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Photograph of an ashram food offering in progress. A large silver tray holds yellow rice with vegetables and a mound of white paste at its left. A bald man in orange and rust robes with rudraksha malas and a gold armband leans over the tray, while a man at the left in an orange wrap and rudraksha necklace holds out a food ball on his palm. A seated man at the lower right, in dark-red robes and a wood-bead garland, reaches into the rice. Behind them, several men in orange robes stand and eat from leaf or palm cups, some with the hand raised to the mouth. White-clad figures stand in the background. a person candidate: the bald figure leaning over the tray wears rudraksha malas, saffron-orange cloth and an ochre wrap, but his face is not clearly resolvable, so the appearance is uncertain.

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November 15 20132013-11-15Annadhan during Allahabad Kumbhamela 20132013-01-01A photograph of a ritual offering in a temple-like setting. A young shaved-headed priest in an orange-and-red dhoti kneels at left, holding a handful of yellow grain or prasad over a large ornate silver bowl. Beside the bowl stands a silver trishul on a red base. A seated man in a red-orange garment with a long gold necklace and a small red bindi smiles at right, one hand resting on the bowl. Behind them a standing attendant wears white with a red shawl, and a drum is visible. The backdrop is blue and green draped fabric with a fringed canopy. A wall at left shows black-and-white portrait photographs, and a green banana leaf lies on the table.2014-07-26 +1 copiesApril 26 20122012-04-26 +1 copiesAnnadhan in 20152015-01-01 +1 copiesAnnadhan in 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesA photo of a seated figure in a rust-orange robe with a long beaded necklace, sitting before a large steel pan of yellow rice and curry with a serving spatula. Beside the figure a gilded throne with red cushions stands on a red patterned mat. Several people in red-orange robes with gold borders stand at right, holding handfuls of yellow rice, and a bald person in the lower right also holds rice. Some papadams are visible. The figure's appearance is not distinctive enough to confirm the page's claim, so the identity is unsure and the figure is described by role as a serving devotee in orange robes.2013-11-15Devotees in orange and saffron robes with gold-yellow borders serve food at a ritual. A bald man in orange robes, wearing rudraksha malas, glasses and gold-toned armbands, stirs rice from a steel pan with a ladle while another ladle scoops from a bowl on a golden tray. A figure in an orange shawl with a long dark ponytail sits on the left, reaching toward the metal trays of cooked yellow rice. Standing devotees in matching robes crowd behind, and a pink-cloth-clad arm appears at the lower right. The scene suggests a prasad or annadan serving.2013-11-15November 15 20132013-11-15Annadhan during Nasik Kumbhamela 20152015-01-21 +2 copiesNovember 15 20132013-11-15Annadhan in 20152015-01-01 +1 copies