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Aerial photograph of a food distribution line on a dirt lane between white and striped tents at a Kumbh Mela camp. Many people sit in two rows on mats and cloth along the lane, several women in pink, blue, orange and green saris holding small white paper plates and cups. Standing volunteers in white, yellow and orange clothing serve food and walk between the rows. A silver hatchback is parked at the upper left beside a purple tarp, and many pairs of sandals lie scattered on the ground. Several people sit on straw and tarps at the lower right. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person.

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A long open-air langar-style meal under a striped tarpaulin canopy at a Kumbh Mela camp, with thatched huts and a bridge behind. Rows of people sit on the ground eating from metal plates and leaf bowls. Several men in saffron and orange robes stand along the row serving food, one with a red-topped headwear and a light pink shawl. Many seated guests wear white, pastel and bright clothing, and an elderly man in front holds a plate. Sadhus in orange ochre clothing are visible on the left.2013-02-15 +3 copiesA photograph of an open dusty lane at a Kumbh Mela encampment, with white and patterned tents on both sides. Many seated people, mostly women in red, pink, teal and orange saris and headscarves, and children sit in rows on the ground, with steel plates and steel pots placed in front of them, apparently waiting to be served. A woman in a red-and-black checked shawl and red sari walks away from the camera down the centre of the lane, carrying a small tag. Further back, an elderly man in white sits on a motorcycle near the tents, and a bare-chested boy in a green shirt sits at the lower right. A photo credit overlay in the lower corner marks the image as an archive photograph.Photograph of a row of seated people on sandy ground in front of white and grey canvas tents at a Kumbh Mela camp, apparently waiting for a meal. Their leaf plates are laid out in front of them and a steel container sits at the left edge. Several men wear turbans, including an orange one and a red-and-white one. One man in a yellow checked shirt and another in a dark jacket with a small emblem are prominent, and an older woman in a green and purple sari with a grey shawl sits among them. Red and white striped fabric and red floral cloth hang from a pole behind them.February 10 20132013-02-10Annadhan in 20122012-01-01 +1 copiesFebruary 12 20132013-02-12February 10 20132013-02-10Long rows of seated sadhus and sannyasis in saffron and orange robes eat from metal plates on the floor of a large red-and-orange tent at a Kumbh Mela camp. Men in orange and ochre cloth serve food from steel pots, one bending forward to ladle rice. A bearded elder in orange with a tilak and a young priest in white with a yellow dhoti stand among the rows. Several women in orange saris with head coverings sit at the right, eating from plates. A white car is parked beside the tent, and cloth banners with pennant trim hang overhead, a communal annadan meal.2013-02-15 +1 copiesA long covered dining tent at a Kumbh Mela camp with striped red, green and yellow canvas overhead and bamboo poles. Rows of seated monks in saffron and orange robes sit on the ground eating from metal plates. A man in a white kurta and cream vest with long curly hair stands in the foreground beside serving staff, one holding a steel pot, while another in pink-orange robes carries food. Many saffron-clad sadhus with orange turbans fill the tent line.2013-02-15 +1 copiesAnnadhan during Allahabad Kumbhamela 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesFebruary 15 20132013-02-15 +1 copiesFebruary 12 20132013-02-12