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Seated at a long table covered with a patterned cloth, several people eat a meal served on green banana leaves. Foreground, a woman in orange robes with a pink-orange garment and a bun hairstyle smiles and holds food on her leaf. Beside her, a woman in orange clothing with a white-bordered shawl and beaded necklaces reaches toward a steel bowl of curried vegetables. At the far left, an older woman with glasses and a red bindi wears orange and beads. In the lower right, a man in a light pink head wrap and pink-orange robe eats. Behind them, people in white dhotis and shawls with gold borders serve food from steel vessels. Water bottles, flatbreads, rice and vegetable dishes are on the table.

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February 23 20162016-02-23September 21 20162016-09-21A long row of women in orange and saffron robes sits cross-legged on the floor, hands pressed together in namaskar before rows of banana-leaf plates heaped with food and bottled water. Several women wear rudraksha malas and forehead markings; one has a red-bordered orange sari-style drape. Behind them, other devotees in white and orange stand near a fan and a pink-walled hall. Some white-clad figures appear at the far right edge. The scene suggests a seated food offering line.2016-02-23A large outdoor-style pavilion under white pillars filled with seated people in saffron and orange robes eating a meal from metal thalis and steel plates arranged in long rows on the ground. Many devotees wear rudraksha malas and gold-coloured garlands, and some have white tilak marks on their foreheads. Water bottles stand beside the plates, and a few people in the foreground eat with their hands while one holds a mobile phone. The scene suggests a communal meal, possibly annadan, with many people in matching orange and maroon clothing.2016-05-11Annadhan during Allahabad Kumbhamela 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesA photograph of a seated meal in a hall where many women in orange and saffron robes sit in rows on a white floor, eating from banana leaves set with rice, curries and sweets, with paper cups and water bottles along the cloth. Many wear rudraksha malas, bangles and gold earrings, and some have vibhuti or kumkum on their foreheads. Background figures in white sit further back. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable. The scene suggests an annadan or bhiksha offering of prasad to sannyasini devotees.2016-02-23A row of women in saffron-orange garments sits cross-legged on a long floor line facing banana-leaf plates laden with rice, sides, fried items and small cups of drink. In the foreground a woman in orange with a dark mala necklace and hoop earrings looks down, while others further along reach toward food. The setting is an indoor hall with a dark polished floor.2013-10-04 +1 copiesDecember 30 20092009-12-30A dining hall at an ashram with long tables covered in floral cloths and banana-leaf plates heaped with rice, sweets, fried snacks and pickles. Many people in saffron and orange robes sit eating while others in white clothes walk between the tables. In the right foreground a young woman in a white top and yellow shawl carries a steel tray. Water bottles are placed along the tables, and a large display board hangs on the back wall. The scene is a crowded communal meal served to sannyasis and devotees.2009-12-30November 11 20162016-11-11 +1 copiesPhoto of a row of women in orange and rust-coloured saris seated at a long table laid for a meal. They are serving and eating rice and food from a green banana leaf on silver trays, with small paper cups of fruit juice in front. Several women wear rudraksha or beaded malas and gold earrings; one in the foreground in an orange sari with a red border wears glasses and a bun, reaching toward the food. Another woman checks a mobile phone. The setting appears to be an ashram dining hall with white walls.2014-09-14A long row of seated women in saffron-orange robes with red-and-maroon shawls sits with hands pressed in anjali along a white-covered table set with banana-leaf plates of food and water bottles, during what appears to be a food offering ritual. In the foreground a woman with rudraksha malas and a red-and-maroon shawl sits with hands folded, and a woman with a bindi and white-painted forehead sits at right. In the background, men in white dhotis and white head coverings stand near a serving counter, and a robed attendant in white with a red shawl stands at left near a brass vessel and flowers.2016-02-23