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Outdoor photograph of a community meal at a small shrine pavilion with white columns and a barred shrine doorway. Men in white dhotis and shirts sit on the ground on banana-leaf plates, while a man in a white dhoti bends forward holding a steel bowl of rice. A standing man in white shirt and dhoti holds a large steel pot. A man on the left in a white t-shirt with Tamil text points toward the scene. Women in saris sit at the right edge and a golden kalasha-like finial stands in the foreground. Dry trees and scrubland surround the pavilion.

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Outdoor annadan-style meal on bare dry ground. Several men sit in a row on banana leaves set on yellow cloth mats, eating rice with yellow-tinted side dishes. They wear white shirts and white dhotis; one man at left has a rudraksha-style bead necklace and gold bracelets. A standing server in a white shirt and white dhoti serves from a steel vessel. Behind them more seated people in white clothes eat from leaves, with rows of rubber sandals along the edge, a low pillared wall and dappled sunlight. Timestamp 12.05.2008 17:57 is visible in the corner.2009-11-02November 02 20092009-11-02November 02 20092009-11-02November 02 20092009-11-02February 12 20092009-02-12February 12 20092009-02-12 +1 copiesNovember 02 20092009-11-02Outdoor photograph of a communal meal (annadan) on a paved open-air plaza beside a covered canopy with teal-green pillars. Rows of people sit cross-legged on white and yellow cloths laid over the ground, with banana-leaf plates in front of them. A man in a cream kurta stands at the centre serving food from a large steel pot, while a standing man in an orange dhoti and shawl watches at left. Many women wear white and yellow saris and salwar kameez; several participants wear white. A white van with a poster on its side is parked behind the rows, and a white building with a signboard stands at left.2009-02-12Outdoor communal meal on a long line of white cloths spread along a paved area beneath a teal-pillared canopy. Rows of seated women and girls in white and saffron-orange saris, some with yellow shawls, eat from green leaf plates. A woman in a white sari serves food from a steel vessel at the center, while a man in white kneels at a blue bucket near the pillars. A saffron-robed figure sits at the far left end of the line. A white van with a colourful poster stands in the background beside a roadside. The scene reads as an annadan-style feeding during a procession.2009-02-12A photograph of a communal meal being served on a concrete floor under shade. Several seated men in white dhotis and white shirts, some with orange saffron scarves draped over their shoulders, eat from banana leaves laid in a long row. Servers in white and pale striped shirts bend over the leaves, ladling rice and dishes from steel pots and buckets. Steel tumblers sit beside each leaf, and a child in shorts stands among the servers. This appears to be an annadan style feeding line.2006-10-16A photograph of a seated communal meal line on a yellow mat beside a paved walkway. Men in white clothing sit cross-legged along the row, several with white and sandalwood forehead markings and beaded necklaces. Each person has a green or pale leaf plate holding white rice balls and a portion of savoury food, with plastic cups in green, pink and orange placed among the plates. A barefoot man in white dhoti and shirt stoops at the head of the line carrying a steel vessel, serving food. In the foreground a man in a white T-shirt with Tamil lettering and a bird logo faces away from the camera. Greenish tarpaulin and an orange flag appear at the upper right.2009-02-12Photograph of a long line of seated devotees in white dhotis and white shirts eating a communal meal on banana leaves laid over a bright orange cloth along a paved roadside. Idli-style rice cakes and small portions of food sit on the leaves, with coloured plastic cups in green, orange, yellow and pink placed between them. A barefoot man in white bends forward at the centre, carrying a steel vessel and serving food. Several participants wear beaded rudraksha-style necklaces. Part of a tent and a green structure appear at the top right.2009-02-12