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Outdoor food distribution under a striped and patterned fabric canopy supported by bamboo poles. Volunteers in white shirts and white trousers serve food from steel vessels on a metal table at left, one ladling with a spoon. A long line of mostly barefoot people stands along the right side, including women in colourful saris, a woman holding a small child, a young man in a checked shirt, and a man in a maroon shirt. A plastic bag with yellow and green printing reading MVMP sits in the foreground. The ground is bare dirt and trees appear in the background.

November 27 2012

A crowded outdoor food distribution under a large tented canopy strung with red, blue, green and yellow bunting. People queue along a rustic wooden pole barrier while a woman in a white sari with a teal blouse stands at a steel table serving from large stainless steel vessels with lids. Men in white shirts and dhotis, some wearing name badges, stand in line alongside women in white and yellow saris and children. The ground is dirt and the setting appears to be a communal meal line. a person is not clearly visible in the scene.

A large open-sided tent with red and orange-gold fringed canopy draped above long tables where many people queue to receive food on leaf plates during a communal meal. A man in white shirt and white dhoti, with a white cap, stands at the right serving from a steel pot onto the plates held by devotees. Several people in front wear white and checked shirts, and a woman in a white sari with a lanyard stands at left holding a leaf plate. Marigold petals litter the tables, and a white tarpaulin covers the ground. The scene suggests an annadan or prasadam meal line.

A photograph of an outdoor annadan meal line under a canopy of bamboo poles and striped yellow-green and orange umbrellas. Young men in orange or saffron scarves and white shirts serve food from a green-topped table, stacking leaf plates and ladling from steel pots. Devotees in white shirts and dhotis, women in sarees, and children queue along wooden railings, several holding plates. The ground is bare earth and buildings stand in the background.

A large open-sided tent with dark canvas roof and strings of red, green and white bunting, filled with many people in white and cream clothing. In the foreground a man with grey hair in a white shirt and a boy in white stand near steel plates, while a woman in an orange sari carries a plate. Crowds of people line the tent serving or receiving food at a feeding event.

January 06 2013

November 27 2012

Outdoor food distribution line at a Karthikai Deepam gathering on a red dirt ground beside a white wall. Many men and women queue holding steel plates and bowls while others walk past. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti in the foreground holds a plate. A woman in a blue-and-green sari carries a plate. A man in a striped shirt and orange-and-cream shawl stands with his back turned. Behind them are a striped tent canopy with bunting, blue plastic water tanks and a dark blue tarpaulin. A blue drum is at the right edge. Several people are partly visible at the back.

A photograph of an outdoor food service under a striped canvas tent at the Kanchipuram ashram inauguration. Men and women queue and eat at long steel tables on red plastic chairs. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti sits at left eating from a leaf plate, while a man in a red shirt and orange cloth stands at a large steel pot serving food to a woman in a white sari. Another man in a white shirt ladles from a steel vessel at right. Crowds stand in the background under tent canopies.

2006-11-24 +2 copies

A crowded outdoor food-distribution scene under a large striped tent canopy with purple, orange, teal and red panels and patterned fabric. Many people, mostly in white shirts and dhotis or saris, queue and stand at tables holding plates and food. A woman in a pink sari and jasmine-garlanded hair stands at the left, and a woman in a lavender salwar holds a plate in the foreground. Loudspeakers and banners hang along the side, and a building with blue-framed windows stands at left.

2009-07-17 +1 copies