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Outdoor annadan meal at a pink-walled temple courtyard under a striped red, green and blue canopy. Several people sit cross-legged on striped mats eating from paper plates, including a boy in an orange shirt and jeans, men in checked and purple shirts, and a man in white kneeling at the right. Others stand in a line at left, some bare-chested in checked cloths, women in saris and salwars. Beyond them a deity murti in pink garments with garlands sits on a raised pink throne beside a trident and a white umbrella. No identifiable a person is visible.

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August 18 20192019-08-18August 18 20192019-08-18August 18 20192019-08-18August 18 20192019-08-18Outdoor annadan food distribution beneath a striped cloth canopy in front of a red-walled shrine. On the left, a pink statue with a pink turban and a garland of white flowers and green leaves sits on a red pedestal beside a golden trident and a brass kalasha-like finial. Volunteers in red and white saris with sacred ash marks serve food from steel pots and bowls onto leaf plates. A boy in an orange shirt and jeans holds a stack of plates, and a woman in a pink floral sari stands at the right. Several other people are visible in the background, including a man in a white shirt.2019-08-18Outdoor annadhan food distribution at a pink-walled shrine courtyard under a red, green and blue striped canopy. A woman in a pink sari and a girl in an orange top and white skirt serve food from steel bowls on a table, while a shirtless man in a checked lungi carries a plate. A man in a white dhoti with an orange shawl bows before a raised seated figure in a pink turban, pink robe and a white-and-red flower garland, with a gold trident and a white ceremonial umbrella beside him. Striped mats lie on the concrete floor and a framed picture hangs on the wall. Roughly ten people are visible.2019-08-18August 18 20192019-08-18A line of villagers stands under a striped cloth canopy in a open-sided hall as part of a food distribution. Foreground: an elderly woman in a light green saree with white blouse, a woman in a pink salwar with a long braid, a shirtless man with a white cloth over his shoulder, children in red shorts and a yellow top. Further back, a man in a checked shirt and lungi serves from a red-draped table, and a woman in a dark blue saree carries a steel plate. A striped mat runs along the floor on the right, and a seated elderly man in a white vest sits at its edge. At the far end, a pink-clad deity murti and a small shrine with golden trident (trishul) ornaments are visible, with a white umbrella above. This appears to be a meal line for annadan.2019-08-18August 18 20192019-08-18August 18 20192019-08-18Photo of an annadhan food service at a temple-like shrine under a striped canopy. Women in white and maroon saris with white sacred ash marks on their foreheads serve food from steel vessels onto leaf plates on a draped table. A young boy in a checked shirt stands in the foreground holding a stack of leaf plates, and a man in a striped shirt and white dhoti stands at right receiving food, while a child in an orange top reaches forward. Behind them, a golden trident and a deity murti adorned with garlands and a small umbrella sit on a red platform beside a large steel pot of food.2019-08-18Outdoor annadan food distribution at a red-walled shrine area. A pink-robed statue with a pink headwrap and a garland of white and red flowers sits at left beside silver bowls of rice and food. A woman in a white sari with a gold border and a man in a rust-orange cloth stand at the serving table, spooning rice and yellow food from steel bowls onto stacked leaf plates. A young boy in an orange shirt and jeans holds a stack of plates, while children in green, red and striped clothes reach forward to receive food. A colourful striped canopy and a decorative umbrella overhead. Several people wear white forehead markings.2019-08-18