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A photograph of a thatched-roof open hall where people queue for a meal. A young man in a light blue t-shirt on the left serves food from a steel bowl onto a steel plate held by an older man in a green striped shirt and white dhoti, with sacred ash marks on his forehead. Behind him, men in white shirts and white dhotis and a man in an orange shirt and light blue trousers wait in line, some with forehead markings. Steel pots and a stainless steel serving counter are visible, along with wooden pillars supporting the thatch. No a person candidate is visible in the scene.

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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 20122012-01-08May 17 20112011-05-17Several men and a woman in a dim, narrow indoor passage carry or hold round stainless steel plates of white cooked rice with a little yellow curry or vegetable. In the foreground a young man in a pale mint-green collared shirt bends forward, holding a plate in both hands. Behind him a man in a pale checked shirt and a man in a blue-and-white plaid shirt stand, and an older woman in a mustard-yellow sari with a green blouse holds a plate on the right. A white wall lines the left side. The scene suggests food distribution such as annadan, with no a person figure visible.2012-05-25 +2 copiesNight-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.2012-04-06A photograph of a community food distribution under a thatched roof at night. A young man in a light blue t-shirt and dark trousers stands at a steel counter, scooping food from a large stainless steel pot into plates. Beside him, a woman in an orange and red patterned sari holds a plate, and a small girl stands near her. Several other men and women in white and checked shirts wait in line or assist along the counter, with more steel vessels set out. Two small children in the foreground look toward the camera. Some men wear white forehead markings. Steel pots and a serving counter fill the bottom of the frame.2011-03-19 +1 copiesJanuary 08 20122012-01-08A photograph inside a thatched-roof shelter with bamboo rafters and a striped cloth hung on one side. Several people stand in a long line on the right, mostly men in white dhotis and shirts, with a few women in saris. On the left, a shaved-headed man in an orange robe with a tilak and a rudraksha mala ladles food from a steel pot onto a steel plate held out to devotees at a metal table, while another man in orange stands beside him. Other white-clad helpers stand near the table. The concrete floor is bare and a vertical banner edge appears at the far left.2011-03-19 +1 copiesPhoto 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.2010-02-18Annadhan in 20112011-01-01 +2 copiesNight-time outdoor photo at an event with a blue metal canopy frame and string lights. Several men in white shirts and white dhotis queue and hold paper plates or leaf plates. A woman in an orange sari and a saffron-clad attendant stand behind a metal serving table with steel containers, serving food. A framed portrait of a smiling woman in orange hangs on a pole at upper right. Other people in white stand in the background.2009-02-28November 27 20122012-11-27