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A crowd of devotees queues under a thatched straw roof at an open-air food stall, with a white wall behind them. Several people wear white or grey hair nets and aprons, serving from metal pots. In the foreground, a woman in a maroon shawl and a red-and-white patterned sari stands beside a woman in a lilac sari with a blue headscarf, and men in shirts and jackets wait. On the far right, a bare-chested man with a shaved head wears a saffron-orange cloth and a rudraksha mala, and is partly hidden by the crowd. Behind him, another man wears an orange garment. A hanging banner with Hindi script is visible at upper left.

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Annadhan during Allahabad Kumbhamela 20132013-01-01February 06 20132013-02-06 +1 copiesA food distribution line under a thatched roof at a riverside camp. A server in a grey jacket and white hairnet ladles food from a steel pot into bowls held out by devotees. Visible recipients include a man in an orange-and-white striped shirt, a boy in orange, a small girl in a red top, a woman in a red and gold saree with a teal head covering, and a man in a black and white knit cap. An elderly man in an orange turban stands at right beside a sadhu with white beard and orange wrap. Tents and temple spires appear in the background, consistent with a Kumbha Mela camp kitchen (annadan).2013-02-06 +4 copiesFebruary 11 20132013-02-11Annadhan during Allahabad Kumbhamela 20132013-01-01February 15 20132013-02-15 +1 copiesAnnadhan during Allahabad Kumbhamela 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesFebruary 08 20132013-02-08Annadhan during Allahabad Kumbhamela 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesAnnadhan during Allahabad Kumbhamela 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesA thatched bamboo food stall at an outdoor gathering where volunteers serve food to visitors. A young man in a dark jacket and a boy in a yellow striped shirt hold out leaf plates and bowls. An older man in a red-orange turban and dark vest stands at the counter, while a woman in a white hairnet and red-trimmed white shawl serves from a large steel pot. Strings of orange and red cloth hang at the right. Behind the stall, an elderly man in white clothing and a white head wrap stands near the counter, not clearly identified. The scene reads as annadan, communal food distribution.2013-02-08 +1 copiesA crowd of women in shawls and saris queues under a thatched roof at an outdoor food counter. In the foreground a woman in a red blouse and white floral-print sari stands behind a table covered with a blue-and-white cloth, holding a tray of pale leaf-plate bowls. Women in orange, purple, maroon and beige shawls press forward, one holding a steel cup. Several men and a figure in an orange cap stand in the background. Bamboo poles and a thatched canopy frame the scene; a small wooden sign hangs in the background. No deity, throne or ritual setting is visible.2013-02-11 +1 copies