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February 11 20132013-02-11 +1 copiesAnnadhan during Allahabad Kumbhamela 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesA long queue of devotees under a canopy at an outdoor food distribution. Servers in white and a woman in a bright red sari stand behind steel containers ladling food. A young girl in a red and orange dress holds a leaf plate. Stacks of disposable leaf plates sit on the table at left. Wooden poles and rope form the lanes. Several people wear white clothing and one older man has a white forehead mark. The ground is dusty earth.2009-01-01A photograph of a communal lunch serving under a bamboo-roofed open pavilion. In the foreground a man in white shirt wears a long rudraksha mala and holds a plate. Women in white saris and dark blouses ladle rice and curry from steel pots and bowls into plates held by serving staff. Men and women in white and cream clothing stand and move in the background among the food counter and steel vessels.2006-10-07February 08 20132013-02-08 +1 copiesOutdoor food distribution at a thatched-roof stall under a straw awning. A woman in a maroon sari and transparent gloves serves from a large steel pot onto a tray, while a man in a white hairnet stands at the left. Several elderly men wait in line: one wears a white turban and dark sleeveless vest with a white shirt and holds a walking stick; another in a cream-colored wrap and white turban clasps his hands. Men in saffron-orange robes stand nearby, one with rudraksha beads. A crowd of onlookers in casual clothes stands behind. Bamboo poles and a light fixture are visible overhead.2013-02-06 +1 copiesApril 17 20112011-04-17 +1 copiesNovember 25 20062006-11-25A night-time communal meal served under a canopy with gold and red drapery and hanging decorations. A man in white clothes and a white head wrap stands at a wooden table ladling food from a large steel pot. Women are seated and standing in the line, holding steel plates of rice and curry; the woman in the centre wears a white sari with a floral print and the woman at right wears a red floral blouse and a gold chain. Other devotees in white, green and orange clothes queue behind, and steel vessels sit on the ground. Nobody here is identified as a person, and the scene shows food distribution, a common ashram service.2006-12-23A buffet-style meal service in an indoor hall with a light tiled floor and beige curtains. Behind a row of gold-framed serving stands, workers in white hairnets and disposable gloves ladle food from steel chafing dishes. A woman in a teal top and red shawl, with a bindi and glasses, holds a white plate of food and a spoon. Several people in white garments and red-striped shawls line the serving line, with others in the background at a white-clothed table.2015-10-26 +1 copiesOutdoor food distribution during a relief effort on a dusty village road beside a stack of red bricks and a large blue-and-red truck. Two women in light blue hair caps and gloves ladle a yellow rice dish from a big steel pot in the foreground, while a woman in a maroon sari with gold bangles holds a steel bowl and plates out food. Villagers, including a woman in a blue sari, an elderly woman in a green-striped shawl, and children, gather around with steel vessels and paper plates. A man in a white shirt stands at the truck's edge. Mostly visible people number about ten to fifteen.2012-01-06January 06 20122012-01-06