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July 22 2006

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A large crowd of mostly men in white dhotis and white shirts queues along a covered veranda beside an orange-painted building. In the foreground, a server in a white shirt and white head cap pours from a stainless steel urn into small white cups on a metal counter, while a man in white with a lanyard reaches for one. Other attendees in white, orange and striped shirts stand waiting on a dirt ground, and a few wear rudraksha malas. Unfinished concrete structures and trees fill the background under an overcast sky.2010-08-21A covered veranda at an ashram with a stainless steel serving table in the foreground. A bearded man in white kurta and white dhoti stands at the table, serving from a steel pot while a man in a white t-shirt and navy trousers with a lanyard stands nearby holding papers. Seated on the left, men in white dhotis and lanyards sit on a bench; one older man drinks from a glass. Steel bowls and containers sit on the table. Red-tiled roof and pillars frame the scene.2009-07-21December 12 20072007-12-12Outdoor photo of devotees serving food at a makeshift counter on bare earth with scrubby trees behind. Three large stainless steel containers with lids stand on a cloth-covered table. A woman in a cream sari with red woven border lifts a lid, and a woman in a cream sari stands beside her at the containers. A man in a white shirt on the right holds a sleeve of stacked white paper cups. A bare-chested young man wearing a white dhoti and a rudraksha mala stands in the center. A man in white on the left smiles and wears a white shawl. Several more people stand in the background, including a man in a striped shawl and a man in a white shirt.2010-12-16Annadhan during Allahabad Kumbhamela 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesSeptember 17 20062006-09-17January 24 20092009-01-24A photograph of an outdoor breakfast serving area under a tarpaulin canopy strung with colourful triangular bunting. Many devotees in white clothing queue and sit at long grey metal tables. Men in white shirts and white dhotis, women in white sarees and some in yellow or blue, carry steel plates and tumblers. Stacked steel plates sit on a table in the foreground, and servers in white shirts ladle food from large steel vessels on the right. A red and gold patterned cloth hangs in the background. A man with glasses in a white shirt with a lanyard stands in the foreground. The scene shows communal annadan meal service at an ashram.2008-08-01Outdoor festival scene on bare reddish earth. In the left foreground a woman in a white sari pours liquid from a steel jug into a small glass held out by a young man in a white polo shirt; a steel bucket sits on a green-topped table. Nearby, a man in a white kurta and a teenage boy in a navy shirt stand watching. Behind them, devotees in white clothes walk among decorated palanquin-style floats with garlands and a large framed portrait of a bearded saint in ornate headwear mounted on a pole. A white-clothed group sits on a mat at left, and palm trees and a purple logo sign stand in the background.2005-12-31Photo 82861022009-01-01 +2 copiesNovember 30 20052005-11-30Outdoor photo of devotees gathered around a green-covered table at a dirt-ground festival site, where a woman in a white sari with silver border pours a liquid from a steel jug into small white paper cups. A man in a white dhoti and shirt with rudraksha mala watches, another older man in white with a mala stands beside him, a boy in a red and navy top holds cups, and a woman in a lavender sari and a woman in a cream and gold-bordered sari look on. A large steel vessel sits on the table. Behind them, decorated festival chariots and a banner portrait are visible, with more people in white walking across the ground.2005-12-31