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A food serving line under a red cloth canopy trimmed with green, yellow and blue pennants and gold tinsel. A woman in a yellow blouse and orange-red sari with a blue hairnet ladles rice from a steel vessel. Beside her, a woman in a white sari with a teal border, a dark beaded necklace and a name badge wears a blue hairnet and clear gloves while serving rice from a large steel pot. A boy in a brown sweater and jeans holds out a plate, and a man in a white shirt on the left carries a steel plate of food. The steel vessels bear printed labels with a picture of a figure. Lively annadan food distribution at an event.

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November 27 20122012-11-27A photograph of a food-serving station under a red tent with a bunting border of green, red, blue, yellow and white flags. A woman in a light blue hairnet, white sari with a turquoise border and a black beaded necklace uses clear gloves to serve rice from a large steel pot onto a plate held by a man in a pink shirt and checked lungi. A second woman in a yellow blouse and red sari stands behind the table, and a man in a white shirt with a hairnet stands at the back right. A small name badge is pinned to the serving woman's sari. The rice is served as annadan, a community meal.2012-11-27November 27 20122012-11-27A food distribution line at an outdoor annadan serving tent during a festival. Several women in white saris with gold borders and pale blue head-caps and plastic gloves scoop food from steel pans onto steel plates. Rudraksha malas hang around the neck of the woman at left, and a black bead mala is visible on another. A man in a checked shirt and shoulder cloth holds out a plate at right, and a child stands beside him. A striped festive bunting runs along the tent top. No a person candidate is clearly visible in this frame.2012-11-27A food-serving line under a tent decorated with red, orange, and multicolored bunting in a festival kitchen. Volunteers in blue and white hair nets and plastic gloves serve rice from large stainless steel pots onto metal plates. A woman in a pink sari with a red bindi stands at the right holding a steel plate, and a woman in a white outfit with a rudraksha-style mala scoops food. A man in a white dhoti and shirt and a bald man in orange cloth stand behind the counter, while people in white clothes line up on the left.2012-11-27November 27 20122012-11-27November 27 20122012-11-27November 27 20122012-11-27November 27 20122012-11-27November 27 20122012-11-27A food service line under a white tent edged with colourful triangular bunting. A young man in a grey short-sleeved shirt and studded belt holds out a steel plate while a server in a blue hairnet and gloves ladles food from a steel pot. Behind the counter, a woman in a yellow and red sari with a lanyard holds a flatbread, and another woman in a white head covering and gloves serves from a pot. On the right, a man in a white dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala and a white head cap stands beside steel pots of rice and dal, with a stack of paper cups. Several other people in white ritual clothing stand in the background. The setting suggests annadan, a community meal service.2012-10-13November 27 20122012-11-27