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Outdoor annadhan food distribution under a canopy with a multicolored striped and floral fabric roof. Women in white and a woman in a red patterned blouse serve rice from a large steel pot onto leaf plates held out by a crowd of devotees. Men in white shirts and white dhotis stand in line, and a man in a red turban and white clothing stands in the background. Stacks of plates rest on a table beside the pot. Trees and more people are visible beyond the tent. This is a photo of a food-serving event.

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Annadhan in 20122012-01-01 +1 copiesDecember 08 20112011-12-08November 27 20122012-11-27A food distribution tent (annadan) at a festival. Several men in white shirts and white dhotis serve food from large stainless steel pots and trays. A man in the centre wears a white shirt, a rudraksha mala and white vibhuti marks on his forehead, and ladles food onto plates. A man on the right holds a steel plate of rice and curry. Others wear white caps and gloves. Red, white and orange canopy fabric and colourful bunting frame the tent.2012-11-27Outdoor annadan food distribution under a tent with red, green and blue bunting. A woman in a white sari with a blue hairnet and a bare-armed server in a red blouse ladle food from a steel pot onto paper plates on a long metal table. Several women in saris, including one in a red-and-gold sari and one in a yellow-and-blue sari, stand in a line to receive plates of rice, while a boy in a white shirt waits beside them. Tall trees and a crowd of devotees stand in the background. No one is identifiable as a person.2013-01-06Annadhan in 20072007-01-29 +1 copiesA photograph of an annadan food-distribution line under a white canvas tent decorated with orange and multicoloured bunting. Several men in the foreground queue in light shirts and white dhotis; a bearded older man in a white shirt and orange-and-white checked shawl holds out a steel plate to be served yellow rice. Behind the steel pots, servers in white shirts and light green or blue head caps and gloves ladle rice, and a man wears a dark beaded necklace. Several people stand along the table with more steel vessels of rice. No person is identified as a person in the image.2012-11-27A crowded outdoor annadhan food distribution under a canopy of patterned maroon and pink fabric strung with colourful triangular bunting in green, yellow, blue and red. Brown side screens line the covered walkway. Many people queue and sit on the ground holding steel plates of food. A man in white dhoti and orange shawl stands near the centre distributing food. Women wear sarees in red, pink, teal and purple, and a young girl with flowers in her hair sits at lower right. Bougainvillea and palm trees appear beyond the tent.2011-01-01 +1 copiesA 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.2012-11-27Annadhan in 20072007-01-29July 28 20062006-07-28A large outdoor food-serving pavilion under a canopy of colourful striped and fringed cloth on wooden poles. Men in white dhotis and white caps and shirts serve from metal pots and steel vessels at a long green-topped counter, ladling a red-orange curry or sambar onto large leaf plates. Devotees in saris, salwar and pastel clothing queue behind wooden barricades, many holding plates. A man on the right wears a white shirt, and a young woman in a pink top with a braid decorated with flowers stands in the foreground. One servant in an orange shirt with an orange shawl stands at left. The scene resembles an annadan community meal.2009-01-01