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A photograph of an annadaan food distribution in a crowd. An elderly woman with grey hair pulled back in a bun wears a red blouse and a green, yellow and black patterned sari, holding a steel bowl of food with both hands and looking to her left. Around her, men in pink and white shirts, lungis and a green cloth crowd close, and children and an orange-clad figure are visible at the edges. Paper plates are held up in the background.

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Outdoor relief distribution in a village street beside a green-painted truck. An elderly woman with white hair, a red blouse, a gold-and-green patterned sari and a beaded necklace holds a steel pot of food. Around her, villagers queue with steel plates and bowls, including a woman in a blue-and-white patterned sari, a girl in a red top with a long braid, and a man in a white dhoti and shirt. Volunteers in teal and orange tops serve food from the truck.2012-01-06Outdoor photo of a crowd at a village gathering, many people pressing forward to receive food from paper plates held out by a man in a white shirt in the foreground. Several people have white sacred ash or tilak marks on their foreheads. A smiling older woman in a red blouse and brown patterned sari stands centre-left with a gold necklace, and an elderly woman with white hair and a white tilak is at right, reaching for a plate. Children in striped shirts and white shirts crowd the group, and a man in a yellow checked shirt stands at right. The scene appears to be a distribution of prasadam or food offerings.2006-10-20Night-time annadhan food distribution at an outdoor camp. A grey-haired elderly woman in a pink sari holds a small paper plate of yellow rice while standing beside a large steel pot of vegetable rice. A woman in a red-orange sari with a green hair net and mala beads serves from the pot with a ladle, and another server in a blue top with a hair net serves at the lower right. Behind them a crowd of women in blue, green and patterned salwar kameez, plus children in red, mill about under string lights. No one is identified as a person.2012-01-04A crowded outdoor relief distribution in a village beside a thatched woven-palm wall. A teenage boy in a pink collared shirt and red wrist thread holds out a steel pot while women reach forward with steel vessels and a cup. Several older women wear saris, bindi and nose studs; one elderly woman has white hair. Behind them, men in white shirts and a cameraman film the scene. No ceremonial figure is visible.2012-01-06November 27 20122012-11-27January 06 20122012-01-06A photograph of volunteers serving food at an annadan line in an indoor hall at night. A woman in a white sari with a gold border stands at left, ladling yellow rice from a large stainless steel vessel onto a steel plate held by an older woman in a maroon and lavender sari beside her. Behind them, other women in pink and teal saris hold steel plates and wait. A man in a light blue sweater reaches forward to receive a plate on the right. Strings of small lights glow in the background. Four visible people are prominent, and additional people stand partially visible in the back.2011-10-14A photo of a cyclone relief food distribution in a village street. A smiling woman in a blue saree with a maroon blouse, red bindi and gold bangles holds a steel bowl of rice and a small packet. An elderly man in a checked lungi and striped cloth stands beside her holding a steel pot. Behind them, a line of villagers holds steel vessels, and a man in a white shirt and green head cover hands out items on the right. Thatched huts and a concrete path form the setting.2012-01-07A crowded outdoor relief distribution in a village lane shaded by palm fronds and coconut trees. Many people press forward holding metal pots, pans and bowls raised toward a food-serving area, with a few men in light shirts and green caps at the front. Women in saris of orange, mustard and brown and a girl in pink stand among them, some with hair tied back. The scene suggests an annadaan food distribution during a village relief event.2012-01-06 +1 copiesA village street scene during cyclone relief distribution. In the foreground a woman in a floral yellow, teal and red sari with a pink blouse and silver bangles carries a steel pot of food beside a blue handcart. Behind her a crowd of women and an older man in a white shirt and checked lungi hold out steel vessels to receive food. A young girl in a patterned dress stands at right, and a thatched roof and drainage channel border the left side.2012-01-07January 07 20122012-01-07Annadhan during Allahabad Kumbhamela 20132013-01-01 +1 copies