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May 17 2016

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Night photograph of a communal meal service outdoors under a canopy with strings of coloured lights. Many women and girls in orange and saffron saris and salwar tops line long steel serving trays, wearing white hairnets and clear plastic gloves while serving food onto plates. A woman in the foreground wears an orange sari, dark brown shawl, rudraksha-style beads and glasses. Others in white tops serve flatbread and curry. A girl in purple stands at the left edge. A small decorated altar with flowers stands at the upper left. No individual is identifiable as a person in this image.2014-08-17 +1 copiesEvening scene at a food serving counter under a open pavilion with red flags and a white backdrop. Volunteers in white hairnets and colourful saris, one in a green and blue sari, serve food behind clear plastic sneeze-guard dividers. In the centre, a man in a dark striped shirt and a woman in a dark patterned sari stand among a crowd, holding white paper plates or leaf packets. Several other people in the foreground, one in a red striped shirt. Nothing indicates a specific deity or ritual beyond a food distribution line, which suggests annadan.2016-05-17December 16 20172017-12-16August 17 20142014-08-17 +1 copiesDevotees are served food at a long buffet line under a white tent decorated with hanging colourful tassels and lanterns. Several men in saffron and orange robes, with white hair nets, serve from steel containers and trays of prepared dishes. Some wear white and yellow cloth draped over their shoulders and rudraksha malas. Women in red and white saris and maroon garments receive food in steel plates and bowls, and a woman in the foreground wears a red bindi and a white shawl. Stainless steel vessels and stacked brass plates sit on the counter.2018-12-26August 21 20162016-08-21August 17 20142014-08-17 +2 copiesOctober 14 20122012-10-14 +1 copiesAugust 17 20142014-08-17 +1 copiesOctober 23 20122012-10-23May 17 20162016-05-17Night-time communal meal service outdoors on a paved courtyard. A man in a white cap and gloves, wearing a white shirt and an orange-red shawl, serves food from steel chafing trays of rice and side dishes onto plates held by people in line. A woman in a grey sari with a maroon blouse and red bindi holds a plate; a younger woman in white with a blue lanyard and others queue behind a long buffet table. Plates of food, ladles and steel trays are visible; a tall orange-brown pillar and red fabric hang in the background. Several people stand in line, roughly five visible.2013-10-02 +1 copies