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A large outdoor tent with a red and green patterned canopy and bunting shelters a dense crowd of men serving a communal meal. In the foreground a man with grey hair, wearing white clothes, a rudraksha-style beaded necklace and a gold bangle, bends over a large steel tub while others in white shirts and trousers hold steel plates of food. Behind them a long line of seated and standing people fills the tent, and a woman in a red sari stands at right. Sandy ground and a few trees are visible at the left edge. No identifiable central figure is clearly shown.

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December 08 20112011-12-08August 08 2009 - Kalpataru, Cuddalore India2009-08-08November 27 20122012-11-27A 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.2009-07-26February 15 20092009-02-15A crowd of men in white shirts and light trousers queue beneath a large red and orange floral-patterned canopy, collecting food from steel vessels and plates at a serving counter. Several men on the right wear lanyard ID badges. Palm trees and a building are visible beyond the open side of the tent.2009-08-02A large open-sided tent with dark canvas roof and strings of red, green and white bunting, filled with many people in white and cream clothing. In the foreground a man with grey hair in a white shirt and a boy in white stand near steel plates, while a woman in an orange sari carries a plate. Crowds of people line the tent serving or receiving food at a feeding event.2009-08-08A 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 photograph of an outdoor annadan meal service under a large canopy of red patterned cloth edged with strips of colourful fabric in green, blue, purple and red. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts serve food from large steel pots at a metal table, one wearing a white hairnet and another with an orange-and-white cloth at his neck. Devotees in white and checked shirts stand holding metal plates and cups, and a seated young man in a plaid shirt eats from a steel plate. Trees and a low orange building are visible beyond the canopy. No one in the scene is identifiable as a person.2012-01-08A photograph of an outdoor annadan food service under a white tent with orange, red and green bunting overhead. Volunteers in white clothes and light blue hairnets serve rice and curries from large steel pots and buckets along a counter. A woman in a white sari with a green blouse and a red-beaded mala ladles food. Many people in white and pale shirts queue in front, holding steel plates, while a man in a checked shirt carries a steel vessel behind them. Large cooking pots sit on the ground at right.2012-11-27August 08 2009 - Kalpataru, Cuddalore India2009-08-08July 26 20092009-07-26