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Outdoor food distribution on a roadside near a temple gateway. Several women in white saris with orange-clad women wearing rudraksha malas serve food from stainless steel trays on a striped multicoloured cloth-covered table. The servers wear white hair nets and plastic gloves and hold ladles and plates. A man in a white shirt and a man in a white dhoti with gold border stand nearby, and a child in white stands at right. Vehicles, palm trees, a green signboard and a stone temple tower are visible in the background.

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January 16 20182018-01-16 +1 copiesJanuary 16 20182018-01-16 +1 copiesJanuary 16 20182018-01-16Outdoors on a roadside, several women in hairnets and disposable gloves serve food from steel chafing trays set on a table covered with a striped multicolour cloth. The woman at left wears a cream and gold-bordered sari; others wear orange or cream saris with rudraksha malas around their necks, and one has tilak markings. A man in white dhoti and shirt stands at right, and a temple gopuram and parked vehicles appear in the background.2018-01-16A photograph of an outdoor food service line under a pink and blue tarpaulin canopy. Serving staff in white hair nets and white aprons ladle yellow rice from steel trays into the line. A woman in a white sari with a beige border holds out a brown leaf plate, and a man in a white shirt with an orange cloth over his shoulder holds bowls beside her. Another man in white with a rudraksha mala and a gold pendant stands at left. Elderly women in blue and grey saris and a standing man in a blue shirt are visible in the background, along with other attendees in white.2015-11-01 +1 copiesMay 05 20062006-05-05A photo of an annadan food service under a white tent with orange and multicolored bunting. Volunteers in pale blue hairnets and white aprons ladle rice and curry from large steel pots into steel plates held by a line of people. A woman in an orange blouse with a braid decorated with orange flowers stands at the left edge, and a woman in a pink sari serves at the right. Several other people line up or work behind the counter.2012-11-27Outdoor food distribution under a striped tent canopy at an ashram annadhan (food service) camp. Volunteers in white aprons and green hair caps pack and serve food at folding tables, including an older woman in a cream sari. In the centre, a young man in saffron-orange robes wears a long rudraksha mala and stands among the tables; another saffron-robed man stands beside a cardboard box at the table. Men in white shirts and white dhotis move among the crowd, and stacked steel plates and plastic water containers sit on the tables. Bright plastic bags and a red plastic chair are visible in the foreground.2012-01-04February 06 20172017-02-06 +2 copiesA festive dining tent decorated with green, yellow, orange and purple bunting overhead. Women in blue hairnets and clear gloves serve food from steel pots onto plates along a table draped with a pink-and-green patterned cloth. Men in saffron-orange scarves and orange lanyards hold plates, and a smiling man in a white t-shirt holds a plate of rice, dal, flatbread and fruit at right. A man in a grey shirt stands beside a stacked row of chairs.2012-10-13 +2 copiesA food distribution line at an outdoor annadan serving tent during a festival. Several women in white saris with gold borders and pale blue head-caps and plastic gloves scoop food from steel pans onto steel plates. Rudraksha malas hang around the neck of the woman at left, and a black bead mala is visible on another. A man in a checked shirt and shoulder cloth holds out a plate at right, and a child stands beside him. A striped festive bunting runs along the tent top. No a person candidate is clearly visible in this frame.2012-11-27Outdoor serving line at an ashram courtyard beside an orange wall and a green-painted doorway. A man in a white dhoti with gold border and rudraksha beads serves food from steel trays on a red-draped table, wearing disposable gloves. Several women in saris, including a green-and-red sari and a mustard sari, smile as they receive or hold plates of rice dishes. A woman in a pink sari with a rudraksha mala and a name badge is at the right, laughing beside a shaved-headed man in white. Steel pots and serving trays hold food. Roles are devotees and volunteers, and no a person candidate is visible.2011-12-06