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An outdoor meal service in a dusty courtyard beside a pale blue multi-storey building and a whitewashed wall with a red-and-yellow poster. Devotees in white clothes sit on red plastic chairs along a brick wall, holding steel plates of food. Volunteers in white saris and a man in a white shirt and dark trousers serve from a folding table with steel vessels. A small boy in a blue shirt stands in the centre. Trees shade the upper left.

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November 01 20062006-11-01Outdoor courtyard meal service beside a pale blue-and-white building with a balcony and window grille. Several adults sit on red plastic chairs at tables, eating from steel plates and bowls. Women in saris and salwar stand at a row of tables with large steel pots, serving food. A man in a white shirt and light trousers stands at the serving table. A barefoot young boy in a checked shirt holds a plate and a small snack. A yellow wall poster with Tamil text and images hangs on the white wall, and garlands decorate a doorway. No ritual figure or identifiable a person depiction is visible. Dusty ground and tree shade surround the scene.2006-11-01Outdoor annadan meal under a colourful striped canopy with patterned red and maroon cloths draped along the side. Several people stand and sit at metal tables with red plastic chairs, eating from paper plates. Women in sarees, a boy in a white school uniform, and men in white shirts and dhotis are visible, with a man in a maroon shirt and orange dhoti serving food. Trees and open sand fill the background.2006-11-24 +2 copiesFebruary 16 20072007-02-16September 11 20162016-09-11An outdoor food-distribution scene on bare red-brown earth beneath tall palms and leafy trees. A steel serving table holds large stainless steel pots and trays. A young man with curly hair, a bare chest, white dhoti with yellow-gold border and beaded necklaces holds a metal plate and stands near the table. Beside him a woman in a white sari with yellow border holds a steel cup, and other people in white dhotis and white garments, some in saffron, move and gather around the serving area. A woman in a blue top and green leggings stands at left, and a small child is visible near the edge. A woven mat lies on the ground at lower left.2018-05-24A photograph of a shaded outdoor courtyard with a brick-paved floor and green foliage behind. Several people in plain white clothing sit on plastic chairs and a striped mat, including an older man with grey hair and glasses in the lower left, and a woman in a white dress with a gold bangle beside him. Standing attendants in white shirts and kurtas move about on the right. A blue cabinet and a striped awning frame the scene.2007-08-19September 03 20072007-09-03 +1 copiesA satsang gathering under a covered veranda with white pillars and lush green plants behind. A woman in an orange saree stands at right, holding a microphone and speaking to the group. Seated devotees in white kurtas, orange and red sarees, and a girl in an orange top with blue shawl hold plates of food or prasad. Chairs and water bottles are arranged on the concrete floor.2010-01-09Outdoor lunch at an open-air thatched-roof shelter on grass with trees behind. A woman in a white sari with a pink floral border and a red blouse stands at left holding a steel tray of food and a small cup. Men in white dhotis and white shirts sit on the ground and on chairs eating from steel plates, one wearing a rudraksha mala. Several other seated people and a thatched hut are visible in the background.2006-10-07Outdoor meal on a hexagonal paved path between terracotta-coloured buildings and green shrubs. Rows of people sit in pale plastic chairs at the edges, eating from steel thali plates. Most are dressed in white clothes, some with orange or red shawls and lanyards. A man in white bends down to serve or attend to the diners along the path. Barefoot diners sit on the grass, and a covered walkway with long tables lies to the right.2009-12-17December 06 20112011-12-06