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Photo of an annadan food-serving line under a white tent with blue, yellow and red bunting. A man in white clothes, a light blue head covering and clear plastic gloves ladles rice from a steel pot while a rudraksha-style bead mala hangs at his chest and a yellow-green waistband is visible. Other servers in blue head covers stand behind steel vessels. On the right, men in striped shirts hold steel plates and water bottles waiting for food. Stacked steel plates sit in the foreground and a child in a colourful dress stands at the left edge.

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A food distribution line under a white tent with striped orange, pink, green and yellow bunting along the edges. Volunteers in white shirts and white trousers, some wearing blue disposable caps and gloves, serve rice and curry from large steel pots onto stacked steel plates on a metal counter. A woman in a red saree with gold border and a woman in a blue saree wait at a metal railing with plates. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti, with a lanyard badge, walks past at right beside a large black pot. A saffron-robed figure stands in the background.2012-11-27 +2 copiesNovember 27 20122012-11-27November 27 20122012-11-27Photo of a food distribution line at an outdoor annadan tent under a white canvas canopy with orange and multicoloured bunting. On the left, an older man in white shirt, blue head cover and clear plastic gloves serves rice from a large steel pot onto steel plates. Men and a few women in everyday clothes queue along a metal railing; a man in front wears a white shirt and blue shawl, another in a white shirt holds a steel plate, and an elderly man in white stands at right holding a water bottle. Palm trees are visible beyond the tent.2012-11-27A large outdoor annadan meal line under an orange and multicolour striped tent canopy, with serving staff in pale blue hairnets and white saris serving food from steel pans into plates held by devotees. Men in white shirts and dhotis and others in checked shirts queue behind metal railings. Behind the tent, a crowd of many people fills the open grounds beside palm trees and a red-roofed building. A framed portrait hangs on the white side wall of the tent. A woman in the foreground wears a maroon blouse, a black beaded necklace and bangles.2012-11-27November 27 20122012-11-27A photo of a community food distribution under a white tent with red, green, yellow and orange bunting. In the foreground a man in a white shirt with white tilak and a rudraksha mala wears clear gloves and serves food from a large steel pot. Beside him an older man in white clothes with white tilak and a mala serves from a steel vessel, and another man in white ladles food onto plates. A man in white with a maroon cloth at his waist holds a steel plate, and a man in an olive-green shirt holds a plate of food at right. Several more people in white and in saris stand in the background, some with green head covers, lining the serving counter.2012-11-27A photograph of an annadan food distribution under a white tent with red, green and orange bunting. Several men in white shirts and white dhotis, some with white vibhuti on their foreheads, stand behind a long metal counter ladling food from large steel pots into steel plates. In the foreground a man on the left with a white forehead mark holds a ladle over a steel pot, while a man in a white shirt on the right lifts a plate. A older man with a rudraksha mala and white forehead marking stands in the centre serving. Plates hold flatbread and a golden fried food. Several people are visible; the scene shows food service at a temple-style event.2012-11-27A large covered tent serving a community meal. Volunteers in white dhotis, white shirts and white saris with gold borders, many wearing blue-green hairnets or caps, ladle food from large metal vessels and pots onto plates. Devotees crowd the serving lines. Strings of orange, pink, green and multicoloured pennants hang along the tent edges and a green garland drapes the right side. A small logo appears in the upper left corner.2012-11-27A food distribution line under a canopy strung with colourful pennant bunting. A woman in a blue top and white sari wears a light blue head covering and plastic gloves, scooping food from a steel bucket. Beside her a man in a white shirt and black mala beads wears a blue head cap and gloves, serving from a steel pot. Men in pink and white shirts hold steel plates to receive the food. Marigold garlands in red, white and orange hang on the counter, with a steel railing in the foreground and a crowd behind.2012-11-27A food distribution line at an outdoor annadan serving tent during a festival. Several women in white saris with gold borders and pale blue head-caps and plastic gloves scoop food from steel pans onto steel plates. Rudraksha malas hang around the neck of the woman at left, and a black bead mala is visible on another. A man in a checked shirt and shoulder cloth holds out a plate at right, and a child stands beside him. A striped festive bunting runs along the tent top. No a person candidate is clearly visible in this frame.2012-11-27November 27 20122012-11-27