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Annadhan during Allahabad Kumbhamela 2013

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A photograph of an indoor serving line at an ashram-style dining hall with a floral-patterned tablecloth. A woman with fair hair, wearing a white top and white trousers and an orange-red beaded necklace, uses a ladle to serve from a stainless steel chafing dish of green food. In the centre, a woman in a pink saree with a red bindi serves from another chafing dish, while a man in a white t-shirt and white trousers on the right holds a steel plate and steel tray. Bamboo-slat screens and a red sari-like hanging appear in the background. A partially visible person in white stands at far left.2013-03-17March 24 20132013-03-24 +1 copiesAnnadhan in 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesAnnadhan during Allahabad Kumbhamela 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesAnnadhan in 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesA photo of a communal dining or annadan serving area with stainless steel chafing dishes on a white-draped table against a wall with red curtains and orange-tiled walls. A woman with long light brown hair, wearing a white dress and a red shoulder strap, holds a serving spoon over a dish and smiles, wearing a garland of beads with pink flowers. Nearby, a young man in white kurta and a patterned apron, with a dark shirt and waist cloth, serves food, and another man in a white shirt stands at the right in a white kurta with a rudraksha-style cord. Several men in white clothes and a man in a white t-shirt stand in the background.2009-06-01A photograph of devotees serving themselves a meal at a buffet line in a bright, pale-walled hall. A woman with a long brown ponytail in a white kurta and a red sash leans over steel chafing trays, holding a tray with food. Beside her, a bald man in white clothes and a red sash serves from another tray, and a man in white with an orange lanyard holds a plate with vegetables and a red cup. Other people in white clothing and red sashes stand nearby, some holding red mugs.2013-03-29 +1 copiesFebruary 06 20162016-02-06A photograph of a communal meal service in a bright, white-tiled hall with red curtains. A woman in a red headwrap, yellow top and white dress wears clear plastic gloves and serves food from steel chafing trays on a table draped with pink cloth. Beside her, a woman in white clothing holds a ladle over a tray of green vegetables, and a young man in white with a lanyard carries a plate. Trays hold red-orange stewed vegetables and salad, and a plastic water bottle stands on the table. Other people in white kurta-style clothes move in the background.2013-07-20Annadhan in 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesA buffet serving line of white-clad volunteers and devotees serving food from steel chafing dishes. A woman on the left in a white short-sleeved top holds a tray with tongs; a woman in the center in a white shirt with a long side braid and brown crossbody bag holds a divided tray of food. A man on the right in a white t-shirt and white trousers with a name badge holds a plate, while bread rolls, yellow and orange curries, white yogurt and dal sit in metal trays. Red curtains hang at the windows behind, and other people stand in the background, including a woman in a white sari at the far left and a bearded man in a kurta at the upper right.2013-07-01 +1 copiesAshram meal service in a plain white-walled hall with red curtains. A man in white kurta with a dark mala holds a steel plate of rice while another man in white serves from a long table covered with white cloth, steel bowls of orange curry and dal. A woman in white with a lanyard ladles food and a woman in a white sari with a yellow beaded necklace sits at the table. A man with grey hair and glasses in a dark top with a red-orange cord watches the serving. A girl in a blue salwar with a white dupatta stands at left. Steel bowls of rice and kheer fill the foreground.2009-12-11