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December 25 2012

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February 19 20152015-02-19 +1 copiesDecember 19 20122012-12-19Annadhan during Allahabad Kumbhamela 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesJanuary 08 20182018-01-08Devotees sit in a long row on a polished floor, palms pressed together in namaskar before banana-leaf meals served with rice, flatbreads, sweets and small paper cups of drink. At the far end, a figure in orange robes sits on an ornate gold throne with red flower garlands, the seated person appearing as a person with orange robes and long hair, placed centrally before the row. In front of the leaves lie a brass lamp and a brass bell on a silver tray. The women wear orange and white saris and orange shawls, one with glasses, others with hair pulled back. Red curtains hang behind the dais.2011-11-07October 23 20152015-10-23July 26 20142014-07-26 +1 copiesA long row of women sits cross-legged on mats in a hall, facing banana leaf plates of rice, fried breads, curries and sweets, with small paper cups of water beside each leaf. The women wear saffron and orange salwars and saris with red and white borders, and several have hair pulled back and gold bangles. In the background a gilded throne with a red cushion stands on a raised dais, and a silver bell sits on a stand at left. Several visible people are seated, most partially cropped at the frame edge; no clear a person candidate is visible on the throne or among the seated women.2011-11-07January 08 20182018-01-08January 22 20142014-01-22A photo of a seated meal scene. Several young men in saffron-orange robes sit cross-legged on mats in a row, bare-chested, with white sacred ash marks on their foreheads and bodies and rudraksha malas around their necks. They are eating from green leaf plates piled with yellow rice, fried snacks, sliced fruit and small steel cups, their hands reaching to the food. Long dark hair is visible on the right foreground person. Behind them, other people in white and orange clothing move in the background of a hall with colourful striped cloth. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable by appearance here.2017-03-14A seated figure in an orange-red robe with a rudraksha mala sits on a white-draped chair before a large gold throne with lion-shaped armrests, holding a silver bowl on a white-covered table. Along both sides of a long hall, rows of people in orange and red saffron clothing sit at low tables with banana-leaf plates of food, eating or waiting. A devotee in orange kneels or sits at the front left, and a woman in white stands at the far left edge near a screen. Red patterned carpet covers the floor, and white tablecloths run along the aisle.2014-01-22