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Photograph of an annadhan food-distribution event under a green tarpaulin canopy with red and gold draped fabric backdrop and cream valances. A man in a white kurta with a red bindi and embroidered collar holds a leaf plate and eats. Beside him a woman in an orange and white sari with jasmine in her braid holds a plate, while people in white dhotis and white saris queue and gather around the serving area. Several people in the background wear white and magenta clothing. No a person is visibly present.

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July 10 20062006-07-10A crowded outdoor pandal under a thatched roof, decorated with a strip of multicoloured triangular bunting in yellow, green, red, purple and blue, with trees behind. Devotees in white dhotis and mundus, saris in pink, purple and maroon, and checked cloth stand close together, many holding paper or leaf plates of food. A man in a white shirt in the foreground turns away from the camera, and a woman in a white sari and gold border stands in the centre. No one visible is clearly identifiable as a person, and no such figure appears in this crowd.2008-04-19Annadhan in 20062006-01-01Photo 82856742006-01-01 +2 copiesA photograph under a festive canopy with red, gold and orange draped fabric and a rainbow-coloured scalloped ceiling, with palm trees visible outside. In the foreground a bald man in a white kurta with a dark rudraksha-style mala and pendant stands facing the camera. Behind him, men in white shirts and dhotis, plus a woman in a green and yellow sari, are gathered around a serving counter. A young man in a white shirt serves food from a steel container into a leaf or plate, while a man in a striped shirt holds a plate of food. Steel buckets and pots sit on the wooden table.2007-01-01Photo 82919852006-01-01 +1 copiesA large outdoor annadan meal under a canopy of red, yellow and blue draped tents with yellow fringe. Many devotees, mostly women in white and cream saris with gold borders, queue at long steel serving tables holding plates of food. A woman in the foreground on the left wears a black and white patterned top and holds a plate and a paper cup. A woman in the front centre wears a white sari with a vertical tilak mark on her forehead and a gold nose stud. Servers in white shirts and head caps stand behind the serving counters on the right, ladling food. Plates of red-tinged food and steel bowls sit on the tables. Roughly several dozen people are visible.2016-01-31A dense crowd of devotees gathered under a long red and white patterned canopy strung with colourful bunting and tied to bamboo poles. Most men wear white shirts and white dhotis, and several carry small brass or steel plates with offerings. A woman in the foreground wears a dark red blouse and a white garland in her hair, and another woman in a pink sari stands at left. The people stand shoulder to shoulder in a queue moving through the tent, with an open field and trees visible beyond the canopy.2009-07-26A long open-sided tent with a red and orange patterned canopy and striped side valances shelters a serving line for a communal meal. Devotees in white clothes stand shoulder to shoulder along metal serving vessels and leaf plates, with men in white shirts and women in white saris bordered in gold. A woman in the foreground wears a dark rudraksha-style mala and gold bangles, holding a plate. Several people hold clay or brass plates of food, and other devotees and onlookers stand beyond the line under the tent.2009-07-26Outdoor annadan meal under a white tent decorated with green, pink and multicolour fringed bunting. Several men stand holding round stainless steel plates of rice and lentil food; the man on the left wears a white dhoti and shirt and eats from his plate, a second man in white dhoti and shirt holds two plates, and a man in a pink shirt and maroon trousers holds a plate with a lump of rice. Other people in checked shirts and a woman in an orange-brown sari with a flower in her hair stand behind them. No a person is visible; the page reference is to a Karthikai Deepam festival food distribution.2012-11-27Outdoor food service under a pitched canopy with red and white draping and gold-trimmed red valances. Many people in white clothing, including men in white shirts and dhotis and women in white and cream saris, stand and move among steel cooking pots, wooden platters and serving tables on grass. A figure in a saffron-orange shawl stands near the left center, and a woman in a green sari sits at the lower left eating from a plate. Scattered red plastic chairs and stacked food trays appear around the tent.2006-11-25A 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.2009-08-01