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A night-time communal food service under a colourful tarp canopy, with steel pots of rice and steel plates. A woman in white with a white shawl and a lanyard serves from a large pot. Beside her, a man in white with a head covering and gloves serves food, and a woman in a teal sari stands in the line. In the foreground a man in a white sleeveless vest and dhoti-style lungi, with a red tilak on his forehead and a rudraksha-style mala, holds out a steel plate. Nearby, people in white and a man with a lanyard wait and help. Visible people number roughly six to eight, serving annadan-style meal distribution.

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Outdoor food service under a tent canopy at night. A woman in white clothes with a white shawl and a visible lanyard badge serves cooked yellow rice from a steel pot into a plastic bag held by a young man on the right. On the left, a young man in white with a rudraksha mala and a lanyard badge watches the serving. Behind them, men in white vests and white dhotis and a man in a white head covering work at large steel pots and pans on a stove. Colourful bunting hangs along the tent, and a bright light glows at the back. The scene is annadan-style community meal preparation.2012-04-06A dim tented food service area at night with white canopy fabric and maroon drapes overhead, and bright tube lights on posts. Many people in white and cream shirts and dhotis or sarongs queue and serve. A man in a white shirt at left ladles from a steel container, a woman in a white sari with a cream shawl holds a plate, and a man in a light blue shirt and yellow-trimmed dhoti stands in the middle. Stacks of steel plates and a covered steel pot sit on tables in front, and an older man in a white cap and cream shirt and an older woman in glasses stand at right, all wearing small identification badges. No a person is visible in this image.2006-11-26A photo of a community food distribution under a white tent with red, green, yellow and orange bunting. In the foreground a man in a white shirt with white tilak and a rudraksha mala wears clear gloves and serves food from a large steel pot. Beside him an older man in white clothes with white tilak and a mala serves from a steel vessel, and another man in white ladles food onto plates. A man in white with a maroon cloth at his waist holds a steel plate, and a man in an olive-green shirt holds a plate of food at right. Several more people in white and in saris stand in the background, some with green head covers, lining the serving counter.2012-11-27Outdoor annadan food distribution under a white tent with a colourful striped festoon border at the top. A young woman in a white hair net and white top, wearing a plastic glove, serves rice from a large steel pot. Several young men in striped and white shirts hold out steel plates in a queue behind a metal barrier rail. Other devotees in white shirts and a saffron-toned sari stand waiting in the background.2012-11-27August 02 20092009-08-02A night-time communal meal line under a open-sided tent with striped red, yellow and white drapes and strings of lights overhead. A woman in a white sari with a long braid stands at the front ladling food from a large steel pot, and another woman in white ladles from a second pot beside her. Devotees queue with steel plates; a young man in a black shirt and rudraksha-style beaded necklace holds a plate of rice, and a man in a grey shirt stands at right. Several women wear saris in white, orange and green, and a row of steel vessels sits on a table at left.2006-12-23April 17 20112011-04-17 +1 copiesApril 17 20112011-04-17 +1 copiesA photograph of an annadhan food-serving line under a white tent edged with red, orange and multicolored bunting. A man in a white shirt with a vertical tilak on his forehead and disposable gloves stands at a steel pot and serves food. Beside him an older man in white clothes and a rudraksha mala ladles food into steel vessels. Devotees in saris and shirts hold out steel plates to receive the meal, with more people in white waiting behind the line.2012-11-27A night-time annadanam food distribution at an outdoor ashram tent under a bright fluorescent tube light. In the foreground, a man in a white shirt and white trousers with a small forehead mark holds a steel plate of yellow rice, a clear plastic sheet beneath it, while a woman in the right foreground, wearing a dark top and a neck cord, ladles food from a large steel pot. Behind them, another man in a white shirt and a woman in a red-and-green sari stand at the serving counter with steel vessels, and several people in white clothes stand in the dim background.2012-01-08April 06 20122012-04-06April 06 20122012-04-06