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A night-time annadanam food distribution at an outdoor ashram tent under a bright fluorescent tube light. In the foreground, a man in a white shirt and white trousers with a small forehead mark holds a steel plate of yellow rice, a clear plastic sheet beneath it, while a woman in the right foreground, wearing a dark top and a neck cord, ladles food from a large steel pot. Behind them, another man in a white shirt and a woman in a red-and-green sari stand at the serving counter with steel vessels, and several people in white clothes stand in the dim background.

Night-time food distribution at an outdoor annadan-style serving line under bright lights. A man in a white hairnet and white shirt stands behind a large stainless steel pot of cooked food. Devotees crowd the counter: a man in a white shirt holds out a plate, a woman in a maroon sari and gold necklace reaches forward, and a girl in a dark red top stands nearby. Men in white shirts and a man in a red-and-black checked shirt hold steel plates. Tent fabric and a light-coloured building with lights appear behind the crowd.

A photograph of a crowded communal meal service at night under bright overhead tube lights. Volunteers in white clothes serve food from large steel pots and trays onto steel plates held by devotees; rice and flatbreads are visible on the plates. Many people in white shirts and dhotis, women in saris including a pink sari with a rudraksha mala, and a woman in a white head covering stand along a long serving line. A man in the foreground reaches out with a plate of rice and bread while a woman in a red top and white sari with an orange shawl stirs a pot. No a person candidate is clearly visible; the scene shows food distribution.

A night-time food service line where a woman in a white and beige sari with an orange-red shawl serves yellow rice from a steel pot with a ladle, while another server in white stands beside her. Stainless steel pots hold yellow rice and a dark vegetable dish. Women and girls with white forehead markings and ornaments line up holding steel plates, one in a turquoise sari and one in a white polka-dot top. A woman in an orange sari and a man in white stand in the background. The scene suggests communal food distribution.

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A photograph of a community meal service under a canopy hung with gold and red draped fabric and strings of marigold garlands. In the foreground a woman in a cream sari with an orange border and rudraksha mala holds a steel plate of white rice and fried items, while a woman in a white sari with gold border ladles rice from a large steel bucket. Behind them other women and men in white and dark clothing stand at a serving counter with steel vessels. Tube lights are fixed on the draped poles.

April 06 2012

Crowded night-time annadana meal under a canopy of multicoloured cloth panels edged with gold trim, with a bright white tube light at the right. Many men in white dhotis and shirts, along with a few in striped shirts and checked shirts, stand and sit closely, some holding metal plates of food. A woman in a blue top stands at left. A man in a red cap is at the lower left. Rope runs across the lower foreground. No identifiable a person candidate is visible, and the crowd is seen from behind and at a distance.

September 15 2013

Night-time food service at an open-air ashram setting. A woman in a white sari with an orange border and orange shawl stands at a wooden table ladling food from a steel pot into a steel plate. Beside her, a woman in beige and orange serves from another pot, and young women in orange, white and green saris stand in a line holding steel plates of yellow rice and fried items. A man in white dhoti and shirt stands at the left edge. Steel pots of cooked vegetables sit on the table. The background is dark.

A photograph of volunteers serving food at an annadan line in an indoor hall at night. A woman in a white sari with a gold border stands at left, ladling yellow rice from a large stainless steel vessel onto a steel plate held by an older woman in a maroon and lavender sari beside her. Behind them, other women in pink and teal saris hold steel plates and wait. A man in a light blue sweater reaches forward to receive a plate on the right. Strings of small lights glow in the background. Four visible people are prominent, and additional people stand partially visible in the back.

A photograph at night of a food distribution line. In the foreground an older woman with white hair, glasses and a salmon-coloured top with a patterned white sari-style skirt ladles cooked rice from a large steel pot onto plates. Behind her, another woman in a white sari stands at a second steel pot. A man in a white shirt and white knit cap holds a steel plate of rice. At right, a young man in a dark brown polo shirt wears a rudraksha mala and a vertical tilak, holding a plate. Further back, a woman in a red sari and others wait in line under dim lighting with a patterned cloth overhead.