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August 02 2008

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A photograph of an outdoor open-air meal area under large tents with colourful triangular bunting in red, yellow, green, blue and orange. Men and women in white dhotis and mundus, many with orange shawls or sashes, sit at long wooden benches and tables or stand serving food. Parked motorcycles and scooters sit at left under green trees, and bare dirt ground lies underfoot. The scene looks like a communal annadan meal being served to devotees.2008-08-02A courtyard gathering beneath a large tent canopy with multicoloured bunting in red, green, yellow, blue and orange. Many men and women in white dhotis, saris and kurtas wear saffron-orange shawls over their shoulders. Some stand in conversation while others sit on white plastic chairs near steel vessels and buckets, apparently serving or receiving food. A white multi-storey building with arched balconies and strings of small lights forms the backdrop. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible in this crowd.2008-08-02January 03 20122012-01-03July 27 20082008-07-27A photograph of an outdoor annadan meal service under a large canopy of red patterned cloth edged with strips of colourful fabric in green, blue, purple and red. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts serve food from large steel pots at a metal table, one wearing a white hairnet and another with an orange-and-white cloth at his neck. Devotees in white and checked shirts stand holding metal plates and cups, and a seated young man in a plaid shirt eats from a steel plate. Trees and a low orange building are visible beyond the canopy. No one in the scene is identifiable as a person.2012-01-08Annadhan during Allahabad Kumbhamela 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesAugust 08 2009 - Kalpataru, Cuddalore India2009-08-08August 02 20082008-08-02A large canopied tent at a Kumbh Mela camp, with a striped multicolored awning overhead and yellow cloth draped on the left. Dozens of sadhus and sannyasis in saffron and orange robes and turbans sit on the ground in rows, many with plates of food and cups before them, while others stand and move between the rows. In the foreground, a bearded man in an orange turban and pale pink shawl over an orange top stands facing the camera. Nearby, a man in white kurta holds a small child in pink, and a figure in white with a light vest stands beside him. The scene shows an annadan meal being served to ascetics.2013-02-15November 24 20062006-11-24 +2 copiesA large covered tent at a Kumbh Mela camp filled with sadhus and sannyasis in orange and saffron robes, many seated on the floor before small brass plates of food. A man in a white kurta and dhoti carries a large bowl across the aisle, while standing devotees in orange cloth move between rows. Striped multicolour canvas forms the roof, with corrugated metal partitions and cloth-draped stalls behind. The scene suggests a communal meal being served to ascetics. A man in a blue plaid shirt stands in the foreground at right, and a white-robed attendant stands near the back.2013-02-15 +1 copiesAnnadhan in 20092009-01-01 +2 copies