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Photo of a long open-air langar-style meal line under tents at a Kumbh Mela camp. Rows of seated devotees in orange saffron robes sit on the ground with metal plates. A bearded sadhu in an orange turban and orange robe bends forward with a ladle, serving food from a steel bucket into a plate held by a seated woman in orange. Other sadhus in orange turbans and robes sit along the line, and a woman with a long braid sits in the foreground. Striped and orange tent fabric overhead. A cardboard box labeled Kamal sits at left. Annadan meal service.

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Annadhan during Allahabad Kumbhamela 20132013-01-01A photograph of a large outdoor communal meal at a Kumbh Mela camp. Rows of people in orange and saffron robes sit on a concrete floor eating from metal plates. In the foreground, a woman with a long black braid in an orange sari sits and eats puri or flatbread. A bearded man in an orange robe and orange turban holds a steel plate of puris, while a man in an orange shawl with red and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces carries a steel bucket with a ladle, serving food. A cardboard box printed with the word Kam sits at left. Tents and more seated devotees fill the background.2013-02-15 +1 copiesFebruary 15 20132013-02-15 +1 copiesA long tent serving a communal meal to many seated sadhus and sannyasis in saffron and orange robes, many with orange or pink turbans and some with grey or yellow headwear. They sit cross-legged on a floor in rows, holding metal plates and small bowls. Standing servers in saffron clothing carry steel pots and buckets along the aisle, serving food. Red and white draped cloth lines the tent roof and sides, with wooden poles and a bright outdoor background. The scene is a bandara-style feeding at a Kumbh Mela camp.2013-02-15 +3 copiesAnnadhan during Allahabad Kumbhamela 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesFebruary 15 20132013-02-15 +1 copiesAnnadhan during Allahabad Kumbhamela 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesAnnadhan during Allahabad Kumbhamela 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesFebruary 15 20132013-02-15A long open-sided tent is filled with seated devotees in orange and saffron robes taking a communal meal on the sandy ground. Rows of steel plates hold food, with small glasses of water and milk set in front of them. In the centre, a man in an orange dhoti and shawl bends forward holding a large steel ladle over a metal bucket, serving food along the row. Several seated men wear rudraksha malas and turbans in orange, red and pink. The white tent poles and fabric canopy frame the scene, which appears to be an annadan style feeding. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable among the seated figures, so the identity is treated as unsure.2016-04-23Annadhan during Allahabad Kumbhamela 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesAnnadhan during Allahabad Kumbhamela 20132013-01-01 +1 copies