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Photograph of a communal meal under a open-sided tent with green fabric screens behind. Many seated women and children, some in red, orange, blue and pink saris, sit on a concrete floor eating from metal plates while others serve food. A woman in a red-orange sari stands at right carrying plates, and men in white shirts and dhotis move among the seated diners. Blue and white canopies and bunting show at the top.

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Annadhan in 20122012-01-01Outdoor communal meal under a open-sided tent with green fabric screens and strings of bunting. Many people sit on a concrete floor eating from metal plates and steel bowls, while others sit on white plastic chairs at the back. A woman in a red sari and a woman in a blue sari sit near the front, a child in a yellow top sits on the left, and a woman in orange and pink holds a plate at right. Several men in white shirts and dhotis eat nearby, and a woman in a white sari walks through carrying food. Bamboo poles hold up the tent structure.2012-04-06April 06 20122012-04-06People sit cross-legged on a bare concrete floor under a open-sided tent with green cloth walls and bamboo poles, eating a communal meal from steel plates and bowls. Women in red, pink, orange and green saris and a man in a white shirt share the seated group; a woman in an orange sari and a man in a white shirt hold steel plates, and a woman in pink carries a steel plate near the front. Several children in striped shirts and school uniforms sit among them. A standing woman in an orange garment with a shoulder bag at left serves food. Colourful paper decorations hang at the top of the tent. The scene shows an annadan food distribution.2012-11-27November 27 20122012-11-27November 27 20122012-11-27Annadhan in 20122012-01-01 +1 copiesOutdoor scene at a crowded paved courtyard during an annadan food distribution. Several women and children sit on the ground eating rice from metal plates. A woman in a red sari sits at right, another in a lavender sari sits beside her, and an older woman in a pale blue patterned sari bends low over her plate. A girl in a pink dress sits near a small boy in a red shirt, while a boy in a teal striped shirt sits on a black plastic chair at left. Men in white dhotis and shirts walk through the background, one carrying a plate of food. The ground is patterned with hexagonal paving stones.2012-11-27November 27 20122012-11-27A paved courtyard where a seated group of women and children eat a communal meal from metal plates. In the foreground a woman in a pink blouse and orange-peach sari serves food, while a woman in a red blouse and white patterned sari sits centrally feeding a small child. Others in yellow, pink, blue and green saris sit on the ground around them, with a white car and potted plants behind.2012-11-27A large outdoor tented meal, an annadan-style communal feast, with many people seated on red mats under a yellow and red draped canopy decorated with marigold garlands. A woman in a cream sari with a green border stands centre-left holding a steel plate, and seated men wear white dhotis and shirts. Other diners in green, orange and teal saris eat from steel plates while volunteers in white move between rows. A devotee in white sits centre-front with a rudraksha-style mala, holding a plate. No candidate for a person is clearly identifiable by appearance in this view.2006-12-30Devotees sit on a concrete floor under a covered orange-walled veranda, eating a meal from steel plates during an annadhan food distribution. In the foreground a woman in a pink sari with gold border and red bangles scoops rice from a steel bowl, with a blue-and-white bag beside her. Beside her a woman in an orange sari sits with two young children, one wearing a light jacket and one holding a red bag. Behind them rows of men and women sit or stand along the veranda, a woman in a pale green sari stands at right holding papers, and slippers are lined along the wall. The scene shows a communal meal line.2012-11-27