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A photograph of a communal meal under a open-sided shelter with a concrete floor and green mesh covering. In the foreground two large stainless steel pots sit on a metal table: the left holds a cooked vegetable dish with a ladle, the right holds white cooked rice. Around them, roughly a dozen people sit on the floor eating from metal plates, including a woman in a red sari, women in colourful saris, a man in a white shirt with his back to the camera, and several men in white and checked shirts. A child sits at the far left. Wooden poles support the shelter and water bottles are scattered on the floor.

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Annadhan in 20122012-01-01Outdoor communal meal under a open-sided tent with green fabric screens and strings of bunting. Many people sit on a concrete floor eating from metal plates and steel bowls, while others sit on white plastic chairs at the back. A woman in a red sari and a woman in a blue sari sit near the front, a child in a yellow top sits on the left, and a woman in orange and pink holds a plate at right. Several men in white shirts and dhotis eat nearby, and a woman in a white sari walks through carrying food. Bamboo poles hold up the tent structure.2012-04-06People sit cross-legged on a bare concrete floor under a open-sided tent with green cloth walls and bamboo poles, eating a communal meal from steel plates and bowls. Women in red, pink, orange and green saris and a man in a white shirt share the seated group; a woman in an orange sari and a man in a white shirt hold steel plates, and a woman in pink carries a steel plate near the front. Several children in striped shirts and school uniforms sit among them. A standing woman in an orange garment with a shoulder bag at left serves food. Colourful paper decorations hang at the top of the tent. The scene shows an annadan food distribution.2012-11-27Outdoor cooking area for cyclone relief food distribution on bare dirt ground. Large steel cooking pots sit on metal stands over open fire, with steam rising from one. Several large steel basins in the foreground hold cooked rice, one with yellow rice and others with white rice and herbs. Men in orange lungis and white head coverings tend the pots, one stirring with a long ladle, while others in shirts and checked lungis stand nearby. Dry firewood is piled behind, and scattered litter lies on the ground. A steel basin in the foreground bears red painted letters N S.2012-01-07Annadhan during Allahabad Kumbhamela 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesApril 06 20122012-04-06Annadhan in 20122012-01-01 +1 copiesNovember 27 20122012-11-27June 24 20122012-06-24 +2 copiesOctober 15 20122012-10-15 +1 copiesA food service scene at an outdoor serving area. Several volunteers stand behind steel vessels filled with cooked rice and serve portions onto steel plates held by people at the lower left and bottom. A man in a white shirt with an ID badge and a woman in a plain white sari with a rudraksha-style beaded necklace serve from pots. A woman in a white-and-green sari with a white tilak on her forehead and an ID badge serves from a second pot on the right. A man in a yellow shirt stands at left, and figures in white clothing are visible in the background. A purple cloth hangs at the right edge.2008-03-06Outdoor food distribution under a bright sky with trees behind. In the foreground a woman in a white top stands at a long steel counter holding a steel plate of yellow food. A man in a pale yellow shirt with a gold bracelet scoops white rice from a large steel vessel, while another man in white clothes reaches toward a steel pot. Further back, a small boy in a red shirt and several men in white shirts and dhotis stand among a crowd. Steel pots hold rice and a red-orange sauce, and food scraps are scattered on the counter. No one in the scene is identifiable as a person.2008-03-06