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An outdoor food distribution scene under a red and orange patterned canopy with saffron flags on poles. A large metal vessel in the foreground holds yellow rice. Around it, a crowd of men in white dhotis and shirts and men in plain shirts and jeans gather at the serving area, while a woman in a white sari with floral print and a white head covering stands at right. Palm trees and tents are visible behind, and a folding table with boxes sits to the right. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance cues.

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A relief kitchen under a colourful patterned canopy with striped border, set on bare muddy ground beside palm trees. Large aluminium cooking pots sit on metal stoves, one emitting steam, with a hose running across the ground. Several men stand in line near the pots: one wears a green head cloth and checked lungi, another a white cap and striped shirt, a boy in a blue shirt and checked lungi, and an older man in white dhoti. Metal tubs, plates of food and a few bystanders in white are nearby, with a scaffold structure to the right.2012-01-03July 27 20082008-07-27Annadhan in 20122012-01-01 +1 copiesA large outdoor tent with a red and green patterned canopy and bunting shelters a dense crowd of men serving a communal meal. In the foreground a man with grey hair, wearing white clothes, a rudraksha-style beaded necklace and a gold bangle, bends over a large steel tub while others in white shirts and trousers hold steel plates of food. Behind them a long line of seated and standing people fills the tent, and a woman in a red sari stands at right. Sandy ground and a few trees are visible at the left edge. No identifiable central figure is clearly shown.2009-08-08January 04 20122012-01-04Night-time annadanam food service under a pink and patterned tent canopy strung with small coloured pennant flags. Several volunteers stand at large steel cooking pots and serving containers on tables and a black-topped counter. A woman in a white sari with a long braid and a man in a white dhoti with an apron-like cloth serve rice from a big pot. A woman in a pink blouse and a man in a checked shirt and jeans handle food, and an elderly man sits to the right near a folding chair. Bright tube lights hang from the frame and pink flowering bushes are visible outside the tent.2012-01-08November 27 20122012-11-27A photograph of an outdoor annadan meal service under a large canopy of red patterned cloth edged with strips of colourful fabric in green, blue, purple and red. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts serve food from large steel pots at a metal table, one wearing a white hairnet and another with an orange-and-white cloth at his neck. Devotees in white and checked shirts stand holding metal plates and cups, and a seated young man in a plaid shirt eats from a steel plate. Trees and a low orange building are visible beyond the canopy. No one in the scene is identifiable as a person.2012-01-08A photograph of a food distribution line under a large canopy tent with an ornate orange and red patterned ceiling and striped red, green and blue edging. Young men in white dhotis and white shirts stand behind a steel counter serving food from large steel pots and trays onto plates held by people in the line. Several people queue in front, including an older woman in a green sari and men in yellow and beige shirts. A man in a cream shirt with a sunburst emblem on the back stands at right, and bright daylight comes through the open sides of the tent.January 06 20122012-01-06Outdoor food distribution under a striped cloth canopy supported by bamboo poles. A young man in a checked short-sleeved shirt and a red-thread wristband serves rice from a large steel pot marked with green numerals. Beside him a man in a white shirt holds a ladle over a plate. A woman in a white and gold patterned sari receives a plate of food, and an older woman in an orange sari with a red bindi waits in line. Others stand behind them in a queue on dry, open ground.2006-01-01 +2 copiesPhoto 82900572006-01-01 +2 copies