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February 17 2008

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A long hall set for a communal meal, with two rows of tables covered in red satin cloths and a red carpet running down the centre. Many saffron-robed sannyasis, most wearing saffron or pink head wraps, sit on both sides eating from banana-leaf plates with water glasses. A man in a white dhoti and white shirt carries a steel bucket down the aisle, and another man in a white shirt serves beside him. A photographer in a grey shirt and trousers stands mid-aisle taking pictures. White drapes with red valances line the walls and ceiling fans turn overhead.2008-02-17September 11 20172017-09-11Wide photograph of a large hall with rows of seated devotees in saffron and orange robes, many with orange turbans, facing a stage with a red curtain and two large screens. Lines of banana-leaf style meal spreads and steel tiffin carriers lie on striped mats in front of the seated rows. A man in white and a woman in white sari sit at the left front near a striped mat. Ceiling lights, red valances and framed panels line the walls. Hundreds of people fill the hall.2017-08-14August 14 20172017-08-14Annadhan in 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesSeptember 11 20172017-09-11August 14 20172017-08-14A long row of seated men in saffron-orange robes and orange turbans sits cross-legged on white cloth in a hall, facing a central aisle. Many wear rudraksha malas and some have white body markings. Each has a banana leaf plate in front of them with food and small steel cups of drink, forming a feast line. Background shows a steel serving counter at left and a stage with red drapes and a large screen at top. Appears to be a communal meal served during a festival celebration.2017-08-14September 21 20162016-09-21A long dining hall with a row of seated monks and devotees eating from banana leaves on a table. A server in white shirt and clear plastic gloves at left serves food from a steel pot. Several seated men wear saffron/orange robes, including one with a long grey beard and one with a full black beard. Bottled water and steel bowls sit along the table. Ceiling fans, hanging cylindrical banners in blue, red and yellow, and white canopy fabric overhead. A man in the foreground right in saffron-yellow cloth presses his palms together.2009-12-30Annadhan during Allahabad Kumbhamela 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesDecember 12 20072007-12-12