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A free food service at an outdoor camp. A man in a white dhoti and orange shawl with a rudraksha mala stands at left, serving rice from a steel bucket with tongs onto leaf plates on a wooden table. Several people, including a boy in white shirt and men in pink and orange clothes, sit along benches and eat. A colourful painted cloth hangs as a backdrop overhead.

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Annadhan in 20072007-01-29A photograph of a communal meal in a tent with colourful painted cloth hangings in pink, orange and teal. Several people sit at long blue-topped tables eating from large leaf-like plates heaped with rice and vegetables. On the right, a young man in white dhoti and white shirt, with a rudraksha mala around his neck, serves food from a metal bucket onto the plates. Diners include men in white shirts and women in green and red saris with red bangles.2007-09-30 +1 copiesOctober 07 20072007-10-07 +1 copiesA communal meal is served on long wooden tables under a canopy hung with patterned cloth. On the left, a young woman in a white sari with an orange border and an orange shawl serves rice from a steel ladle onto a large banana leaf. Seated men wearing white dhotis and red-and-white checked towels eat from banana leaves, with a child in a striped shirt among them and other guests in the background. Plastic blue chairs and water glasses are on the table.2007-09-09Annadhan in 20072007-01-29 +2 copiesOctober 07 20072007-10-07A photo of a free meal being served under a tent with painted red and gold cloth panels showing figures and peacocks. A woman in white clothes with an orange scarf and a rudraksha mala stands at a long table, holding a metal bucket and ladling rice onto banana leaf plates. Seated people, including children, wait at the table and along the benches, with palm trees and buildings in the background.2007-10-07September 23 20072007-09-23October 14 20072007-10-14A communal annadan meal under a tent with red and patterned hanging cloths. Long wooden tables with blue and red plastic chairs seat many people eating from large green leaf plates heaped with rice and white dollops, possibly ghee or curd. A man in a white dhoti and shirt stands at left, serving from a steel pot. Several children and women in saris sit at the tables, and a framed portrait of a bearded man in saffron hangs at upper right. Dusty ground and palm trees surround the tent.2007-09-23A large communal dining hall where many people sit on long wooden benches eating from fresh green banana leaves. In the foreground a woman with a long braid, wearing a white sari with gold border and an orange shawl, serves rice and white dollops onto the leaves at a table. Seated diners include men in white and pink shirts and dhoti-style cloth, women in colourful saris, and children. Behind them hang painted cloth wall panels with decorative and deity-like motifs. Steel glasses of water sit beside the leaves. The scene reflects an annadan style meal service.2007-09-09September 03 20072007-09-03 +1 copies