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Night-time annadhan food distribution at an outdoor camp. A grey-haired elderly woman in a pink sari holds a small paper plate of yellow rice while standing beside a large steel pot of vegetable rice. A woman in a red-orange sari with a green hair net and mala beads serves from the pot with a ladle, and another server in a blue top with a hair net serves at the lower right. Behind them a crowd of women in blue, green and patterned salwar kameez, plus children in red, mill about under string lights. No one is identified as a person.

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January 04 20122012-01-04November 27 20122012-11-27A photograph of volunteers serving food at an annadan line in an indoor hall at night. A woman in a white sari with a gold border stands at left, ladling yellow rice from a large stainless steel vessel onto a steel plate held by an older woman in a maroon and lavender sari beside her. Behind them, other women in pink and teal saris hold steel plates and wait. A man in a light blue sweater reaches forward to receive a plate on the right. Strings of small lights glow in the background. Four visible people are prominent, and additional people stand partially visible in the back.2011-10-14November 27 20122012-11-27January 06 20122012-01-06Annadhan during Allahabad Kumbhamela 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesA 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 20122012-11-27A 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.2012-11-27January 24 20092009-01-24November 27 20122012-11-27Night-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.2012-04-06