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Photograph of a long line of seated devotees on a red floor covering during a communal meal service. Rows of people sit cross-legged facing each other along both sides, holding or waiting before white paper plates of yellow rice-like food. A man in a white dhoti and an orange-red sash bends forward, serving food from a bucket, while another person in white and orange stands behind him. Women in saris and a boy in a pink top sit on the right, and a man in a purple shirt and jeans sits in the foreground. Metal food containers and a shuttered shop front are visible in the background. The people visible number roughly two dozen, and no a person candidate is clearly present.

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April 24 20162016-04-24April 28 20162016-04-28 +1 copiesA photograph of a long line of seated devotees eating from white paper plates on a red carpet in a tented hall during an annadan-style meal. Rows of people, many women in colourful sarees and salwar kameez, sit cross-legged along both sides. A man in white dhoti and white head cloth with a red shawl stands bent over, serving food from a steel bucket. Behind them a large golden chariot-like structure with a green-topped canopy, red and white flags and yellow hanging tassels fill the background. The scene is lit by overhead lights and includes several other attendants in white.2016-04-28April 30 20162016-04-30A long communal meal in a covered tent with red floor cloths laid end to end. Rows of people sit cross-legged on the red cloth, eating from white plates while a server in a teal and green striped sari bends forward to serve from a steel vessel. Men in white shirts sit at the right foreground, and a young person in a yellow cap sits among children in the left rows. Carved stone pillars frame the tent entrance, and more people stand and walk in the background. No one is clearly identifiable as a person in this scene.2016-04-24April 24 20162016-04-24April 30 20162016-04-30A long row of devotees, mostly women and children, sits cross-legged on a red carpet eating from white paper plates containing yellow food. In the foreground a smiling woman in a teal and green patterned sari with a red bindi looks toward the camera while a young girl in a polka-dot dress and a bald toddler sit beside her. Behind them, a few men in white dhotis and orange-red sashes stand near golden decorative structures. The people seated appear to be sharing a communal meal. No a person candidate is clearly visible in the scene.2016-04-30A large tented pandal with white walls and red flags on a red carpet, where rows of seated devotees sit in lines on the floor facing each other with leaf plates in front of them, as if for a communal meal. A woman in a red salwar kameez walks down the central aisle carrying a plate or bowl, while other attendants move among the rows. Devotees wear white kurtas, checked shirts, saris and salwars; a child sits among them. Ceiling fans hang beneath white cloth canopies, and a carved wooden structure stands at the far end. The setting suggests annadan, a community meal served at a camp during a Kumbh Mela event in Ujjain. a person is not clearly visible in this scene.2016-04-24April 30 20162016-04-30April 28 20162016-04-28March 23 20112011-03-23