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A long open-sided thatched pavilion with blue steel pillars where many people sit in rows on the floor eating a free meal from metal plates. Women in pink, orange and red saris and men in white shirts and dhotis are seated closely together, holding steel plates of rice and food. Standing helpers in white move along the aisle between the rows, and a woman in a green sari walks past at the left edge. The scene shows a community food service, an annadan style meal served to a large seated crowd.

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August 05 20092009-08-05May 27 20112011-05-27April 17 20112011-04-17 +1 copiesA large thatched-roof hall with blue metal pillars holds a crowded communal meal. Many people sit cross-legged on the floor eating from metal plates while servers in white dhotis and white shirts walk among the rows carrying dishes and trays. A woman in a pink sari and a woman in orange and red saris sit near the front, and a man in a blue shirt and checked lungi sits in the foreground. Lights hang from the roof, and framed posters line the back wall.2011-05-17January 08 20122012-01-08A long thatched-roof hall decorated with orange paper streamers serves a communal meal. Rows of people in white clothes queue along a steel serving counter where attendants hand out food on metal plates. Diners sit on long wooden benches at tables on the right. A woman in a white sari with a white flower garland in her braid stands in the foreground, and another woman in white wears a rudraksha-style mala. Several men wear white shirts and dhotis, and some wear checked shirts. Blue steel support poles run along the hall.2009-08-05A photograph of an annadan meal hall under a thatched palm-leaf roof, with long rows of tables and benches filled with seated diners eating from steel plates and tumblers. Orange and yellow paper garlands hang across the rafters. In the foreground a man in white dhoti and shirt with a yellow shawl and rudraksha-style beaded necklace stands facing away, and a man in a white shirt with a beard stands nearby. A woman in a blue top stands among the diners, and volunteers in white move along the aisles serving food. A red cloth backdrop is visible at the far end.2009-08-05A large thatched-roof hall lit by bare bulbs during an annadhan meal service. Many people sit on the floor eating from steel plates while volunteers in white dhotis and shirts carry trays and serve food. Seated women wear saris in pink, orange, red and green, and a man in a blue shirt and checked lungi sits in the foreground. Blue metal poles support the roof, and a banner with a portrait hangs on the far wall. Dozens of people are visible in the hall. No figure is clearly identifiable as a person.2011-01-01 +1 copiesA photograph of an annadan meal served in a long thatched shed with blue steel posts and strings of orange and yellow bunting overhead. Rows of diners sit on benches at long tables eating from steel plates, while volunteers in white clothes walk between the tables carrying vessels to serve food. Many more people stand in a crowd near the open side of the shed, some in white shirts and dhotis, others in saris and salwar. The concrete floor is bare and the mood is orderly and communal.2009-08-05A photograph of a food-serving line in a large hall with white walls, ceiling fans and decorated pillars wrapped in colourful patterned fabric. Women and girls in saris and salwar kameez queue and receive food on disposable leaf plates, while women in white head coverings and white clothing serve rice from steel pots on a long table. Others carry plates and pots of food across the room. Many attendees wear garlands and mangalsutra-style necklaces.2010-08-19A photograph of a crowded thatched-roof hall with blue metal poles, where many people sit on the ground eating from metal plates, as in a community meal. A man in a pink shirt and white dhoti stands centre-left, serving or walking among the seated diners; others in white shirts and dhotis, and women in colourful saris, sit or stand around. A hanging yellow-and-green banner in Tamil script is visible. A man in a red cap sits in the foreground with a plate. The setting appears to be a temporary open-sided shelter with a palm-leaf roof.2011-05-17 +2 copiesAugust 05 20092009-08-05