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Outdoor photograph in a grassy field with green shrubs and banana plant leaves. Men are serving and receiving food from green leaf plates. A man in a white shirt and dark trousers with a black belt holds a leaf plate with food and a red thread on his wrist. Beside him, a man in a beige plaid shirt holds food on a leaf plate. Another man in a white shirt stands behind them, and a further man in a white shirt at right holds a leaf plate. A wooden stake stands in the foreground. No a person candidate is visible in the scene.

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July 26 20152015-07-26 +1 copiesOutdoor annadan food distribution at a large gathering on a paved brick ground. Three men in the foreground hold steel plates of rice and food: a man in a purple plaid shirt eats from a plate, a man in a white shirt and cream trousers eats with his hand, and an older man in a maroon striped shirt and dark trousers holds a plate. Behind them, many people in white dhotis and light shirts move through the crowd. Palm fronds decorate a tent with multicoloured bunting and a banner. No deity, dais or a person candidate is visible.2012-11-27A photograph of men seated cross-legged on striped cushions against a stone-panelled wall, eating a meal served on fresh banana leaves. Several men wear white shirts and white dhotis; one wears a red thread bracelet and another has a red mark on his forehead. Each leaf holds rice, yellow dal, papadams, chutney and pickle. An orange cloth sits beside one man. Kitchen setting, possibly annadan style communal meal.2012-05-20 +2 copiesNovember 01 20152015-11-01 +1 copiesNovember 27 20122012-11-27Outdoor scene on dry dirt ground beside a white-walled structure. Several men in plain white dhotis and white shirts sit cross-legged on yellow cloth mats, eating from fresh green banana leaves set before them. Each leaf holds mounds of white rice and yellow-tinted rice with other food. A man standing at right in a white dhoti and shirt serves food from a metal pot. Other seated people in white clothing, some wearing garlands, and rows of sandals are visible in the background.2009-11-02 +1 copiesApril 06 20122012-04-06Outdoors on a bare dirt ground, a line of men eat a meal from metal plates during an annadan food distribution at a Karthikai Deepam gathering. The foreground man on the right wears a white shirt and white dhoti, holding a steel plate and eating with his right hand. Beside him, another man in a white shirt and dhoti eats from a plate, and a man in a plaid shirt and grey trousers holds a plate. Further left a man in a brown striped shirt and white dhoti eats, and others stand in the background near a low building with palm trees. Photographed as a people scene; no a person candidate is visible.2012-11-27November 01 20152015-11-01Outdoor lunch at an open-air thatched-roof shelter on grass with trees behind. A woman in a white sari with a pink floral border and a red blouse stands at left holding a steel tray of food and a small cup. Men in white dhotis and white shirts sit on the ground and on chairs eating from steel plates, one wearing a rudraksha mala. Several other seated people and a thatched hut are visible in the background.2006-10-07Outdoors under a shaded open structure with banana plants and trees behind, several men in plain white dhoti-style clothes eat from stainless steel plates of rice and food. The man in the centre, wearing a white kurta and a red bindi, lifts food to his mouth with his right hand. A young man at left holds a steel plate, another stands behind in white, and a man at right eats with his fingers, wearing a red thread and a bangle. Some wear red-and-white sacred threads around their necks. No visible candidate matches the a person description, so this is a meal of devotees after a ritual. Roughly half a dozen people are visible.2006-10-21Two young men stand under an open tent with orange and yellow drapes, each holding a round wooden leaf plate of food. The man on the left wears a pink collared shirt and an orange lanyard and eats with his fingers from his plate of rice and pasta-like noodles. The young man on the right wears a striped white shirt and eats from his plate of rice, noodles and a white item. A seated man in white clothes is partly visible at the right edge, and a blue banner with white text hangs behind them. People and bright plastic items are visible in the background on an orange cloth floor.2013-07-22