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TEST PAGE +3 copiesJuly 15 20152015-07-15 +3 copiesAnnadhan in 20142014-01-01 +1 copiesOctober 18 20142014-10-18 +1 copiesA photograph of a seated annadhan meal inside a hall. In the foreground, shaved-headed monks in saffron-orange robes sit in rows with palms pressed together in anjali, some with white vertical tilak marks on their foreheads and rudraksha malas around their necks. Before each figure lies a banana leaf heaped with food, with small paper cups of drink beside it. Behind them, rows of people in red and white sit on mats, and a few white-clad attendants stand at the far right near a large vessel. The scene suggests a community food-offering ritual.2013-01-01 +1 copiesPhoto 11680900Photo 11742760Annadhan in 20142014-01-01 +1 copiesAnnadhan during Allahabad Kumbhamela 20132013-01-01Photograph of a seated group of monastic disciples in orange and rust-red robes with rudraksha malas and white vibhuti marks on their foreheads, hands pressed together in prayer. In the foreground a bald man in orange with beaded necklaces holds a microphone, and a man in orange with a garland speaks beside him. Long green banana-leaf plates of rice and food are laid on a white cloth in the lower right, with water bottles nearby. Behind them, a few people in white and orange sit on a hall floor beside display boards on easels. The scene suggests a Maheshwara Puja food offering, with the monastics seated for the ritual.2016-02-23November 14 20132013-11-14July 26 20142014-07-26 +3 copies