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A large indoor hall with a metal-framed roof and open sides hosts a crowded food distribution line. Many men and women, mostly in white shirts and white dhotis or trousers, queue and carry plates of yellow rice. A man in the foreground with grey hair, a white shirt and a rudraksha mala serves from a steel pot, while others hold steel vessels of food. Decorative carved pillars stand along the wall at the back. No a person candidate is visible in this scene.

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February 14 20102010-02-14February 14 20102010-02-14 +1 copiesA large photograph of a crowded indoor hall with a metal roof and tall pillars, where hundreds of people stand and sit eating from green-rimmed plates of rice and curry. Most men wear white shirts and white dhotis or trousers, while women wear sarees and salwar kameez in bright colours. Many are holding plates and steel bowls, and a few are seated at plastic chairs near the front.2010-02-14February 14 20102010-02-14A large indoor hall with a steel-framed roof and high windows is filled with a dense crowd of people, mostly men in white shirts and dhotis, with some women in saris and salwar kameez. Many are standing and holding green-banana-leaf or steel plates of food, eating at long tables and serving lines. Tall decorative carved pillars and brown drapes line the upper walls. A blue sign hangs on a pillar, and a small banner appears at the left. The scene resembles a large communal meal served during an event.2010-02-14Photograph of a large covered hall where a food service is underway. Many people in white shirts and trousers, and some women in green and saffron-toned saris, move between metal serving pots and steel containers, handing out food on green plates. Several men in the foreground face the camera while others queue or serve along a long steel counter. Blue draping lines the left side and turquoise pillars frame the scene. In the background, a crowd gathers near a red-carpeted area. No figure is clearly identifiable as the a person from appearance, and no such candidate is visibly present in the scene.2010-02-14A large bright hall with white walls and tall windows serves a communal meal. Many people in white dhotis and white shirts or saris line up and stand at long tables holding metal trays and steel bowls, while others are seated on the floor eating from leaf plates. Volunteers in white with lanyards ladle food from large steel pots at the serving counter. A blue sign reading kitchen hangs above a doorway at the back. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person in this scene.2009-07-12Large crowd of men in white and light shirts queue inside a metal-framed hall with tall windows and carved pillars, receiving food on green leaf plates from a steel pot held by a man in a cream kurta in the foreground. Several servers in white shirts ladle rice and curry while devotees hold plates and wait in lines. A man with grey hair and a rudraksha mala stands at the front left. Annadan meal service during the Kalpataru program in Chennai.2010-02-14A large communal dining hall where many men in white shirts and white dhotis queue along a long stainless-steel serving counter. Servers in white shirts and white clothing ladle yellow-orange food from steel pots onto steel plates held out by diners. Some men wear rudraksha-style beaded necklaces and lanyard badges. Ceiling fans, fluorescent lights, concrete pillars and windows line the hall, and a row of people stands and eats at the far end.2009-08-13A photograph of a crowded food-distribution (annadan) hall with a large white arched canopy and carved white pillars. Men and women in white shirts and white dhotis, some wearing lanyards, serve food from steel pots on a long counter; a man in a white shirt and glasses holds a plate of yellow rice, and a woman in a red-and-maroon sari with a braid stands among attendees. Many people queue holding plates of yellow food. A blue banner on the back wall reads catering text. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible in the frame.2010-02-14February 14 20102010-02-14A crowded indoor dining hall with pale blue walls and fluorescent tube lights and ceiling fans overhead. Many men in white shirts and dhotis, some wearing yellow shawls, stand and queue around steel serving containers at a long counter, holding plates and plastic food packets. In the foreground, a man in an orange shirt and wristwatch holds a plastic-wrapped plate, while a man in a plaid shirt stands at right. The scene suggests a communal meal distribution.2009-07-17 +1 copies