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A dense outdoor communal meal under a striped red-and-white canopy with bamboo poles and a blue-edged awning. Many devotees crowd the space, many women in sarees of pink, turquoise, orange, green and red, and men in white shirts and white dhotis. Several people in white hold steel plates of food, and one woman in a pink saree serves from a bowl. Blue plastic chairs and steel vessels sit on the ground near a cooking pot at left. This appears to be an annadan style food distribution with many visible people, though no a person candidate is clearly identifiable.

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November 27 20122012-11-27January 31 20162016-01-31A crowded outdoor communal meal under a corrugated metal shelter with blue poles, shaded by large trees and strung with colourful bunting. Many people in white clothes crowd the open ground; several women wear white saris with coloured borders and long braids, and men wear white shirts and dhotis. In the centre, a volunteer in white stands at a table covered with a red-and-white checked cloth, serving food onto plates. A young boy in a pale yellow shirt stands in the foreground holding a plate. Men and women wait in line and move between tables under the open shelter.2009-01-18A crowded outdoor gathering under a woven palm-mat canopy strung with rows of bunting in red, yellow, green, purple and blue. Many people, mostly women in saris and salwar kameez, stand close together holding small plates and food packets. A woman in a navy blue top and red-checked sari stands at left; a woman in a yellow sari holds a plate at centre; a woman in a pink sari with a flower-decorated braid stands at right; men in white shirts and grey checked shirts stand among them. Trees and a dense green background are visible beyond the canopy. No a person is clearly identifiable in this view.2008-04-19A large crowd of devotees is gathered under a green tarpaulin canopy decorated with colourful triangular bunting, lined with a red-and-white striped border. Many people in white clothes, saris and salwars stand and sit on blue plastic chairs on a red carpet, several holding round metal or banana-leaf plates of food. Men in white shirts and dhotis, and women in white and coloured saris, move through the rows. Hanging lights and a floodlight on a pole are visible. No single figure is clearly identifiable as a person.2009-07-25A large crowded dining hall at an ashram serves annadan meal. Many devotees, mostly women in white and cream saris and some in red or maroon, hold out round paper plates to be filled at a long glass serving counter. Men in white kurtas and pale shirts stand among them, some wearing white hairnets as food servers. Stacks of white disposable plates sit on the counter, and yellow and blue banners hang from the tented ceiling. Several people are in the frame, with more visible in the background.2014-08-24 +1 copiesNovember 27 20122012-11-27A large outdoor crowd of men and women queues beneath shade trees and a covered walkway, many holding round metal plates with food. Men wear white shirts and trousers, one in a teal shirt, and a woman in a pink-and-teal sari stands at the lower left. Some attendees wear lanyard badges. Trees and a multi-storey white building form the backdrop, with a painted yellow wall at the left edge.2009-01-18July 25 20092009-07-25A photograph of an outdoor annadan meal line under a canopy of bamboo poles and striped yellow-green and orange umbrellas. Young men in orange or saffron scarves and white shirts serve food from a green-topped table, stacking leaf plates and ladling from steel pots. Devotees in white shirts and dhotis, women in sarees, and children queue along wooden railings, several holding plates. The ground is bare earth and buildings stand in the background.2009-01-01A large crowd of devotees queues under a dark canopy at an outdoor food serving area, collecting meals from a long green-topped counter. Many women wear saris and salwar kameez in mixed colours, some with lanyards and ID badges; men in white shirts and dhotis stand among them. Several hold steel plates or plastic trays of food, and a stainless-steel vessel sits on the counter. Palm trees and a white building are visible beyond the tent. The scene looks like an annadan or community meal line; the crowd is too dense to count precisely.2009-11-28A large outdoor meal gathering under a red and white striped canopy with draped red-and-gold fabric walls. Many devotees mill about holding paper plates of food; women wear white and cream saris and salwar kameez, and men wear white shirts and dhotis. A woman in a green blouse and cream sari with red border stands near the center holding a plate, while a woman in the foreground wears a beaded mala and white sari with a plate. Several people wear name badges. A building and trees are visible in the background.2009-08-21