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May 28 20132013-05-28Annadhan during Allahabad Kumbhamela 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesAnnadhan in 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesWide view of a large hall with white draped ceiling and colourful hanging cloth columns, where a seated gathering of many devotees sits on the floor in white dhotis and shawls. Front rows of monks in saffron and orange robes sit at the left, with brass oil lamps, kalasha-style vessels and small plates of offerings set on mats and orange cloth in front of them. The congregation is seated in long rows toward the back, with a camera on a tripod at the left edge. Ceiling fans and a stage backdrop complete the scene.2010-10-25A large hall with a polished white floor shows many seated devotees performing a pada puja-style worship. Women in white saris with red or yellow shawls sit cross-legged on mats in rows, hands folded in prayer, with brass plates and small offering vessels arranged on orange cloth mats in front of them. Many more people sit in the background, some on chairs at the left. Orange and multicoloured woven hangings decorate the ceiling. A person in orange robes sits at the lower right with hands joined in namaskar. No clear a person candidate is visible.2010-09-18A photograph of a large hall with a white draped ceiling and tall decorative pillars wrapped in coloured cloth. Thirty-odd seated people sit in rows on mats and cloths, many dressed in white, with women in saris and salwar kameez. Banana-leaf plates with food sit on the floor in front, along with paper cups. At the far end, a man in white stands and attends to the seated devotees while others in the front area perform service nearby, with a red curtained stage and a small altar behind them. The setting suggests a communal meal or prasadam distribution in a temple hall.2011-12-11A wide view of a large white tented hall with rows of seated devotees on the floor, many in white dhotis and some in orange or red garments, their hands pressed together in prayer before green banana-leaf plates of food. Colourful woven hangings hang from the ceiling and ceiling fans turn overhead. At the far end, a golden ornate seat with an orange-robed figure is visible beside a framed portrait, with a red curtain behind. Several attendants stand near the back.2010-11-12A photograph of a large hall with many seated devotees, mostly women and girls in white and orange clothing, sitting cross-legged on the floor with palms pressed together in anjali mudra. Several have brass plates, small oil lamps and offerings placed before them on mats. A woman in the foreground wears an orange shawl and white dress, eyes closed in prayer, while a younger woman beside her wears an orange sari. Men in white sit at the back and along the sides, and vertical pillars with grey poles run through the hall. Colourful orange and yellow hanging decorations line the upper walls. No a person is visible in the frame.2012-04-14May 20 20132013-05-20A photograph of a large hall with a white ceiling and colourful hanging fabric pillars decorated with elephant motifs. Rows of seated devotees in white dhotis and saffron clothing sit on orange and green mats on the floor. In the foreground, a shaved-headed man in white with a gold necklace sits with hands together, and to the right a woman in orange robes holds a brass plate of food near a microphone stand on an orange mat. Further back, a man in orange robes sits cross-legged on a raised orange cloth while a standing attendant in white stands at right. Small paper cups and water bottles are placed on the mats.2010-10-12January 20 20132013-01-20July 20 20112011-07-20 +1 copies