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Devotees seated cross-legged on a floor covered with matting, eating a meal served on fresh green banana leaves during an annadhan-style food offering. Several men and women in white or light ritual clothing wear orange-saffron shawls over their shoulders. In the foreground a man in a white kurta with a saffron shawl and a tilak on his forehead eats with his right hand; beside him a younger man in white with orange shawl and glasses also eats. A man in a green shirt with an orange shawl sits at right. Leaves hold white rice, yellow rice, lentil preparations, a banana, a sweet and small paper cups of liquid. Behind them more seated participants and an ornate gold and red throne with a plain carpet are visible.

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October 12 20122012-10-12Annadhan in 20122012-01-01 +1 copiesSeptember 08 20112011-09-08Annadhan in 20132013-01-01 +2 copiesAnnadhan in 20132013-01-01 +1 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.2012-10-12Annadhan during Allahabad Kumbhamela 20132013-01-01 +2 copiesPhoto of people seated cross-legged on a wooden floor eating a traditional meal from green banana leaves laid in a row, with rice, vegetables and sides served on each leaf. Four prominent men sit in the foreground: a bare-chested man with a rudraksha mala and a green stone pendant on the left of centre, a man in a red striped shirt, a man in a white dhoti with a red-and-white towel, and a bare-chested man in white dhoti and gold-bordered cloth with rudraksha beads, eating with his right hand. Several more people in white and colourful clothes sit along the row behind. A red wall with a framed picture and a deity figure in the background suggest a temple hall setting, with a glass door at right.2019-07-06 +1 copiesAnnadhan in 20142014-01-01 +1 copiesPhoto 11712545Annadhan in 20152015-01-01 +1 copiesAnnadhan in 20102010-01-01 +1 copies