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June 22 2007

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Four women sit cross-legged on a red-tinted floor, serving food onto green banana leaves. The woman at left wears a white blouse, an orange sari and a tilak on her forehead, and is placing food on her leaf. The woman in the centre wears white with an orange shawl and bangles, and sits beside a steel tumbler. The two women at right wear orange saris and are also seated before leaves. Behind them, orange-clad figures sit in a hall with yellow doors, and two men in white stand at the back. No a person candidate is visible in the frame.2006-08-21Annadhan during Allahabad Kumbhamela 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesA photograph of a long row of devotees seated cross-legged on the floor of a large hall, eating a meal from green banana leaves set on the floor. In the foreground, women in saffron-orange saris with red borders and bangles sit on orange mats, one pressing food with her fingers; beside them women in white saris with orange shawls and yellow scarves serve and eat from banana leaves with small paper cups. A woman in a white sari bends at the far right, carrying a tray along the aisle, with a metal bucket on the floor. Behind them a large audience sits in white clothing. At the back, a tall devotional picture of a goddess in a forest setting hangs on the wall beside colourful hanging panels, and a seated figure in white at left is near a table with orange chairs. This is an annadan style community meal.2010-09-17 +1 copiesA photograph of a group meal in a plain white-walled hall with a striped woven mat on the floor. About a dozen people sit cross-legged on the floor in white kurta-style clothes with orange shawls draped over their shoulders; a woman in an orange sari sits among them. Several eat from green banana-leaf plates set on the floor with mango slices, fried items, rice and sweets, while others hold small cups. In the foreground at left, a man in orange robes with long hair sits behind a leaf plate of food. At right, a standing attendant in white with a yellow cloth serves from a steel vessel, and a blurred figure in white passes in the foreground. The scene appears to be a communal prasadam or annadan meal.2007-06-22A row of women sit cross-legged on an orange cloth strip eating a communal meal from banana leaves on a pale tiled floor. Each leaf holds rice and small side portions, with paper cups set beside them. A woman in a cream sari with a red-and-gold border stands at the left holding a steel pot and serving. The women wear white and cream saris with gold and red borders; one older woman has grey hair in a bun and another wears a purple sari. Behind them, other women in white move through a hall with chairs and orange mats. This appears to be an annadan style communal meal.2010-09-17 +1 copiesAnnadhan in 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesOctober 12 20062006-10-12Annadhan in 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesA photograph of women seated cross-legged in a row on a concrete floor, eating a meal served on green banana leaves. Several women wear white dhotis or saris with orange shawls draped over their shoulders, and some wear gold bangles. The nearest woman, on the right, wears a white sari with an orange shawl, a red bindi and gold bangles, and is bringing food to her mouth with her right hand. Other women beside her are eating from banana leaves with rice, vegetables and fried items, and small steel tumblers sit near the leaves. Bamboo blinds hang behind them, and a few people stand in a doorway in the background.2006-10-12Four people sit cross-legged on a concrete floor during a meal offering. Each wears white clothing with an orange shawl. Banana leaves hold portions of rice, fried snacks, sweets and a dal-style dish, with brass kalasha-style vessels and small steel tumblers beside them. A woman in the centre has a light-coloured ponytail and a bead mala. A man at the left and a woman at the right hold long wooden sticks, and another woman in the foreground with dark hair looks down at the food. Plastic chairs and a table are visible in the background.2006-08-23Annadhan in 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesAugust 21 20062006-08-21