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Devotees eat a meal under a white canopy hung with green, red and yellow bunting, the Karthikai Deepam annadhan (free meal) setting. In the foreground a man with a grey moustache and a white shirt with red and black trim holds a steel plate of rice and vegetables, a vermilion mark on his forehead. Behind him men in white shirts and orange-bordered lungis, one in a cream shirt with a bag strap, queue with steel plates, and a woman in a peach and orange sari with gold earrings stands at right. No one in the scene is identifiable as a person, and the scene shows only devotees being served.

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Outdoor annadan meal under a white tent decorated with green, pink and multicolour fringed bunting. Several men stand holding round stainless steel plates of rice and lentil food; the man on the left wears a white dhoti and shirt and eats from his plate, a second man in white dhoti and shirt holds two plates, and a man in a pink shirt and maroon trousers holds a plate with a lump of rice. Other people in checked shirts and a woman in an orange-brown sari with a flower in her hair stand behind them. No a person is visible; the page reference is to a Karthikai Deepam festival food distribution.2012-11-27November 27 20122012-11-27November 27 20122012-11-27November 27 20122012-11-27November 27 20122012-11-27November 27 20122012-11-27Annadhan food distribution under a white tent with orange, red and multicoloured bunting strung along the poles. A man in a white shirt holds a steel plate while a volunteer in a white shirt, rudraksha mala and light blue head cap ladles rice from a large steel pot. A woman in a green sari with a red bindi stands at left holding a steel tray, and another volunteer in a blue head cap spoons rice onto plates. Several men in shirts and a crowd of people stand behind the serving line.2012-11-27A photograph of a crowd queueing for a meal, with many people holding flat disposable plates of food. In the foreground a man in a peach turban and white shirt stands with a plate of yellow food, looking toward the camera. Beside him an elderly woman with white hair and a red bindi wears a white sari and holds a plate. Other devotees in white clothes, some wearing necklaces and bangles, eat or wait in line in a plain hall with partitions behind them. Lanyards with badges are visible on several people, and a light blue bag hangs at the front. The scene suggests a communal food distribution, annadan style, at an ashram event.2014-08-24 +1 copiesNovember 27 20122012-11-27A photograph of an annadhan food-serving line under a white tent edged with red, orange and multicolored bunting. A man in a white shirt with a vertical tilak on his forehead and disposable gloves stands at a steel pot and serves food. Beside him an older man in white clothes and a rudraksha mala ladles food into steel vessels. Devotees in saris and shirts hold out steel plates to receive the meal, with more people in white waiting behind the line.2012-11-27April 06 20122012-04-06A photo of a community food distribution under a white tent with red, green, yellow and orange bunting. In the foreground a man in a white shirt with white tilak and a rudraksha mala wears clear gloves and serves food from a large steel pot. Beside him an older man in white clothes with white tilak and a mala serves from a steel vessel, and another man in white ladles food onto plates. A man in white with a maroon cloth at his waist holds a steel plate, and a man in an olive-green shirt holds a plate of food at right. Several more people in white and in saris stand in the background, some with green head covers, lining the serving counter.2012-11-27