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A photograph of a large open-sided tent with a red, orange and brown patterned canopy and striped fabric side panels in green, blue and multicolour. Seated people fill red and white plastic chairs at blue-topped tables, eating from plates. Several volunteers in white clothes serve food: one young man in white with a green-and-white beaded necklace carries a blue tray of food, and a person in white with an orange shawl and a rudraksha-style mala stands in the centre holding a serving dish. Another volunteer in white with a mala serves from a steel pot on the right. Elderly women and men, and young men in shirts, sit at the tables.

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September 03 20072007-09-03A large tented outdoor meal hall, a covered annadan-style food distribution with many seated villagers at blue-topped tables and red plastic chairs. Under a patterned red and orange canopy with striped bunting, a young man in white dhoti and shirt with an orange shawl and rudraksha mala stands at right, serving from a steel pot. Other white-clad helpers move among the tables, and seated people include an older woman in a pink sari at left and men in shirts. Trays of food sit on the tables.2007-09-30 +1 copiesJuly 15 20072007-07-15 +1 copiesA large open-sided tent with a patterned red and orange canopy and striped bunting, set up for a free meal distribution. Rows of blue-covered tables and red plastic chairs are filled with seated diners eating from metal plates. Several people in white clothing, some with orange shawls, serve food and walk between the tables. A woman in a pink sari sits at the front table. Children and onlookers stand at the left edge under the tent. No identifiable a person figure is visible.2007-10-14A photo of a communal meal served under a large patterned tent with red, green and orange medallion fabric and purple-and-white draped side curtains. Rows of blue-topped tables and red plastic chairs seat many children and adults eating from leaf plates. Several men in white shirts and dhotis serve food from steel pots, including a man in a white shirt and white scarf holding a steel pot, and a man in a white shirt carrying a pot at right. A woman in an orange sari stands among the diners. A man in a light jacket stands at the left edge. The scene appears to be a food distribution at a community gathering.2007-09-02A photograph of a large open tent with a patterned, multicoloured canopy and striped bunting, set up for a communal meal. Rows of folding tables and red plastic chairs are filled with seated people eating from banana-leaf or plate-like plates. Several men in white kurtas and white dhotis, some with orange sashes, carry food and serve along the tables. On the right, a framed portrait hangs beside green and red garland-draped fabric. Many people are visible, including children in the foreground and at the tables. A man in white in the lower right holds a steel vessel. The scene looks like an annadan or prasadam serving at a medical camp setting.2007-09-30 +1 copiesA large festive tent with striped and draped fabric in red, green, purple and white, under a patterned canopy, serves as an annadan meal hall. Many seated people, mostly men and children and some women, sit at blue-covered tables on red plastic chairs eating from leaf plates. Several men in white shirts and white dhotis serve food in the background, one wearing an orange shawl. A large steel vessel stands at right and a framed devotional picture hangs near the serving area.2007-10-14A photograph of a open-sided tent serving a meal to seated people at blue tables with red plastic chairs. Several young volunteers in white kurta-style clothing serve food. The server in the centre wears an orange shawl and a rudraksha mala, and holds a serving ladle over a steel pot. Another volunteer in white with an orange shawl carries a blue tray of yellow food. Seated diners include a person in an orange shirt, a person in a checked shirt, and a woman in a red top. Tent canopies with colourful patterned fabric and blue draping frame the scene. Garments of the servers are white with orange shawls.2007-09-30 +1 copiesA festive marquee with a patterned red and gold canopy and striped bunting over white draped walls hosts a free meal. Rows of seated people, mostly men and boys, sit at blue-topped tables with red plastic chairs. Two men in white kurtas serve food; the nearer one wears an orange shawl and ladles from a steel pot, while flatbreads sit on the tables. Viewers see the backs of several diners in the foreground. This is an annadaan meal in a tent setting.2007-10-14A large tented dining hall with a patterned red and orange canopy and blue-and-white draped side panels. Rows of long blue-topped tables are filled with seated people eating from plates, most on red plastic chairs. In the centre, men in white shirts and white dhotis serve food from steel containers, and a man in a white kurta and white cloth around his neck walks between tables. Many diners wear colourful saris and checked shirts. Bamboo poles support the tent, and a standing man in a dark jacket stands at the back.2007-09-02A large festive tent with patterned canopy and striped bunting shows a community meal being served. Long tables with blue tops and red plastic chairs are filled with seated diners, mostly children and some adults, eating from round metal plates. Volunteers in white clothes and orange shawls carry plates and serve food along the left. Behind the tables a draped backdrop of green and red garlands hangs beneath a framed portrait and a printed picture on a stand. Shadowed figures and sunlight fill the tent's open sides.2007-09-30 +1 copiesOctober 28 20072007-10-28