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Annadhan during Allahabad Kumbhamela 2013

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Photograph of an evening food distribution under a thatched shelter. A bare-chested man on the left in a white dhoti with a pink shawl and gold armband serves from the pot. On the right, a woman in an orange and cream sari with red border and a white forehead mark holds a leaf plate and serves food. Behind them a crowd of devotees reaches for food, including a man in a white turban, a woman in a teal headscarf, a man in a brown jacket with an ID badge and a small boy. A paper sign hangs on a bamboo pole.2013-02-11A photograph of an annadan-style food offering in an ashram hall. In the foreground, a woman in a rust-red sari ladles yellow rice from a large polished silver bowl. Beside her, a woman in a white sari with gold border and a white hair net wears a gold pendant and rudraksha mala and watches the preparation. At right, a figure with greying hair and a bare back wearing orange ochre cloth holds rice in one hand and gestures near a laptop on a mat. Behind them, several people in orange sannyasi robes stand, and a monitor displays a screen image. Tripod and cables are visible.2019-01-01A man in rust-red and orange robes with a long rudraksha-style bead necklace sits on a red cushioned seat beside an ornate gold chair, mixing a large steel bowl of yellow rice dish with his hands and tearing up flatbread pieces into it. Beside him, a bald man in rust robes and glasses with a bead mala and armbands looks on. Two women in rust-red saris stand behind them, one holding food and another reaching in from the right. a person: the seated man in the foreground wears a long rudraksha mala and a golden-edged rust shawl over bare shoulders, sitting on a throne-like seat, which is consistent with the page's reference to a person.2013-11-15January 01 20192019-01-01May 23 20152015-05-23 +1 copiesOutdoor evening food service at a convention, with a volunteer in an orange and red sleeveless garment serving from a steel pot onto a plate held by a man in a light checked shirt. Behind them, a crowd of devotees and volunteers in white and saffron-trimmed clothes watches and waits, including a woman in a red sari and a man in a white shirt. A young woman in white with a long braid holds a ladle. Blue tube lights and a blue tarpaulin roof light the scene, with banners in the background.2009-02-28A photograph of a free meal service at an ashram food counter under a corrugated roof with red-painted beams. Volunteers in white hairnets and white caps serve food from steel trays onto plates held by women in white and gold sarees and a girl in a cream and orange outfit. A woman in an orange blouse and cream saree on the left holds out a steel plate of rice and curry. Trays of yellow curry sit on the counter, and a green-netted fence and foliage show through the open side. The image is an annadan scene, with food being given to devotees and visitors.2017-03-11May 23 20152015-05-23 +1 copiesA photograph of a Maheshwara Puja food offering at an indoor gathering. On the left, a bearded man with long dark matted hair and a saffron-orange cloth draped over his shoulder receives food on a red plate and holds a yellow-tinged dish. A shaved-headed, bare-chested man with a rudraksha mala and a white hair-cloth on his chest offers a handful of yellow food. Behind them a woman in a white sari with a white hair net sits at a table, and devotees in saffron, orange and red saris and salwar stand in the background. A silver bowl of yellow food sits on a green leaf. Several people wear white hair nets and name badges.2016-12-18A buffet serving line in a plain room with pale concrete-block walls. A young woman in the foreground wears a red and white sari with a red bindi and beaded necklace, wearing clear plastic gloves and serving rice from a steel tray with a ladle. Behind her, other women in red, orange and magenta saris and a man in a white shirt with glasses hold plates of food, while more people line up along the counter. Steel chafing dishes hold food.2007-11-09Outdoor street scene of a food distribution. Two women in white sarees with gold borders and orange shawls stand at a large steel pot, serving yellow rice with ladles onto leaf plates or into hands. A man in a cream shirt holds a small metal bowl at left, and other men in white shirts and a striped polo stand nearby beside shuttered shop shutters and an old yellow building wall.2011-04-09 +1 copiesFebruary 11 20132013-02-11 +1 copies