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Evening annadhaan food service under a canopy with a string of small triangular bunting. Volunteers in white and light clothing serve rice from large steel pots onto steel plates held by devotees. In the foreground a grey-haired man in a lavender-pink shirt with a rudraksha mala ladles rice into a copper-coloured bowl, while a woman in a white sari with a lanyard serves from a pot. A woman in a maroon sari with jasmine in her hair holds a plate, and a woman in a light blue sari stands nearby. Steam rises over the serving counter and people queue behind. No prominent person matches a person's appearance cues.

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November 10 20112011-11-10November 27 20122012-11-27Night-time annadanam food service under a pink and patterned tent canopy strung with small coloured pennant flags. Several volunteers stand at large steel cooking pots and serving containers on tables and a black-topped counter. A woman in a white sari with a long braid and a man in a white dhoti with an apron-like cloth serve rice from a big pot. A woman in a pink blouse and a man in a checked shirt and jeans handle food, and an elderly man sits to the right near a folding chair. Bright tube lights hang from the frame and pink flowering bushes are visible outside the tent.2012-01-08Evening food distribution under a purple floral canopy strung with small coloured pennants. Volunteers in white shirts and white dhotis carry steel plates of rice and food along a long table. Two children in the foreground, a boy in a light blue shirt and a girl in a beige top, hold plates of food at the table. Women in saree stand at the right, one in a teal saree and another in a blue saree with flowers in her hair. Bright white lights hang overhead. Several people are visible, and no one in the scene is identifiable as a person.2011-11-10A crowded outdoor food distribution line under a striped fabric canopy with red, blue and green panels, with a shaded tree behind. Steel pots and large steel vessels stand on a counter at left, and a woman in a grey top and teal head covering serves from them. Women in saris, including a woman in a pink sari and a woman in a golden-yellow sari with a jasmine garland in her hair, wait in line, and a young girl in a lavender dress stands near a metal railing. Several men in white shirts stand behind them. Annadan food service is the visible activity.2013-01-06Photo 66789962006-01-01 +1 copiesNight-time food distribution at an outdoor annadan-style serving line under bright lights. A man in a white hairnet and white shirt stands behind a large stainless steel pot of cooked food. Devotees crowd the counter: a man in a white shirt holds out a plate, a woman in a maroon sari and gold necklace reaches forward, and a girl in a dark red top stands nearby. Men in white shirts and a man in a red-and-black checked shirt hold steel plates. Tent fabric and a light-coloured building with lights appear behind the crowd.2012-04-06A large outdoor annadan food-distribution tent with orange and red draped fabric and strings of colourful flags overhead. Volunteers in white clothes and light blue hair nets serve rice and yellow spiced food from steel pots into metal plates held by a long line of people. A woman in a white sari with a rudraksha mala serves from a pot in the centre, while a bearded man in a white shirt and blue cap works behind the counter. Steel pots, a water jug and a chair are visible on the tables. Many people queue on the left, some wearing white and others in pink, orange and striped clothing. No identifiable a person is visible.2012-11-27January 08 20122012-01-08Photo 99166832010-01-01 +2 copiesDecember 08 20112011-12-08Photo 99222362010-01-01 +2 copies