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Night photograph of a line of devotees queuing outdoors under floodlights for a meal service. Several men in white dhotis and shirts, a man in an orange top, and women in saris in teal, pink and magenta hold leaf or paper plates. On the right, a bare-chested man in a white dhoti stands at a steel serving counter with trays of food, while a man in a white shirt and grey trousers, carrying a blue cloth bag, reaches toward the counter. A woman in a white sari with a beaded necklace serves from behind the counter. Concrete ground, a brick wall and red steel posts frame the scene.

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A night-time photograph of a line of devotees standing on sandy ground beside a low grey breeze-block wall. Several men and a woman hold flat wooden or brown plates and small vessels. Most wear white dhotis or white clothing; one man in the centre wears a white shawl, a saffron-orange sacred thread and a beaded necklace, and another wears a pink shirt with a checked lungi. A bare-chested man on the left wears a white dhoti and a sacred thread. A woman in a white sari-style dress wears spectacles and holds a metal cup. People stand in an orderly queue along a metal railing. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable.2017-06-08February 28 20092009-02-28A serving line at a dining hall where a line of women and girls holds out metal-tray plates to be filled. In the foreground a young woman in a green patterned salwar kameez with a dark shoulder bag holds a plate. Beside her a woman in an orange and green sari with bangles also holds a plate. On the right a bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a gold border and a gold armlet serves yellow dal and rice from stainless steel chafing dishes, with a sheet of glass or shield in front of the trays. Another man in white clothing stands behind him. The room has pale walls and warm lighting.2014-10-12 +1 copiesDecember 15 20062006-12-15Night-time photo at an open-sided event pavilion with a blue corrugated roof and red and orange bunting, lit by blue tube lights. Two sannyasis in saffron-orange robes stand at a small table with a large steel vessel, serving items onto plates. One wears a shawl over bare shoulders and another wears a plain orange cloth. Devotees in white and cream sarees and white shirts queue to receive food, holding plates and papers. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands at left. A framed portrait hangs on a pole at upper right. The setting suggests a distribution line at an event.2009-02-28A serving counter inside an indoor hall at a person Spurana program, where a line of men in white shirts and dhotis or trousers waits to be served. A man in a saffron-orange turban and orange robe stands behind the marble counter holding a steel plate, with a steel vessel beside him, while a server in white stands at the left with a steel pot. Dark-red marble walls and a blue-grey ceiling frame the room. Several people in the line wear orange or white cloth at the waist.2006-12-15Evening food distribution in a plain white-walled hall. A woman in a white sari with a red rudraksha mala and a white forehead mark ladles food from a steel pot on a metal serving table. Opposite her, a man in white dhoti and a yellow-green shawl holds a leaf plate while receiving food. Behind him, a man in a blue shirt stands near the table, and on the right, a grey-haired man in a white shirt holds a plate, beside a bearded man in a red-pink shirt and an orange-clad man. Steel plates are stacked on the right. Pots and a shallow pan sit on the table.2011-09-26Night-time annadanam food service at an outdoor ashram or temple compound lit by overhead street lamps. On the left, men in white shirts and white dhotis, one wearing glasses, arrange rows of stainless steel plates and bowls on a long metal serving counter. A woman in a white sari stands at the counter. Along the centre, people stand in a queue behind bamboo barricades, and a man in a blue shirt and dark trousers walks forward holding a steel plate. On the right, a man in a white shirt and yellow cloth and a woman in a green sari carry steel plates. A cream-coloured building with orange trim runs behind. Several dozen people are visible.2012-01-08Night-time communal meal service outdoors on a paved courtyard. A man in a white cap and gloves, wearing a white shirt and an orange-red shawl, serves food from steel chafing trays of rice and side dishes onto plates held by people in line. A woman in a grey sari with a maroon blouse and red bindi holds a plate; a younger woman in white with a blue lanyard and others queue behind a long buffet table. Plates of food, ladles and steel trays are visible; a tall orange-brown pillar and red fabric hang in the background. Several people stand in line, roughly five visible.2013-10-02 +1 copiesArticle - November 26 20062006-11-26December 15 20062006-12-15Night photograph of a long queue of devotees standing single file along a pale grey concrete wall at an outdoor ground. Most wear white dhotis, white shirts and white kurtas; one man in the line wears an orange-striped lungi and another wears a plaid shirt. Several men hold round stainless-steel plates or bowls. A woman in a white sari stands at the left edge, and a woman in a white kurta stands at the right edge, with a dark vehicle partly visible at the far left. No readable signage establishes the event, and no figure is clearly identifiable as a person.2007-02-16