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A photograph of a seated communal meal in a marble-floored hall. Rows of devotees sit cross-legged on mats along a blue-edged strip, each before a banana leaf heaped with rice, vegetables and sweets, with paper cups of water beside them. In the foreground a bald man in a white shirt sits with his back to the camera, eating from his leaf. Women in white and cream sarees and a woman in a gold-bordered saree sit in the middle rows, and a figure in white stands at the upper right. A gold-draped altar with a yellow cloth and a small decorative emblem is at the upper left. Several people are seated across the left edge. Visible people are in the roughly 6-20 range.

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Annadhan during Allahabad Kumbhamela 20132013-01-01October 17 20132013-10-17July 23 20112011-07-23 +1 copiesA photograph of a long row of devotees seated cross-legged on the floor of a large hall, eating a meal from green banana leaves set on the floor. In the foreground, women in saffron-orange saris with red borders and bangles sit on orange mats, one pressing food with her fingers; beside them women in white saris with orange shawls and yellow scarves serve and eat from banana leaves with small paper cups. A woman in a white sari bends at the far right, carrying a tray along the aisle, with a metal bucket on the floor. Behind them a large audience sits in white clothing. At the back, a tall devotional picture of a goddess in a forest setting hangs on the wall beside colourful hanging panels, and a seated figure in white at left is near a table with orange chairs. This is an annadan style community meal.2010-09-17 +1 copiesJuly 23 20112011-07-23 +1 copiesSeptember 17 20102010-09-17 +1 copiesPhotograph of a long row of people seated on the polished floor of a large hall, eating a communal meal served on green banana leaves. Women in white salwar kameez and in saris with red and yellow tones sit in a line, eating with their right hands from leaves holding idlis, vadas, rice and small cups of drink. A woman in a gold and maroon sari leans over the far end of the row, serving food. A blue water bottle sits in the foreground. Red curtains and a stage are visible at the back of the hall. The scene reads as an annadan style communal lunch.2011-07-23A row of women sits cross-legged on a polished tile floor eating a communal meal from green banana-leaf plates. Several wear white kurta-style tops with red-brown shawls, one wears a red and gold sari, another wears a teal saree, and one has hair in a bun. Small white cups of water and plates of rice, vegetables and sweets line the floor in front of them. In the background, others move about near an orange cloth and colourful drapes. No a person candidate is visible in the frame.2015-03-11 +1 copiesSeptember 17 20102010-09-17 +1 copiesAnnadhan in 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesA photograph of a group of devotees seated cross-legged in a row on the floor of a hall, eating from green leaf plates set on the floor in front of them. Several people wear white kurta or shirt outfits with red-and-orange shawls around their necks; one woman wears a yellow top with a red shawl and another wears white with a red shawl. Small glasses of water are placed along the row between the plates. Red flowers are visible in the blurred foreground, and chairs and a red-draped table sit in the background. No one is identified as a person in this image.2015-03-11 +1 copiesMay 28 20132013-05-28 +2 copies