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A night-time annadan food line at an open-sided shed with a corrugated metal roof. A server in a gold-bordered sari stands behind a stainless steel serving counter ladling rice into plates from steel trays. Men and youths crowd the line holding out plates, including a man in a blue shirt, a man in a white shirt, and a young man in a yellow t-shirt with a water bottle. A boy in a green t-shirt and blue head cloth stands at the front. Bright lights illuminate the scene.

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May 10 20172017-05-10April 06 20122012-04-06May 10 20172017-05-10Photo of a food distribution line at an outdoor annadan tent under a white canvas canopy with orange and multicoloured bunting. On the left, an older man in white shirt, blue head cover and clear plastic gloves serves rice from a large steel pot onto steel plates. Men and a few women in everyday clothes queue along a metal railing; a man in front wears a white shirt and blue shawl, another in a white shirt holds a steel plate, and an elderly man in white stands at right holding a water bottle. Palm trees are visible beyond the tent.2012-11-27A food service line under a tarpaulin canopy at night, lit by fluorescent tubes. Men in white shirts and a woman in a green top serve food from steel pots onto metal plates and leaf plates held in their hands. An older man with white hair and a white moustache, wearing a cream shirt and a beaded necklace, stands at the serving counter. Several people in white shirts and a cook in a white cap are visible among the crowd in the background. The scene shows an annadan style community meal being distributed.2012-04-06November 27 20122012-11-27Photo of a communal meal service under a thatched shed open at the sides, with palm trees behind. Volunteers in white dhotis and white shirts stand behind a long steel serving counter, ladling curry from large steel vessels into bowls and placing flatbreads on plates. A woman in a yellow-orange saree and bangles holds a plate and receives food, while a man in a khaki shirt in the foreground reaches for a plate. Large aluminium cooking pots and gas cylinders sit on the left. Several other people in white stand and wait in line. The scene depicts annadan, a food distribution, rather than a ritual.2010-02-18Night-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.2012-04-06May 10 20172017-05-10Night photograph of an outdoor annadanam meal line at a temple-style compound with a bright floodlight and orange-walled building behind. Crowds of devotees move between rows of steel plates and serving tables on the left, where volunteers in white shirts ladle food from stainless steel containers. Women wear colourful saris, including red, yellow and orange, and men wear white shirts and dhotis. A bamboo barricade channels the queue through the centre, and a coloured canopy of red, green, purple and blue cloth shades the top of the frame. An elderly person in a yellow top sits at a table in the lower right foreground.2012-01-08Night-time community meal service under a canopy strung with colourful bunting and tent poles. An older man in a white shirt holds a steel plate of yellow rice while serving, and beside him a man in a pale yellow shirt and another in a light shirt scoop food from large steel vessels. Several other people in white and light clothing stand in the background at a long serving line under electric lights, with the food spread across the tables.2012-04-06A large outdoor annadan meal line under an orange and multicolour striped tent canopy, with serving staff in pale blue hairnets and white saris serving food from steel pans into plates held by devotees. Men in white shirts and dhotis and others in checked shirts queue behind metal railings. Behind the tent, a crowd of many people fills the open grounds beside palm trees and a red-roofed building. A framed portrait hangs on the white side wall of the tent. A woman in the foreground wears a maroon blouse, a black beaded necklace and bangles.2012-11-27