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KAILASA HOUSTON, USA on 7/6/20192019-07-06 +1 copiesAnnadhan in 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesDevotees seated cross-legged on a floor covered with matting, eating a meal served on fresh green banana leaves during an annadhan-style food offering. Several men and women in white or light ritual clothing wear orange-saffron shawls over their shoulders. In the foreground a man in a white kurta with a saffron shawl and a tilak on his forehead eats with his right hand; beside him a younger man in white with orange shawl and glasses also eats. A man in a green shirt with an orange shawl sits at right. Leaves hold white rice, yellow rice, lentil preparations, a banana, a sweet and small paper cups of liquid. Behind them more seated participants and an ornate gold and red throne with a plain carpet are visible.2012-01-01 +1 copiesAnnadhan in 20142014-01-01 +1 copiesAnnadhan in 20152015-01-01 +1 copiesMen sit cross-legged in long rows on a tiled hall floor, eating from green banana leaves set before them. Most wear white dhotis and white shirts, one man in the foreground wears a cream kurta, and a few wear saffron or orange clothing. A woman in a white sari with gold border walks between the rows carrying a large steel vessel. Plates hold rice, sweets and cut fruit, and small paper cups stand beside the leaves. In the background a stage has red curtains and an ornate deity backdrop. This is an annadhan community meal.2013-01-01Annadhan in 20122012-01-01 +2 copiesKAILASA HOUSTON, USA on 7/6/20192019-07-06 +1 copiesAnnadhan during Allahabad Kumbhamela 20132013-01-01 +2 copiesAnnadhan in 20142014-01-01 +1 copiesPhoto 11734163 +3 copiesA photograph of two men seated cross-legged on a red mat in a hall, preparing food offerings on green banana leaves. Both wear white ritual clothing with yellow shawls. The man on the left holds a sheet of paper, while the man in the center, wearing glasses and a rudraksha-style cord, arranges rice and other food on his leaf. Steel cups and a ladle sit on the floor. To the right, a woman in an orange sari and red blouse sits at a draped table, also working over a leaf of offerings. Behind them are a stage area with white chairs and a table, and a shelf with framed photos.