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Outdoor canopy event under an orange and red patterned tent cloth with striped valance and tall bamboo poles. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts, many with name badges, stand in a line at a long table draped in red with gold trim, some with hands folded in greeting. A woman in a red sari walks in the foreground, and another woman in a white sari with a badge serves from a steel pot on the right. Sandy ground and trees are visible beyond the tent.

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February 15 20092009-02-15A photograph under a red and orange patterned canopy with striped fabric edges, showing a long table draped in red fabric with a gold stripe and a red-and-white checked cloth, holding steel vessels and steel pots. On the left, a figure in a saffron-orange robe with a pink and white flower garland walks toward the table, barefoot. Along the table, men and women in white kurta-style clothes with small badges stand with hands pressed in anjali, and some wear rudraksha malas. The sandy ground and a white building are visible behind.2009-02-15February 15 20092009-02-15August 08 2009 - Kalpataru, Cuddalore India2009-08-08January 01 20092009-01-01January 02 20122012-01-02A photo of an outdoor event under a large red and orange patterned canopy with striped fringe. A woman in a saffron-orange sari with a pink flower garland stands on sand at left, hands together. A long row of men and women in white shirts and dhotis or white clothing stands behind a table covered with red cloth and gold trim, holding brass vessels and steel pots, several with hands folded in prayer. One person at right wears a lanyard and white clothes with hands joined. A bamboo pole stands at left. Roughly a dozen people are visible.2009-02-15A long open-sided tent with a red and orange patterned canopy and striped side valances shelters a serving line for a communal meal. Devotees in white clothes stand shoulder to shoulder along metal serving vessels and leaf plates, with men in white shirts and women in white saris bordered in gold. A woman in the foreground wears a dark rudraksha-style mala and gold bangles, holding a plate. Several people hold clay or brass plates of food, and other devotees and onlookers stand beyond the line under the tent.2009-07-26A queue of devotees stands under a large red and yellow tented canopy with blue and green floral motifs on the ceiling. Men in white dhotis and shirts and women in colourful saris, including orange and green, wait in line beside draped red and yellow fabric panels. A seated young girl in white with a flower in her hair sits on a white plastic chair at left, and the ground is covered with red matting. No a person candidate is visible in the frame.2009-07-07A photograph of an outdoor annadan meal service under a large canopy of red patterned cloth edged with strips of colourful fabric in green, blue, purple and red. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts serve food from large steel pots at a metal table, one wearing a white hairnet and another with an orange-and-white cloth at his neck. Devotees in white and checked shirts stand holding metal plates and cups, and a seated young man in a plaid shirt eats from a steel plate. Trees and a low orange building are visible beyond the canopy. No one in the scene is identifiable as a person.2012-01-08A large open-air annadan meal under a long red-and-white striped canopy with scalloped edges, supported by blue poles. Many men and women in white dhotis, white shirts and white sarees stand in lines or queue along wooden barriers on a sandy ground. Several people carry plates or leaf dishes, and one man at lower right holds a flatbread. Some men have white and orange forehead markings. Other attendees wear yellow, red, blue and green shirts and a blue saree. A low orange building with red pillars runs along the left side.2011-07-15January 31 20162016-01-31