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Night-time annadanam food service under a large colourful canopy with bamboo poles and bunting, lit by bright work lights. Several people in white shirts and trousers stand behind steel tables and pots serving food onto leaf or steel plates. A woman in a yellow top and green skirt with a braided belt and an older man in an orange shawl stand among the crowd of devotees waiting in line. A girl in a green top and a child in a checked shirt are visible near the serving counter.

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A large crowd of devotees is gathered under a canopy of patterned pink and blue fabric strung with bunting, lit by bright white lamps in an outdoor tent at night. Many people stand in a dense queue, most in white shirts and white dhotis or sarees, with women in red, purple, and blue saris and salwars. Several men and women hold steel plates and bowls of food, and large metal pots sit on tables along the right. No individual can be identified as a person in this view.2012-01-08January 08 20122012-01-08A photograph of a crowded annadanam meal hall under a pink floral-printed canopy with bunting in red, green, blue and purple strung along the edges. Many devotees stand and mill about on a dirt floor, several holding steel plates and bowls of food. A bare-chested man in a white dhoti and shawl stands centre, and women in saris and salwar kameez are visible. Serving tables with steel trays of rice are at the lower left and foreground. Strip lights hang from the tent poles. The scene has many people, so the count range is 100+.2012-01-08Night photograph of an outdoor annadanam meal line at a temple-style compound with a bright floodlight and orange-walled building behind. Crowds of devotees move between rows of steel plates and serving tables on the left, where volunteers in white shirts ladle food from stainless steel containers. Women wear colourful saris, including red, yellow and orange, and men wear white shirts and dhotis. A bamboo barricade channels the queue through the centre, and a coloured canopy of red, green, purple and blue cloth shades the top of the frame. An elderly person in a yellow top sits at a table in the lower right foreground.2012-01-08January 08 20122012-01-08April 06 20122012-04-06Night scene at an outdoor annadan food hall under a white canopy with purple, green, red and yellow bunting strung along the edges and bright floodlights on poles. Many people move along a dirt floor carrying steel plates of food and bananas. In the foreground a man in a white shirt and white dhoti holds a plate, while a man in a striped shirt and jeans walks past. Several people wear saffron and orange cloths. Wooden poles support the tent, and a palm tree stands at the right. No identifiable presiding figure is clearly visible.2012-11-27A dim tented food hall at an evening event, with a white canvas canopy and maroon draped fabric along the sides. Many people in white shirts and white dhotis or saris stand in a crowded queue around stainless steel containers and trays, taking food. A man in a checked shirt in the foreground holds a steel plate. Bright tube lights hang on the poles, and a small white banner with red text hangs at the left edge. A few people stand with folded hands near the centre. No clearly identifiable a person is visible in the scene, so the appearance is uncertain.2006-11-26January 08 20122012-01-08January 08 20122012-01-08January 08 20122012-01-08Night-time annadanam food service under a pink and patterned tent canopy strung with small coloured pennant flags. Several volunteers stand at large steel cooking pots and serving containers on tables and a black-topped counter. A woman in a white sari with a long braid and a man in a white dhoti with an apron-like cloth serve rice from a big pot. A woman in a pink blouse and a man in a checked shirt and jeans handle food, and an elderly man sits to the right near a folding chair. Bright tube lights hang from the frame and pink flowering bushes are visible outside the tent.2012-01-08