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Outdoor food distribution under a thatched bamboo canopy at a Kumbha Mela camp. A woman in a white sari with an orange-red shawl stands at a large aluminium pot of yellow food, ladling it into a small bowl. A line of men waits in front of her: one in a brown sweater with a teal and pink checked shawl and a red tilak on his forehead, another in a grey jacket, and others in mustard, red and white wraps and a red turban. Behind them stand more devotees and a parked car, with orange and multicoloured garlands strung on the bamboo framework. The scene reads as annadan, free food service for pilgrims. No a person candidate is visible.