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Three women serve food at a food-distribution counter draped with a green and maroon fabric embossed with gold leaf motifs and hung with small string lights. The woman at right in a green and mustard printed kurta and yellow dupatta, wearing glasses, ladles food from a large steel bowl. The woman in the centre in a green and red patterned blouse with bangles gestures while serving. The woman at left in a pink top and blue-and-yellow saree holds a white bowl. A stack of white plates sits on a red-cloth table, and a large glass jar of pickle or sweet sits in the foreground. At the left edge a large cutout of a seated figure in saffron-toned clothing with bangles is partly visible, and a pink-clad person stands at the lower right.

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Outdoor street-side food distribution at a temple entrance. A bald man in a white shirt and checked lungi, wearing a blue face mask, holds out a plate while a woman in a green-and-yellow sari and a yellow shawl with glasses ladles food from a large steel bucket on a red-cloth-covered table. A smiling woman in a green sari stands beside her, and a woman in a light-blue floral sari with a pink blouse watches at right. Behind them hang green and gold cloths with pink tassels, and a framed painted portrait of a turbaned man with a flower garland is visible at left. An orange garment is partly visible at the left edge. Plastic packets and red bowls sit on the table.2022-03-01A street-side food distribution stall during an anna daan service. A large cardboard cutout of a smiling bearded man with a saffron-coloured turban and layered garlands of orange and white flowers stands on the left, with a gold-and-green brocade backdrop behind it. Strings of pink and white decorations hang overhead. In the centre, a woman in a green sari and a woman in a pink top and teal pants serve food from steel containers on a red-cloth-covered table, while a woman in a yellow shawl helps nearby. A man in a light striped shirt stands at the counter receiving food, and a tray with flowers sits in front of the cutout. Other people in blue and white clothing pass by at the edges. Brick arches and a metal grille form the background.2022-03-02February 05 20132013-02-05KASHI SARVAJNAPEETAM on 3/1/20222022-03-01A food distribution at a street-side stall beneath a large portrait of a bearded man wearing a red and gold turban and a gold-and-orange garland, shown on a gold patterned cloth with green drapery behind it. A sign above reads Kailasa In Kashi. Several people line up holding steel plates of yellow food. A woman in a yellow saree and a woman in green with a yellow shawl serve from a steel vessel on a red-covered table, a man in a red vest and white shirt helps with the serving, and an older man in a yellow jacket with glasses holds a plate. Strings of pink and white flowers hang overhead.2022-03-01Photo 82901302022-05-14 +1 copiesA food serving line at an indoor event, with several women and men serving food from large stainless steel pots and pans. A woman on the left in a maroon blouse and gold-bordered sari with glasses and a rudraksha-style bead necklace ladles curry from a steel pot. Next to her, an older woman in white with a beaded mala stands at the line. A younger woman in a pink shawl and white garment and other people in white clothes hold steel plates with flatbread and rice. Gold-and-red drapery hangs on the walls behind them. The people in the foreground are serving and receiving annadaan-style meals.2006-12-27KAILASA PUNE, INDIA on 3/11/20212021-03-11A photograph of an annadaan food distribution line at an indoor hall. Several women in colourful saris, including pink, orange and yellow, stand behind a long table serving rice, curries and vegetable dishes from steel vessels and bowls onto aluminium-foil plates held by people in the line. Marigold garlands decorate the table edge at left. Beyond them, other attendees, including children in red and white clothes, wait with plates. Bangles, earrings and a pair of glasses are visible on the servers.2022-06-19A photograph inside a temple hall during an annadaan food service. In the foreground a large stainless steel cooking pot with a lid sits on a metal serving counter, with marigold flowers and a folded newspaper beside it. Several women in saris and salwar kameez serve food, one wearing a white sari with a thin striped border and a hair clip, another in an orange blouse with a black mangalsutra-style necklace. A man in an orange kurta stands at the right beside white plastic chairs. Most participants wear face masks. Pale pink walls with arched white cutouts, a hanging bell and a small shrine with a lit oil lamp are visible in the background.2021-03-11A photograph of a community meal service under a corrugated metal roof with a bright ceiling light. Along a long table, women in saris and a man in a checked shirt with a face mask serve food from steel pots into steel plates, including rice, a yellow curry, and a white liquid dish with a ladle. Several women in red and yellow saris and bangles stand at the table, while a crowd of people waits behind them, including children. A large steel container stands in the background against a red wall. The setting suggests an annadaan food distribution.2022-07-13A photograph of a buffet-style meal service under a covered outdoor canopy at night. Several people line a long table draped in a pink floral cloth, serving rice, curries and sweets from large steel pots into plates. A woman in a green embroidered blouse and yellow saree stands at left with bangles on her wrists. A man in a blue checked shirt and face mask serves food beside a woman in a pink and blue saree. A young man in a dark green t-shirt at right holds a plate of rice. Palm plants and warm lights surround the scene, consistent with a community annadan distribution.2022-07-13