Night photograph of an annadan food distribution. A grey-haired man in a white shirt hands a packet of food to a woman in an orange floral saree and gold bangle. Behind them a yellow auto-rickshaw with a painted sailboat panel holds white-clad volunteers in green head caps and masks; a woman in a red-bordered saree stands on the vehicle. A man in a white shirt and beaded mala stands at left. - Nithyanandapedia

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Night photograph of an annadan food distribution. A grey-haired man in a white shirt hands a packet of food to a woman in an orange floral saree and gold bangle. Behind them a yellow auto-rickshaw with a painted sailboat panel holds white-clad volunteers in green head caps and masks; a woman in a red-bordered saree stands on the vehicle. A man in a white shirt and beaded mala stands at left.

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