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Annadhan during Allahabad Kumbhamela 20132013-01-01July 10 20132013-07-10 +1 copiesMay 20 20132013-05-20 +1 copiesA photograph of a long row of devotees in orange and saffron cloth, standing shoulder to shoulder and facing a floor spread with banana leaves and food offerings. Several men and boys hold small handfuls of food, some raising it to their mouths, while others stand bare-chested with white ash markings on their skin and wooden or rudraksha beaded necklaces. On the far right, a woman in an orange wrap stands with her back to the camera. Behind them a large screen shows a smiling figure in a red and orange setting. The scene suggests a prasad or annadan style ritual of shared food within an ashram hall. Several people are visible, roughly six to twenty.2017-07-03 +1 copiesJuly 14 20132013-07-14 +1 copiesSeptember 30 20162016-09-30Photograph of a group of young ashram children in saffron-orange turbans and orange wraps, several with white vibhuti markings on their chests and shoulders and rudraksha malas. In the foreground a young girl in an orange turban and orange garment, wearing a rudraksha mala and a small pendant, holds a handful of yellow food offering. Beside her, others pass and eat similar yellow sweet mixture from their palms, with banana-leaf plates of food visible along the left edge. The setting is an indoor hall with a bright background.2017-09-19 +1 copiesOctober 04 20132013-10-04July 03 20172017-07-03 +1 copiesMay 08 20172017-05-08September 13 20142014-09-13A photograph of a large group of young people in orange-saffron wrapped cloth, many bare-chested and some with white horizontal marks on the forehead and arms, standing close together in a temple hall. Many hold handfuls of yellow flower petals or garlands, and some are offering them forward. A golden trident (trishul) and a gold pillar are visible at the right edge. Several have rudraksha malas and beaded necklaces. The scene resembles a pratyaksha pada puja or ritual offering line. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible in the frame, so no candidate is claimed.2017-07-03 +1 copies