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A crowded medicine distribution queue at an outdoor festival tent with pink draping. A man in a saffron-orange shirt and brown trousers stands at the right, holding a paper prescription while a white-clad elderly man with a shawl and gold-banded cloth reads it. Older men in white shirts and dhotis and a woman in a yellow sari crowd the counter. Cardboard medicine boxes, blister packs and strips are laid out on a red-patterned tablecloth, with a volunteer in white handing items across. Other devotees and volunteers stand in the background.

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December 30 20082008-12-30A crowded outdoor tented event with pink and white draping overhead. A long table covered in a dark patterned cloth holds stacks of small cardboard boxes and loose paper slips. Several men and women in white shirts and dhotis or saris, some with orange or pink shawls, lean over the table handing out and collecting papers and packets. Others in colourful shirts and orange garments stand in a dense line around the table, and rows of white plastic chairs fill the background under the tent.2008-12-30December 30 20082008-12-30December 30 20082008-12-30A photograph of a crowded medicine distribution tent with pink draped walls. In the foreground, a woman in white sits at a long table covered with a dark patterned cloth, sorting and handing out boxes of medicine. Several older men in white shirts and white dhotis or lungis stand at the table holding small paper slips and packets. A man in an orange shirt and grey trousers stands with his back to the camera, and a man in a light blue striped shirt stands at right. Many boxes of tablets and loose papers cover the table, and more devotees in white and colourful saris crowd the background.2008-12-30December 30 20082008-12-30December 30 20082008-12-30A photograph of a crowded open-sided marquee with pink and red draped fabric overhead and along the sides. Many people stand and queue at covered tables stacked with medicine boxes and packets, where a seated attendant in white hands out items. Men in white dhotis and shirts, women in sarees including a woman in a purple sari, and others in checked and striped shirts move around the tables. Plastic chairs line the right side and a painted banner hangs in the background.2008-12-30December 30 20082008-12-30December 30 20082008-12-30Crowded indoor event with a warm reddish stage light. At a draped table covered with a paisley cloth, a man in a white coat and a young man in a striped light-blue shirt with a lanyard hand out small packets and papers to devotees. A woman in a red patterned sari and gold necklace reads a sheet, another woman in a yellow sari with a red blouse looks down at papers, and an older woman in a red sari holds a white paper. A man in an orange shirt with a lanyard leans in front of the table. Boxes and packets sit on the cloth, and a blue-sleeved woman stands at the left edge. Other people move through the background, some in white and pastel clothes.2008-12-30A crowded tented hall at a festival event, with pink draped fabric on the left and a patterned red-and-white canopy overhead. Many people fill the space: a woman in a blue sari stands at a table holding papers, men in white shirts and dhotis and in checked shirts gather around, and a man in an orange shirt and dark trousers leans over the table. Seated volunteers in white shirts sit behind a long table covered with a patterned cloth, stacked with boxes, packets and paper slips, while scattered papers litter the floor. Plastic chairs line the right side, and a framed portrait hangs on the back wall above the crowd. No person is identifiable as a person from the visible cues.2008-12-30