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A large open-sided tent with red and orange-gold fringed canopy draped above long tables where many people queue to receive food on leaf plates during a communal meal. A man in white shirt and white dhoti, with a white cap, stands at the right serving from a steel pot onto the plates held by devotees. Several people in front wear white and checked shirts, and a woman in a white sari with a lanyard stands at left holding a leaf plate. Marigold petals litter the tables, and a white tarpaulin covers the ground. The scene suggests an annadan or prasadam meal line.

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January 01 20092009-01-01A long line of people queues under a large open tent canopy with striped orange, green and red fabric hanging overhead. Men and women hold out leaf plates and bowls while volunteers serve food from steel pots onto them at a long wooden table covered with scattered food scraps. A man in a yellow shirt and dark trousers stands at the serving station, and a man in white shirt and white cap stands to the right. Wooden poles support the canopy and a green table stands in the foreground. The scene is an outdoor communal meal distribution.2009-01-01A long queue of people waits under a red and green tent canopy with orange and green scalloped valances, serving food from steel vessels at folding tables covered with orange flower petals. Volunteers in white dhotis and a yellow shirt with an orange cloth serve food from a steel pot, while devotees in shirts and saris hold out leaf plates and bowls.2009-01-01Outdoor food-distribution area under a canopy of red and orange umbrellas with fringed edges, with a large crowd behind. In the foreground, men in white shirts and trousers stand at a long green table and serve from metal containers, one holding a plate of food. A man in a red patterned shirt holds a plate, and a man in a white T-shirt with a logo stands at the right. Women in saris and a crowd of devotees fill the background. Fallen marigold petals litter the table. This looks like an annadan style meal service at a large gathering.2009-01-01November 27 20122012-11-27January 01 20092009-01-01A photograph of an outdoor annadan meal service under a large canopy of red patterned cloth edged with strips of colourful fabric in green, blue, purple and red. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts serve food from large steel pots at a metal table, one wearing a white hairnet and another with an orange-and-white cloth at his neck. Devotees in white and checked shirts stand holding metal plates and cups, and a seated young man in a plaid shirt eats from a steel plate. Trees and a low orange building are visible beyond the canopy. No one in the scene is identifiable as a person.2012-01-08A photograph of a crowded food distribution line under a canopy of poles with orange, purple and red cloth. Women in white, yellow-green and turquoise saris and men and boys in white shirts queue behind wooden railings while volunteers in white serve from steel vessels on a long counter at left. A woman in a white sari holds a steel plate and another carries a stack of plates. The setting appears to be an open-air hall with a sandy ground and low buildings in the background. Festival meal service is visible, though no a person appears in the frame.2009-01-01A photograph of a food distribution line under a open-sided tent with bamboo poles and colourful fabric canopy edging. Volunteers in white shirts and trousers serve food from steel vessels onto leaf and steel plates along a green-covered serving counter. A long line of people stands behind wooden rails, including women in saris of teal, beige and pink, a girl in a turquoise dress, boys in white and a young man in a blue jacket. A man in an orange shawl stands at the left edge. Dirt ground and a crowd stretch into the background.2009-01-01A large crowd of devotees gathers under a striped and patterned canopy tent during an annadan style meal distribution. Many people hold round paper or metal plates of food. Men wear white shirts and dhotis, women wear pink, orange and white saris, and some women have flowers in their hair. Banners and tent poles frame the scene, with a few printed banners visible in the background. No individual can be clearly identified as a person in this crowd.2009-08-01January 31 20162016-01-31February 15 20092009-02-15