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Night-time community meal service under a canopy strung with colourful bunting and tent poles. An older man in a white shirt holds a steel plate of yellow rice while serving, and beside him a man in a pale yellow shirt and another in a light shirt scoop food from large steel vessels. Several other people in white and light clothing stand in the background at a long serving line under electric lights, with the food spread across the tables.

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A food service line under a tarpaulin canopy at night, lit by fluorescent tubes. Men in white shirts and a woman in a green top serve food from steel pots onto metal plates and leaf plates held in their hands. An older man with white hair and a white moustache, wearing a cream shirt and a beaded necklace, stands at the serving counter. Several people in white shirts and a cook in a white cap are visible among the crowd in the background. The scene shows an annadan style community meal being distributed.2012-04-06January 08 20122012-01-08A 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.2012-11-27November 27 20122012-11-27January 08 20122012-01-08April 06 20122012-04-06A night-time annadanam food distribution at an outdoor ashram tent under a bright fluorescent tube light. In the foreground, a man in a white shirt and white trousers with a small forehead mark holds a steel plate of yellow rice, a clear plastic sheet beneath it, while a woman in the right foreground, wearing a dark top and a neck cord, ladles food from a large steel pot. Behind them, another man in a white shirt and a woman in a red-and-green sari stand at the serving counter with steel vessels, and several people in white clothes stand in the dim background.2012-01-08Photo of a communal meal service under a thatched shed open at the sides, with palm trees behind. Volunteers in white dhotis and white shirts stand behind a long steel serving counter, ladling curry from large steel vessels into bowls and placing flatbreads on plates. A woman in a yellow-orange saree and bangles holds a plate and receives food, while a man in a khaki shirt in the foreground reaches for a plate. Large aluminium cooking pots and gas cylinders sit on the left. Several other people in white stand and wait in line. The scene depicts annadan, a food distribution, rather than a ritual.2010-02-18A photograph of an annadan food distribution under a white tent with red, green and orange bunting. Several men in white shirts and white dhotis, some with white vibhuti on their foreheads, stand behind a long metal counter ladling food from large steel pots into steel plates. In the foreground a man on the left with a white forehead mark holds a ladle over a steel pot, while a man in a white shirt on the right lifts a plate. A older man with a rudraksha mala and white forehead marking stands in the centre serving. Plates hold flatbread and a golden fried food. Several people are visible; the scene shows food service at a temple-style event.2012-11-27May 17 20112011-05-17November 27 20122012-11-27October 15 20122012-10-15 +1 copies