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A large outdoor annadan meal under a canopy of patterned textile panels in red, green and brown. Rows of long wooden tables and blue and red plastic chairs seat many diners eating from leaf plates. Two men in white shirts and a man in an orange shawl serve food along the tables. A framed portrait on a stand shows a bald man with a saffron cloth wrapped around his head, and the painted textile panels behind include figures of deities. A single-storey building with windows forms the backdrop. Men, women and children are seated, many of them in light clothing.

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A photograph of an outdoor annadan meal served under a large tent with green and red patterned canopy fabric and wooden poles. Seated diners sit at long wooden tables with plates of food on banana leaves, while white-clad servers carry steel pots. A standing man in white with an orange shawl on the right serves food. Behind the diners, draped fabrics with red and black patterns hang along the walls, and a framed portrait of a bearded figure in an orange head wrap is displayed in the centre. Yellow buildings with windows stand in the background.2007-09-23October 07 20072007-10-07 +1 copiesA large open-air tented dining hall with yellow and red patterned canopy and red-yellow striped edging, supported by bamboo poles. Many children and adults sit on red and blue plastic chairs at long wooden tables, eating from large green leaf plates. Draped fabric panels with red, gold and floral mandala designs line the back. A framed portrait of a man with a saffron turban and a robe is mounted on the panels, with a garlanded framed picture on a white-draped table at right. A man in white shirt and a man in white clothes with saffron shawl serve food. Palm trees and a multi-storey building are in the background.2007-10-07September 09 20072007-09-09A photograph of a covered outdoor annadan meal under a canopy of red and purple cloth panels decorated with patterned motifs, peacocks and a wheel design. Long wooden tables with blue plastic chairs are filled with people eating from green leaf plates heaped with white rice. Men in striped shirts, white shirts and checked shirts sit closest to the camera, with women in saris and young children among them. A large tree shades the scene.2008-01-13 +1 copiesA communal annadan meal under a tent with red and patterned hanging cloths. Long wooden tables with blue and red plastic chairs seat many people eating from large green leaf plates heaped with rice and white dollops, possibly ghee or curd. A man in a white dhoti and shirt stands at left, serving from a steel pot. Several children and women in saris sit at the tables, and a framed portrait of a bearded man in saffron hangs at upper right. Dusty ground and palm trees surround the tent.2007-09-23October 14 20072007-10-14A large open-sided tent with red, green and orange striped canopy and colourful printed cloth panels with figures, hung along the back. Rows of long wooden tables with blue plastic chairs hold seated men, women and children eating rice from green banana leaves. A woman in white clothes walks along the left carrying a steel bucket, and a person in white stands at the far right near a flower-decorated table. A large framed picture of a bearded saffron-robed figure hangs on a dark backdrop above the diners. Several people are visible, many partly obscured by the tables.2007-08-28October 28 20072007-10-28October 14 20072007-10-14A photograph of a large open-air meal distribution under a colourful striped canopy with printed textile panels showing peacocks and mandala-like designs. Many seated people, mostly villagers, eat from leaf plates at long wooden tables with blue plastic chairs. Two standing volunteers in white clothes, one wearing an orange shawl, serve food from a steel vessel. A woman in a green sari sits at the right foreground. Palm trees and a low building with a sign stand behind the tent.2008-01-13A photograph of an outdoor annadan meal service under a tent with colourful printed cloth backdrops featuring peacocks and circular mandala patterns. A bald man in white clothes and an orange shawl stands at centre holding a metal pot, serving food. Seated guests at long wooden tables with blue plastic chairs eat from large leaf plates, including children, adults, and a woman in a blue top with a long braid. Sunlight filters through trees overhead.2008-01-13