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A photograph of an annadhan food-distribution scene on a yellow floor in front of a white statue of a multi-armed deity murti with raised hands and a gold-trimmed garment. A woman in a maroon sari with a white forehead mark sits and serves yellow rice from a large steel vessel into a small bowl, while beside her a second steel pot stands. To the right, a woman in a blue top and checked skirt bends forward holding out a small steel bowl to receive the food. A third woman in a light blue sari sits at the left edge near a barred window. Steel pots, a plate and a banana-leaf-like basket sit on the floor.

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August 18 20192019-08-18A night-time photo of an annadhan food distribution on a yellow-painted floor beside a light blue stepped plinth. A woman in a maroon sari with gold border sits cross-legged, with white sacred ash on her forehead and a white marking on her neck, serving cooked rice from a large steel pot using a ladle; a smaller steel pot sits beside her. Several children in front, including a girl in a white dress with blue flower print holding a steel plate, and a girl in green with red bangles, wait to receive food. A standing boy in white shirt and a woman in a blue sari stand behind them near a white pillar.2019-08-18A photograph inside a temple hall during an annadan food distribution. On the left, a seated garlanded figure in a shrine area with a golden trident behind, beside a red-draped platform. A woman in a rust-red sari kneels on steps serving food from a large steel pot, while people stand in line holding steel plates and bowls. A man in a blue checked shirt and white dhoti stands with a bowl, and women in patterned saris and a pink salwar hold out plates. A partially visible person sits at the bottom edge holding a plate.2019-08-18August 18 20192019-08-18August 18 20192019-08-18Evening photo of an outdoor annadhan food service at a temple-like space under a striped red, green and orange canopy. A woman in a rust-red sari with a brown blouse sits on red steps beside a dais draped in red cloth, holding a ladle over a large steel pot. A woman in a red and yellow silk sari with a red border stands in front, holding a plate of food over a second steel pot set on an orange cloth. Behind them a golden trident stands near a figure draped with white and green garlands on the left edge. Several boys and a man in a white shirt stand in the background, and a steel plate sits on the steps.2019-08-18August 18 20192019-08-18A photograph of an annadhan food-distribution scene in a temple-like hall with red walls and a golden trident standing at the left. A seated figure in a red-brown robe and orange cloth serves rice from a large steel pot onto a plate held by a woman in a red-and-white patterned sari with gold border. Behind her, a line of women and men wait with steel plates; a woman in a turquoise blouse and a woman in a blue-and-maroon floral sari stand at the right. A shrine figure garlanded with white and red flowers sits on a raised red platform at the left, partly visible. A small child in a light outfit sits in the lower foreground. Stacked steel plates rest on the steps, and a large aluminium pot sits on the floor.2019-08-18August 18 20192019-08-18August 18 20192019-08-18Photo of an annadhan food distribution in a temple-style hall. A woman in a maroon-red sari kneels on tiled steps, serving from a large steel pot placed on an orange cloth, toward a line of devotees holding steel plates. At left, a figure seated on a red-draped platform wears a red turban, a white and green flower garland and a rudraksha-style necklace, with a golden trident behind. Standing devotees include men in white shirts and checked lungis and women in teal, red-bordered and striped saris. A small boy sits at the bottom edge with a plate. Empty steel plates are stacked on the steps and a striped canopy frames the upper right.2019-08-18August 18 20192019-08-18