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September 10 20152015-09-10September 10 20152015-09-10 +1 copiesAnnadhan during Allahabad Kumbhamela 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesSeptember 10 20152015-09-10 +2 copiesPhotograph of a long row of women seated cross-legged on the floor of a hall, dressed in rust-orange saris with rudraksha malas, hands pressed together in prayer. In front of them, banana leaf plates hold rice, bread, fruit and sweets, with brass tumblers set alongside. To the right, white-clad devotees wearing red-and-white garments and beads hold small lit oil lamps. A black handbag rests on the floor at right. Several figures are visible in the background, and the photo reflects a communal ritual feeding setting.2018-01-08August 02 20162016-08-02A seated communal meal in a hall with red patterned carpet. Long rows of people sit cross-legged on the floor before low wooden tables, each with a banana leaf laid with rice, curries and side dishes. Several saffron-robed monastics in orange and red clothing sit at the front, one wearing an orange turban. A woman in white serves food along the row. Behind them, a standing server and guests in western dress and white attire watch, with steel serving vessels on a table at the back. The scene is a formal annadan-style meal.2014-01-22December 21 20162016-12-21 +1 copiesAugust 02 20162016-08-02December 21 20162016-12-21 +1 copiesDevotees in rust-orange and red saris and garments sit cross-legged in a long row on a white floor during a communal meal. Women with dark rudraksha malas and folded hands sit beside banana-leaf plates heaped with rice, sweets, flatbread and fruit, with small brass cups and vessels set along the leaves. Behind them, more people in white and orange clothes sit in lines, and a few hold small lamps. A black handbag rests at the right edge.2018-01-08A communal meal scene in an indoor hall where devotees sit on a patterned carpet eating from banana leaves. In the foreground, several seated women in orange and rust-coloured saris with tilak on their foreheads and beaded rudraksha-style malas eat rice, dal-style dishes, fried snacks and sweets set on green leaves, with small paper cups of drink in front of them. Behind them, standing people in white kurtas and white saris with orange-red shawls stand around and hold white plates. A small child in a teal shirt and a girl in a striped top stand at left. Multiple people in the background serve food. No ceremonial figure is clearly identifiable.2014-07-26 +1 copies