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A photograph of a food-packing session at an outdoor annadan operation. Several women wearing green and white hair nets and plastic gloves sit at a large steel pot and bowl, packing food into clear plastic bags. A woman in a white sari with a red border stands at left, and a woman in a pink salwar kameez is at center. Other volunteers in white and orange clothing work and wait in the background under a blue tarpaulin, with stacked steel plates and containers nearby.

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A photograph of an outdoor annadaan food-distribution tent under a tarpaulin roof. Volunteers in white clothing and white hairnets pack cooked food into clear plastic bags at long steel tables. A woman in an orange sari and white dress on the left wraps a bag, while a young woman in a pink patterned top at the front holds a packed bag over a large steel pot of food. A man in a red shirt stands at the back, and several other volunteers and onlookers are visible under the tent. Plastic chairs, steel vessels and blue tarps are in the foreground.2012-01-06Outdoor food distribution under a striped tent on a roadside. Volunteers in orange and saffron clothing and white dhotis or saris, with hairnets, stand and sit at folding tables and plastic chairs. Packets of food wrapped in plastic bags are laid out on a metal tray, and a large black pot of food stands on the right. A man in an orange shirt stands at the centre-left, and a man in a grey plaid shirt watches at the far left.2012-01-04January 04 20122012-01-04January 07 20122012-01-07Volunteers pack food in a large outdoor annadan line under a striped canopy. Women in white and cream saris and hairnets stand at a steel vessel of yellow rice, using gloves to portion it into aluminium foil packets, while a man in a navy top and grey trousers works at a table nearby. Stacked cartons and water containers sit behind them, with a small propane cylinder and stove on the right. The scene is a practical food-distribution service rather than a formal ceremony.2012-01-04A food distribution scene under a striped canopy outside an ashram. Several women in saffron, orange and pink saris, and one in a white sari, wear pale green and white head caps and gloves while packing food. A large steel pot of yellow rice sits in the foreground, and a long table holds plastic bags of food. Behind them hangs a banner of a smiling saffron-robed man with a turban, and a white van is parked nearby. Several more people in white and orange clothing move in the background.2012-01-04Outdoor food-packing station under a striped canopy at an ashram-style compound. Several volunteers wear green and white hairnets and white clothing. A woman in a white sari with a red-bordered blouse sits at left, a man in white stands at the back, and a woman in a cream sari with a striped border sits at right, packing food into foil wrappers on a metal table. A large round pan sits on the ground at left, and cooking equipment and palm trees appear in the background.2012-01-04January 04 20122012-01-04January 04 20122012-01-04January 06 20122012-01-06January 04 20122012-01-04A food distribution line at an outdoor annadan serving tent during a festival. Several women in white saris with gold borders and pale blue head-caps and plastic gloves scoop food from steel pans onto steel plates. Rudraksha malas hang around the neck of the woman at left, and a black bead mala is visible on another. A man in a checked shirt and shoulder cloth holds out a plate at right, and a child stands beside him. A striped festive bunting runs along the tent top. No a person candidate is clearly visible in this frame.2012-11-27