people sit cross-legged on a red carpet inside a white tent, eating from white paper plates during a free meal line. Many are in khaki uniforms with badges, one seated man in front wears glasses and a khaki shirt, and others wear white kurtas, red caps and orange, purple and yellow saris. A man in a white kurta and white cap bends low to serve food from a blue bucket. A woman in a teal sari walks past at the left. Behind them, an ornate golden throne-like structure holds a seated figure in red and gold beneath a canopy, with more people in white along the back. Coolers stand at the left edge.2016-04-27A photograph of a communal meal hall with a woman in white clothing and a white head covering walking barefoot across a polished floor carrying a steel pot and serving spoon. Rows of seated people sit on striped floor mats in red, green, purple and yellow; men in white kurtas sit along the left, eating from leaf plates, while two women in colourful saris sit along the right wall. Standing attendants in white move through the hall and an orange curtain hangs from the upper windows.2012-05-20April 27 20162016-04-27 +1 copiesPhotograph of a long line of seated devotees on a red floor covering during a communal meal service. Rows of people sit cross-legged facing each other along both sides, holding or waiting before white paper plates of yellow rice-like food. A man in a white dhoti and an orange-red sash bends forward, serving food from a bucket, while another person in white and orange stands behind him. Women in saris and a boy in a pink top sit on the right, and a man in a purple shirt and jeans sits in the foreground. Metal food containers and a shuttered shop front are visible in the background. The people visible number roughly two dozen, and no a person candidate is clearly present.2016-04-30A large tented pandal with white walls and red flags on a red carpet, where rows of seated devotees sit in lines on the floor facing each other with leaf plates in front of them, as if for a communal meal. A woman in a red salwar kameez walks down the central aisle carrying a plate or bowl, while other attendants move among the rows. Devotees wear white kurtas, checked shirts, saris and salwars; a child sits among them. Ceiling fans hang beneath white cloth canopies, and a carved wooden structure stands at the far end. The setting suggests annadan, a community meal served at a camp during a Kumbh Mela event in Ujjain. a person is not clearly visible in this scene.2016-04-24A man in white dhoti and shirt with an orange-red shawl over his shoulder and a white ID badge on an orange lanyard serves food from a blue bucket with a ladle. He has a tilak on his forehead and bends forward over the bucket. Seated devotees on a red carpet receive food, and a woman in a green and pink saree stands nearby holding a paper. Hanging orange and yellow decorations and a tent canopy are visible overhead.2016-04-30A large crowd of devotees sits cross-legged on a red floor covering inside a white tent, eating from white paper plates during a communal meal. In the foreground a man in white dhoti and shirt, with a bare-shouldered wrap, serves food from a blue bucket with a ladle. Many seated people wear shirts, kurtas, saris and churidars in blue, red, white and striped colours. No one is identifiable as a person in the frame, so no appearance-based candidate is claimed.2016-04-30