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Devotees sit cross-legged in a row on a mat in a tiled hall, eating a communal meal from green banana leaves set on the floor. Foreground, a man in a lilac checked shirt and beige trousers with an orange sash smiles toward the camera while eating. Beside him a man in a white shirt and red t-shirt reaches for food, and further along several men in white kurtas and orange shawls eat from leaves heaped with rice, vegetables, fried items and white sauce. Plastic cups sit beside the leaves. In the background, standing figures in orange dhoti-style garments and a woman in a green sari watch, with a projector screen and orange and red drapery behind.

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March 08 20132013-03-08 +1 copiesA photograph of devotees seated cross-legged in a row on the floor, eating a meal served on large banana leaves with rice, curries, fried snacks and papadum. Foreground: a man in a lavender checked shirt and beige trousers eats with his right hand, wearing an orange saffron shawl over the shoulders. Behind him a young boy in a red shirt and a man in white kurta with orange shawl eat from leaves. Further along, men in white with orange shawls and an orange head cloth sit beside plates, and sannyasis in orange robes stand at the right edge with rudraksha malas. Paper cups of water sit near the leaves. The room has pale walls and a tiled floor.2013-03-08A row of men in white dhotis and shirts sit cross-legged on a marble floor, eating from green banana leaf plates arranged along a blue-edged mat. Several wear red or orange shawls over their shoulders. Plates hold rice, vegetables, sweets and small paper cups. Two men in the foreground eat with their hands; one older man in glasses sits at right, and a figure in white stands in the background. No one is identifiable as the a person; the scene shows devotees sharing a meal during the event.2014-09-15October 27 20122012-10-27 +1 copiesAnnadhan in 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesA row of devotees sits cross-legged on a tiled floor eating a communal meal from banana leaves laid out end to end. Men in white ritual clothes with red or saffron shawls and gold bracelets dig into rice, vegetables and sweets, while small bowls and paper cups sit beside each leaf. Several people wear red lanyards over white shirts.2014-10-28 +1 copiesAnnadhan in 20132013-01-01 +2 copiesPhoto 99228332013-01-01 +3 copiesSeated devotees eat a meal served on large green banana leaves on a white tiled floor, with rice, a banana, a small bowl of pale food and dark dal-like and sweet dishes. Three men sit cross-legged in front: on the left a man in white shirt and white dhoti with an orange-red shawl and glasses, in the centre a man with a red tilak on his forehead in white kurta and dhoti with a red shawl, and on the right a man in a green silk kurta with an orange shawl. Behind them more people in white and orange-red shawls sit on mats, a woman in a red shawl sits among them, and a server in a light blue sari carries a tray at upper right. A red and gold throne-like chair and a video tripod stand in the background.2012-10-12September 15 20142014-09-15July 23 20112011-07-23 +1 copiesAnnadhan during Allahabad Kumbhamela 20132013-01-01 +1 copies