A large crowd gathers under an orange-trimmed white tent at a serving line, with steel chafing dishes of food and stacks of paper plates. A woman in a green salwar kameez with a red dupatta and a woman in a yellow sari with glasses serve food from the dishes, while men in white kurtas and collared shirts stand in line and talk. A man in a light yellow shirt at right holds a plate. - Nithyanandapedia

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A large crowd gathers under an orange-trimmed white tent at a serving line, with steel chafing dishes of food and stacks of paper plates. A woman in a green salwar kameez with a red dupatta and a woman in a yellow sari with glasses serve food from the dishes, while men in white kurtas and collared shirts stand in line and talk. A man in a light yellow shirt at right holds a plate.

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September 11 2009

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A crowded outdoor tent with white canopy and orange and yellow draped fabric edges, a green carpet underfoot and a potted tree in the center. Many people queue and mingle holding white paper plates. Men wear white kurta shirts and collared shirts, women wear saris and salwar kameez in teal, red and orange tones. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible among the attendees.

2009-09-11 +1 copies

A large crowd of mostly men stands and mingles under a white canopy tent with orange fringed drapes along its edge and a green floor covering. Many people hold small plates and cups. Several wear white kurtas and cream trousers; one man in the foreground wears a pink shirt with a white cloth draped over his shoulder, and a woman in a red and pink sari appears at left. A potted tree stands at the left edge. No figure is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance alone.

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A photograph of a large outdoor annadan meal service under a tent with yellow, blue and red draped fabric. A long queue of mostly white-clad devotees, many women in white saris and men in white shirts and dhotis, holds round leaf plates and paper cups while serving counters with steel trays of food line the centre. Volunteers in white, one in a white shirt with an ID badge, ladle food onto plates. A woman in an orange sari stands at the right edge. Several people wear lanyard badges.

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