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Annadhan during Allahabad Kumbhamela 2013

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August 18 20132013-08-18Annadhan in 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesAnnadhan in 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesOctober 08 20132013-10-08 +1 copiesA buffet serving line at an ashram-style meal. A woman in a white apron-style top, blue hair net and clear plastic gloves serves food from steel pots with a ladle onto terracotta-coloured plates and bowls held by devotees. Several women queue in colourful salwar kameez: one in a yellow kurta, one in a teal printed top with a blue lanyard, one in a pink top holding a small child, and an older woman in pink with glasses. Steel serving vessels, lentil and rice dishes and a green vegetable sit along the table. The scene shows annadan-style communal food service.2011-11-26August 24 20142014-08-24 +1 copiesA buffet-style meal service in a bright hall with pale walls and framed portraits on the wall behind. A woman in a white hairnet and clear gloves, wearing a white top and tan shawl, ladles food from a steel pot. A young woman in a mustard-yellow kurta with a rudraksha-style beaded mala holds a plate of vegetables and rice. Beside her, a woman in a plaid shirt with glasses serves food, and a blonde woman in a dark top watches. Men in tan robes and a bearded man in a hairnet stand at left. Steel pots and serving dishes sit on the table. Pale red curtains frame the windows.2011-11-28A photograph of a cafeteria-style annadan food serving line in an ashram dining hall. Stainless steel serving trays hold rows of food, including round fried balls and curries. A man in a striped maroon-and-white shirt and a white hairnet serves food at left, while a young woman in a white salwar kameez with a dark red beaded necklace carries a steel tray with lentils, rice, a flatbread and a fried ball at right. Other servers in white hairnets and staff in white attire line the counter, and a few people with backpacks stand farther back. The walls are bare grey concrete.2015-08-22December 14 20062006-12-14Photograph of a communal meal service at a steel serving counter. Several women in white saris with gold borders serve food from steel trays onto paper plates; one serving woman in the foreground wears an orange-red garland and a dark rudraksha-style mala and holds a ladle over the dish. A man in white clothing stands behind the counter at left, and a woman in a blue-and-white outfit is visible in the background. Other people, partially visible, reach in with plates at the left edge. Yellow food is spread across the steel tray and a pot sits on the counter, with clear plastic sneeze guards above.2014-08-24 +1 copiesDecember 15 20062006-12-15September 27 20152015-09-27