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Outdoor crowd gathered near a small stone temple entrance with a pink boundary wall and trees behind, during a community food distribution. A young man in a yellow-and-white checked shirt reaches toward a woman in a pink sari who holds a white plate of food. Around them, many villagers in white and pastel clothes, a woman in an orange-saffron sari, elderly people and children press forward, some holding leaf or paper plates. A man at right wears a saffron-orange shawl. The people wear sacred ash markings on their foreheads. A speaker box sits near the temple doorway.

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Outdoor crowd on grass at a temple festival, many people gathered closely. A woman in a yellow sari with a gold necklace is handing out small white packets or food parcels to the crowd. Around her, men in white shirts and dhotis, a man in a striped shirt with a white forehead mark, young women in pink, cream and red saris, and children with tilak marks receive items. Several people wear white vibhuti or tilak on their foreheads.2006-10-20Outdoor photo of a crowd at a village gathering, many people pressing forward to receive food from paper plates held out by a man in a white shirt in the foreground. Several people have white sacred ash or tilak marks on their foreheads. A smiling older woman in a red blouse and brown patterned sari stands centre-left with a gold necklace, and an elderly woman with white hair and a white tilak is at right, reaching for a plate. Children in striped shirts and white shirts crowd the group, and a man in a yellow checked shirt stands at right. The scene appears to be a distribution of prasadam or food offerings.2006-10-20October 20 20062006-10-20October 20 20062006-10-20A large crowd of devotees gathers in an open dirt courtyard in front of a pink and green temple building with a sign reading Sri Arulmigu Amman Temple. Many men wear white dhotis and shirts, women wear colourful saris in yellow, purple, orange and pink, and children are held or stand nearby. Some men carry plates or cups. A man in a light shirt holds a camera at right. Power lines cross overhead and palm trees appear behind the buildings. No clearly identifiable figure of the a person is visibly present in this crowd scene.2006-10-20Outdoor food distribution on bare dirt ground with sparse grass. In the foreground a child in a white shirt holds the hand of a standing adult in a light blue shirt and grey shorts, both seen from behind; a small child with a red-orange wristband holds a steel bowl of food. To the right a woman in a dark patterned sari leans forward holding a steel plate of food, and a man in a white shirt serves from a pink plastic bag. Other people in white dhotis, white shirts and a checked lungi move through the crowd, some holding white paper plates.2006-10-20Outdoor photo of a dense crowd of devotees gathered around a small ritual tray in Tamil Nadu. In the foreground a man in white dhoti and shirt bends forward holding a brass plate of orange offerings, while a woman in a white sari with a green blouse and a man in white with an orange shawl and rudraksha mala stand beside him. Many people in white clothing and rudraksha malas, along with women in colourful saris and bindis, surround them. A man in white with a mala holds a video camera, and others raise cameras. Behind the crowd, more spectators in saris and shirts fill the frame.2006-10-28November 27 20122012-11-27A dense crowd of devotees gathers outdoors at a stone temple entrance with carved stone pillars and a carved lion head at right. Men in white shirts and dhotis and women in saris in teal, magenta, orange, green and pink stand close together, many with hands folded or raised in prayer. A small child in a pink outfit is held at left, and a bald man in a white shirt with a rudraksha-style mala stands at lower right. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible, so no in-person claim is made. The image is a photograph from a Koadikkan Ratha Yatra procession context.2006-10-24Outdoor food distribution in a village setting during a relief annadaan. An elderly man in a white shirt, white dhoti and light green head-wrap holds a paper plate of yellow rice, while a girl in a cream embroidered salwar kameez and a red thread necklace holds a steel bowl. An older woman in a pink sari with a green blouse hands a bowl to a young boy in a blue plaid shirt. Other children stand near a painted yellow wall with a blue panel. No a person is visible.2012-01-06A crowd of devotees queues outdoors for annadan, a free meal, at what appears to be an ashram or temple grounds with a low orange building and a green corrugated roof behind young palm trees. Many people hold steel plates of rice and curry. In the foreground a woman in a teal salwar kameez and gold bangles carries a plate, beside a woman in a blue sari and a woman in a yellow sari with gold jewellery. An older woman in a teal and white outfit walks forward carrying food, and a man in a white shirt holds a plate. A young boy in a grey shirt stands near metal barrier railings. Behind them a woman in a pink sari and an older woman in an orange-brown sari also carry plates. Many more people in saris, shirts and dhotis fill the background.2012-11-27Outdoor annadan meal service beside a white boundary wall under green trees. Many devotees, mostly in white shirts and white dhotis or saris, stand in a dense crowd holding stainless steel plates of rice and flatbread. Some wear orange saffron robes and one woman in a purple sari stands at the front with a steel tray. A large steel vessel sits in the foreground, and a plastic water drum stands at left.2006-10-01