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A large outdoor tent with a red floor and yellow-orange draped ceiling, where dozens of people sit cross-legged on the floor eating from metal plates and leaf plates during a communal meal. Many wear white traditional dhotis, shirts and sarees, some with white and ash forehead markings, and several carry yellow cloth bags. Devotees serve and eat together in rows, with a woman in a yellow blouse and white saree in the left foreground and older women in white sarees seated nearby. Crowded and busy, the scene shows a mass annadan style meal.

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January 02 20162016-01-02A large outdoor annadan meal under yellow and red canopy tents, with many devotees seated on a red mat-covered floor eating from steel plates. Most wear white dhotis, shirts and saris, with a woman in a yellow blouse and white sari in the lower right. Volunteers in white stand and walk among the rows carrying bags and serving. Bottles of water and yellow cloth bags are visible among the seated crowd.2016-01-02 +1 copiesA large indoor event where many devotees sit on the floor in rows along long strips of red carpet, eating a meal served on green banana leaves. Several women in white and in coloured saris, including one in a bright lime-green blouse and blue skirt, and men in white kurtas wear rudraksha malas. A man in an orange shirt and a server in a white cap carry a metal pot and serve food along the row. Background shows more seated people, white draped tables and red curtains.2016-12-21January 31 20162016-01-31Annadhan during Allahabad Kumbhamela 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesJanuary 02 20162016-01-02A large outdoor tented meal, an annadan-style communal feast, with many people seated on red mats under a yellow and red draped canopy decorated with marigold garlands. A woman in a cream sari with a green border stands centre-left holding a steel plate, and seated men wear white dhotis and shirts. Other diners in green, orange and teal saris eat from steel plates while volunteers in white move between rows. A devotee in white sits centre-front with a rudraksha-style mala, holding a plate. No candidate for a person is clearly identifiable by appearance in this view.2006-12-30January 31 20162016-01-31A large crowd of men in white dhotis and white shirts fills a tent with red floor covering and yellow draped walls. Many stand or sit on the red floor holding round steel plates of food, and some carry yellow cloth bags. A few men wear orange shawls or saffron garments. The scene looks like a mass annadan meal served during a festival at the ashram. No single figure is clearly identifiable as a person.2016-01-02A large outdoor communal meal on a red mat-covered ground, with many devotees seated cross-legged in rows. Many wear white or cream clothing, several women in saris with bright blue, green and orange borders, and some children in colourful frocks. People hold leaf plates and steel tumblers, and a few servers in white bend over to serve food. Pale plastic chairs are visible at the back, and a row of tall trees and a building stand beyond the crowd. Some attendees wear lanyard badges.2015-11-01 +1 copiesJuly 26 20152015-07-26A seated communal meal on a red-painted floor. Many people in plain white clothes sit in rows and small clusters, eating from round leaf or metal plates with food. A woman in the centre wears a white sari with a red bindi and holds a cup; a man in a white shirt and dhoti eats from a plate near the front. A middle-aged man in glasses and a white shirt sits at lower left with a plate of orange food, and a bald man at right holds a plate. Water bottles and a yellow cloth lie on the floor. A large crowd of white-clad devotees fills the background.2016-01-31