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A photograph of a busy outdoor food service at night beside a tree trunk wrapped in rope. In the foreground, a man in an orange polo shirt holds a plate of fried snacks, while a man in a white shirt and white dhoti-style cloth with a checked towel over his shoulder stands beside him. Behind them, men in white shirts and white dhotis are frying and serving food from large dark pots over a cooking setup, with a man on the right in a white shirt and a dark rudraksha-style mala reaching in. Plates of golden fried items are visible, and the setting appears to be an open-air annadan style meal service. A partially visible man in a white shirt stands at the back. Six to twenty people are visible.

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A night-time food serving line at an outdoor annadan setting. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti holds a steel plate of food near a rope-bound tree trunk on the left. Beside him a woman in a green blouse and gold-bordered sari holds a plate, while a man in a white shirt and cream dhoti serves rice and curry from a large vessel. Stacks of steel plates sit in the foreground. Several others in light clothing stand in the line. Visible people number about six, and no a person candidate is clearly identifiable.2011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20Night-time community meal service under a canopy strung with colourful bunting and tent poles. An older man in a white shirt holds a steel plate of yellow rice while serving, and beside him a man in a pale yellow shirt and another in a light shirt scoop food from large steel vessels. Several other people in white and light clothing stand in the background at a long serving line under electric lights, with the food spread across the tables.2012-04-06December 08 20112011-12-08A photograph of a thatched-roof open hall where people queue for a meal. A young man in a light blue t-shirt on the left serves food from a steel bowl onto a steel plate held by an older man in a green striped shirt and white dhoti, with sacred ash marks on his forehead. Behind him, men in white shirts and white dhotis and a man in an orange shirt and light blue trousers wait in line, some with forehead markings. Steel pots and a stainless steel serving counter are visible, along with wooden pillars supporting the thatch. No a person candidate is visible in the scene.2011-03-19Annadhan in 20102010-01-01 +2 copiesA food service line under a tarpaulin canopy at night, lit by fluorescent tubes. Men in white shirts and a woman in a green top serve food from steel pots onto metal plates and leaf plates held in their hands. An older man with white hair and a white moustache, wearing a cream shirt and a beaded necklace, stands at the serving counter. Several people in white shirts and a cook in a white cap are visible among the crowd in the background. The scene shows an annadan style community meal being distributed.2012-04-06Annadhan in 20112011-01-01 +2 copiesAnnadhan in 20112011-01-01 +1 copiesAnnadhan in 20112011-01-01 +1 copiesA photograph of a crowd of men and some women in white clothing reaching toward a large metal cooking pot with a dark interior, passing food onto paper plates. A man at the front left wears a white shirt with an orange-red sash, and a man at the right wears a white shirt and a rudraksha mala. Others stretch their hands forward; a thatched roof overhead and a partly visible banner in the upper left suggest a temporary serving shed. The scene looks like annadan, food distribution to devotees.2010-01-08January 07 20122012-01-07 +1 copies