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A photograph of a food distribution under a thatched roof with bamboo beams. A young man in saffron-orange robes, with a rudraksha mala and white horizontal tilak stripes on his forehead and arms, serves yellow rice from a steel pot using a ladle onto a plate held by an elderly man with grey hair, wearing a white shirt and orange shawl with a rudraksha mala. A second man in orange robes stands behind holding a plate, and other people in white and orange clothing are partly visible in the background.

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Photo of a food distribution line under a thatched roof. On the left, a bald man in saffron-orange cloth with a rudraksha mala and white forehead markings uses a ladle to serve yellow rice from a steel pot. On the right, an elderly bearded sadhu with long white hair, white ash markings and an orange cloth holds out a plate of yellow rice. Behind them, people in white clothes stand beside steel vessels of food, with a tin-lined kettle and plates visible.2011-05-27Annadhan in 20112011-01-01September 09 20112011-09-09A photograph of a serving line in a plain, unfinished concrete-walled room with a window and a hanging woven cloth at upper right. Several men in saffron and white ritual clothes serve food from steel pots and trays onto plates. A bald man in white with a rudraksha mala stands at left, and a man in saffron with a pink and yellow flower garland stands centre, serving rice with a ladle. An older bearded sannyasi in saffron with long grey hair holds out a steel plate to receive food at right, while other saffron-robed men wait behind him. Steel pots of rice and dal sit on the stainless counter.2011-09-09April 17 20112011-04-17 +1 copiesPhoto 66796772010-01-01 +2 copiesSeptember 09 20112011-09-09A photograph of an annadan food-serving line in a plain, unfinished hall with grey concrete walls and a corrugated metal roof. A bald man in a white dhoti and a purple sacred thread stands at the left, ladling food from a steel pot. Beside him an older man in white serves rice from a steel bowl. Behind them a man with a pink-and-white flower garland and a man in white with a rudraksha mala watch. On the right, an elderly bearded man with grey hair and white forehead marks, wearing an orange saffron cloth, holds a steel plate of rice and curry. A colourful woven hanging is on the right wall. Several people are visible in the background, including a woman in white. Steel pots and stacked plates fill the counter.2011-09-09Photograph at an evening outdoor event under blue neon tube lights and a dark tent or pandal roof. A man in a sleeveless saffron-orange robe with a red undergarment stands at a steel-pot table, reaching toward metal vessels while a white-clad older man in a white shirt and dhoti, with a rudraksha-style mala, works at the pots. Behind them a crowd of men in white shirts and dhotis, some wearing name badges, watches. At the right edge a person in orange holds a pink towel and wears a beaded mala. The scene suggests a ritual food or offering preparation, possibly annadan or prasadam distribution.2009-02-28February 28 20092009-02-28A photograph of a food-serving scene in a plain concrete room with an open window showing green trees. A man in an orange robe wears a large pink and yellow flower garland and a beaded necklace, holding a ladle over a steel tray of yellow food. Beside him, a saffron-robed man with a shaved head and a rudraksha mala serves from a steel pot. On the right, a man in a light peach robe with an orange shoulder bag offers food, and further right a man in orange cloth stands nearby. A man in a checked shirt stands at left, and a bare-chested man is partly visible in the background. Steel containers sit on a metal counter, with food visible inside.2011-09-09A photograph inside a thatched-roof pavilion where a long-haired man in saffron-orange robes and a white tripundra on his forehead, wearing a beaded necklace, stands beside a second man in orange robes and a gold-coloured necklace who holds a large steel bucket and pours liquid onto banana leaves set on a table. Seated in front of the table, a man with grey hair in a white shirt and a woman in a green patterned top receive the food. Behind them, men in white dhotis and shirts stand or move about, one holding a steel vessel, and a cloth-lined wall with printed signage is visible on the left.2011-01-16