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A large open-sided tent with a patterned red and brown canopy and blue-and-white draped side panels hangs over long blue tables set with red plastic chairs. Many seated men eat from steel plates and drink from steel tumblers. A young man in white shirt and white dhoti with a red-bordered cloth over his shoulder carries a steel tumbler in the foreground. A man in a white short-sleeved shirt and grey trousers stands at right, watching the diners, and another man in white stands further right. Dust covers the ground.

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September 02 20072007-09-02A large open-sided tent with a patterned red and orange canopy and striped bunting, set up for a free meal distribution. Rows of blue-covered tables and red plastic chairs are filled with seated diners eating from metal plates. Several people in white clothing, some with orange shawls, serve food and walk between the tables. A woman in a pink sari sits at the front table. Children and onlookers stand at the left edge under the tent. No identifiable a person figure is visible.2007-10-14September 02 20072007-09-02September 02 20072007-09-02People seated at long blue tables under a large decorated tent eat a meal from round metal plates during an annadaan-style food service. The tent ceiling is covered with red, orange and gold circular patterns, and its sides are draped with striped fabric in red, green, white and yellow. Several men in white shirts and white dhotis stand between the tables serving food, one wearing an orange shawl. Seated diners include elderly men in white and a woman in a pink and purple sari. Red plastic chairs line the tables.2007-10-14September 02 20072007-09-02Villagers eat a meal under a large decorated tent with colourful patterned canopy and purple-and-white draped cloth walls. Seated at blue folding tables on red plastic chairs, several men and women eat from leaf plates with rice and side dishes. Two young male volunteers in white shirts stand serving food in the background. A man in the foreground wears a checked shirt and a pale pink cloth over his shoulder, while a boy in a red shirt eats beside him. A medical camp setting with communal annadan-style meal service.2007-09-02A photograph of a open-sided tent with blue-and-white striped drapery and colourful bunting overhead, where people sit at blue plastic-topped tables on red plastic chairs eating a meal served on leaf plates with rice and white mounds of food. Several young men in white shirts and white trousers stand among the tables serving food from steel pots. Seated diners include an older man in a white dhoti and shirt, a boy in a red shirt, a man in a light striped shirt, and children in red, grey and maroon clothing, with women in colourful saris along the back. The setting is a bare dirt ground under the tent.2007-09-02A large tented outdoor meal hall, a covered annadan-style food distribution with many seated villagers at blue-topped tables and red plastic chairs. Under a patterned red and orange canopy with striped bunting, a young man in white dhoti and shirt with an orange shawl and rudraksha mala stands at right, serving from a steel pot. Other white-clad helpers move among the tables, and seated people include an older woman in a pink sari at left and men in shirts. Trays of food sit on the tables.2007-09-30 +1 copiesA photo of a communal meal served under a large patterned tent with red, green and orange medallion fabric and purple-and-white draped side curtains. Rows of blue-topped tables and red plastic chairs seat many children and adults eating from leaf plates. Several men in white shirts and dhotis serve food from steel pots, including a man in a white shirt and white scarf holding a steel pot, and a man in a white shirt carrying a pot at right. A woman in an orange sari stands among the diners. A man in a light jacket stands at the left edge. The scene appears to be a food distribution at a community gathering.2007-09-02A photograph of an outdoor annadan meal under a large decorated tent with red, orange and purple patterned canopy and striped draping. Rows of blue-topped tables and red plastic chairs seat many villagers, mostly women in colourful saris and headscarves and men in shirts and dhotis, eating from plates on banana leaves. A woman in a white sari with an orange-bordered shawl stands at the right serving food, and another attendant in white stands near the centre-left. No a person candidate is clearly visible in this scene.2007-10-28A photograph of a long communal meal under a decorated tent with patterned canopy and colourful striped and floral hangings. Several rows of seated men eat from leaf plates on blue-topped tables, with rice and yellow fruit or sweets served. A standing man in a white dhoti and orange-red shawl carries a metal pot and serves food along the row. Other people sit at tables on the right, and red plastic stools are visible. Hanging banners and a small framed picture sit at the tent edge.2007-09-30 +1 copies