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A dense crowd of devotees queues on a dusty ground beneath a covered pavilion decorated with strings of multicoloured triangular bunting and tall potted palm fronds. An elderly woman in an orange-and-brown sari leads a line of people walking forward, carrying cloth bags; a man in a checked shirt and jeans and several men in white shirts and white dhotis move among them. A small notice board with Tamil script hangs at the pavilion entrance, and metal barrier railings guide the queue on the left.

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November 27 20122012-11-27A dense outdoor crowd gathers beneath a long tent roofed with coconut palm fronds and strung with multicoloured bunting. Men in white shirts and dhotis, women in saris and salwar in orange, purple and black, and older women with bindis and gold necklaces stand close together. A man in a cap and a woman in a red blouse are visible in the mass, and several people carry small bags or a child on a hip. A sign in Tamil script hangs on the tent edge. Left foreground shows a woman in a black blouse holding a water bottle. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible in this view.2012-11-27November 27 20122012-11-27A photograph of a crowd of men queuing outdoors beneath a tented food stall with striped bunting in red, green, yellow, purple and blue. Many men wear white dhotis and white shirts, while others wear checked or striped shirts and trousers. Palm fronds and wooden poles frame the stall, and a Tamil-language sign hangs at the top left. A forested hill rises in the background, and a man in the foreground holds a white plastic bag. No recognisable a person figure is visible, so the scene shows only devotees waiting for annadan-style food distribution.2012-11-27November 27 20122012-11-27November 27 20122012-11-27A long outdoor queue of many devotees waits under a covered shelter decorated with strings of multicoloured triangular bunting and tall green palm fronds on poles. Men in white shirts and white dhotis, some with checked lungis, stand alongside women in colourful saris, one in green and another in yellow-and-red, while a saffron-clad man in an orange cloth is visible mid-line. Several people carry plastic bags and water bottles. The paved ground is lined with palms and a banner is mounted near the roof. Palm-leaf decorations and bunting suggest an annadan food-distribution line.2012-11-27November 27 20122012-11-27November 27 20122012-11-27November 27 20122012-11-27November 27 20122012-11-27November 27 20122012-11-27