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A festive marquee with a patterned red and gold canopy and striped bunting over white draped walls hosts a free meal. Rows of seated people, mostly men and boys, sit at blue-topped tables with red plastic chairs. Two men in white kurtas serve food; the nearer one wears an orange shawl and ladles from a steel pot, while flatbreads sit on the tables. Viewers see the backs of several diners in the foreground. This is an annadaan meal in a tent setting.

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A photograph of a large open tent with a patterned, multicoloured canopy and striped bunting, set up for a communal meal. Rows of folding tables and red plastic chairs are filled with seated people eating from banana-leaf or plate-like plates. Several men in white kurtas and white dhotis, some with orange sashes, carry food and serve along the tables. On the right, a framed portrait hangs beside green and red garland-draped fabric. Many people are visible, including children in the foreground and at the tables. A man in white in the lower right holds a steel vessel. The scene looks like an annadan or prasadam serving at a medical camp setting.2007-09-30 +1 copiesA large festive tent with striped and draped fabric in red, green, purple and white, under a patterned canopy, serves as an annadan meal hall. Many seated people, mostly men and children and some women, sit at blue-covered tables on red plastic chairs eating from leaf plates. Several men in white shirts and white dhotis serve food in the background, one wearing an orange shawl. A large steel vessel stands at right and a framed devotional picture hangs near the serving area.2007-10-14A large open-sided tent with a patterned red and orange canopy and striped bunting, set up for a free meal distribution. Rows of blue-covered tables and red plastic chairs are filled with seated diners eating from metal plates. Several people in white clothing, some with orange shawls, serve food and walk between the tables. A woman in a pink sari sits at the front table. Children and onlookers stand at the left edge under the tent. No identifiable a person figure is visible.2007-10-14A photo of a communal meal served under a large patterned tent with red, green and orange medallion fabric and purple-and-white draped side curtains. Rows of blue-topped tables and red plastic chairs seat many children and adults eating from leaf plates. Several men in white shirts and dhotis serve food from steel pots, including a man in a white shirt and white scarf holding a steel pot, and a man in a white shirt carrying a pot at right. A woman in an orange sari stands among the diners. A man in a light jacket stands at the left edge. The scene appears to be a food distribution at a community gathering.2007-09-02People seated at long blue tables under a large decorated tent eat a meal from round metal plates during an annadaan-style food service. The tent ceiling is covered with red, orange and gold circular patterns, and its sides are draped with striped fabric in red, green, white and yellow. Several men in white shirts and white dhotis stand between the tables serving food, one wearing an orange shawl. Seated diners include elderly men in white and a woman in a pink and purple sari. Red plastic chairs line the tables.2007-10-14July 15 20072007-07-15 +1 copiesA large tent decorated with striped and draped fabric in red, green, yellow, purple and white hangs over long blue-topped tables set with red plastic chairs. Diners sit eating from metal plates while a man in a white shirt, dark trousers and a shirt pocket pen on the left carries a steel pot to serve food. Several volunteers in white clothes with orange shawls move among the tables, and a man at the far right wears a striped cloth and white shirt. People appear to be sharing a meal in a serving tent.2007-10-28September 03 20072007-09-03 +1 copiesA large tented dining hall with a patterned red and orange canopy and blue-and-white draped side panels. Rows of long blue-topped tables are filled with seated people eating from plates, most on red plastic chairs. In the centre, men in white shirts and white dhotis serve food from steel containers, and a man in a white kurta and white cloth around his neck walks between tables. Many diners wear colourful saris and checked shirts. Bamboo poles support the tent, and a standing man in a dark jacket stands at the back.2007-09-02October 14 20072007-10-14September 02 20072007-09-02August 26 20072007-08-26 +2 copies