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Annadhan during Allahabad Kumbhamela 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesAnnadhan in 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesAnnadhan in 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesAnnadhan during Allahabad Kumbhamela 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesA photograph of devotees serving themselves a meal at a buffet line in a bright, pale-walled hall. A woman with a long brown ponytail in a white kurta and a red sash leans over steel chafing trays, holding a tray with food. Beside her, a bald man in white clothes and a red sash serves from another tray, and a man in white with an orange lanyard holds a plate with vegetables and a red cup. Other people in white clothing and red sashes stand nearby, some holding red mugs.2013-03-29 +1 copiesOctober 13 20142014-10-13 +1 copiesA serving line in a hall where devotees in white clothing serve a meal from glass-fronted steel chafing dishes on long tables. A man on the left in white kurta and a red-and-white shawl holds a plate and reaches toward a dish of flatbreads. Women in white saris with red and gold borders wear white hairnets and handle serving tongs, one with a beaded necklace. A large framed painting of red-robed figures hangs on the wall above. Lines of other servers stand behind the counter, and the scene reads as annadan or communal meal service.2016-02-09Annadhan in 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesA photo of a communal meal service in a dining hall. Several women in white dress with red-orange shawls stand behind steel serving trays and ladle food; one server wears a white hairnet and clear gloves. Other servers in white and red-orange wraps carry plates loaded with rice, vegetables and dark berries toward the diners. A woman in the foreground wears a white and red-orange outfit, a beaded necklace and a red bindi while holding a plate. Framed red artwork hangs on the wall behind, and tables and chairs fill the room. The scene reads as annadan, a serving of food to devotees.2016-02-22Ashram meal service in a plain white-walled hall with red curtains. A man in white kurta with a dark mala holds a steel plate of rice while another man in white serves from a long table covered with white cloth, steel bowls of orange curry and dal. A woman in white with a lanyard ladles food and a woman in a white sari with a yellow beaded necklace sits at the table. A man with grey hair and glasses in a dark top with a red-orange cord watches the serving. A girl in a blue salwar with a white dupatta stands at left. Steel bowls of rice and kheer fill the foreground.2009-12-11July 01 20132013-07-01 +1 copiesJuly 17 20112011-07-17 +2 copies