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Annadhan during Allahabad Kumbhamela 2013

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July 10 20132013-07-10Two women in white clothing hold small brass oil lamps with lit flames during a ritual. The woman in front, with short dark hair and a red rudraksha mala, cups a lamp in both hands while seated. The woman on the right, with glasses, a red scarf and gold bangles, holds a lamp aloft. Behind them, people in orange and saffron garments sit in a hall, some with hands folded.2013-07-10July 10 20132013-07-10July 12 20162016-07-12September 19 20142014-09-19October 06 20142014-10-06Annadhan during Allahabad Kumbhamela 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesA photo of a pada puja or devotional ceremony in a temple hall, with many seated devotees holding lit oil lamps and brass lamps. Foreground: a woman in white with a white shawl and white forehead markings holds a lamp at left; a woman in a red-brown shawl and glasses sits in center with a red beaded mala; a woman in white sari with red beaded mala holds a lamp at right. Behind them, rows of women in orange and red garments with white tilak marks hold lamps. Brass pooja vessels and offering plates rest on mats. No a person candidate is visible, and the other people are seated devotees.2014-09-05A photograph of a large hall where many devotees sit on mats performing a puja with small oil lamps. In the foreground a woman in white clothes and a red rudraksha mala raises a lamp, and beside her an older woman in white with orange shawl and glasses holds a brass vessel. A woman in a white sari with gold border holds a lit lamp, and another woman in a green blouse and red mala sits to the right. Behind them men and women in orange and white clothes sit in rows, with a small stone deity murti, brass plates of offerings and a framed picture on a low stone platform in front. The room has red curtains and a rope barrier behind the rows.2014-11-07Indoor ritual scene during an Adhi-Kailaasa puja with kirtan. In the foreground, a woman in an orange sari with rudraksha mala and a white forehead mark holds a small brass handbell and a lamp, gesturing forward while chanting. Beside her, a woman in a white sari with a rudraksha mala holds a brass oil lamp. Behind them, a row of young people in orange and maroon robes with white forehead marks sit on mats, holding lit oil lamps and singing. A brass plate with offerings and a small kalasha sit on the floor, and devotees in white are seated in the background.2014-08-14April 04 20142014-04-04May 13 20142014-05-13