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Outdoor queue of about a dozen men in casual jackets, knit caps and kurta-style clothes stands beside a thatched food stall at a riverside camp. A large banner shows a smiling woman in a red sari with raised hands, labelled Anna Kshetra. Behind the stall a bearded man in white with a striped shawl ladles food from a steel vessel into a leaf or plate. A woman in a brown dress with a red scarf and handbag stands at the end of the line. The scene is a free food distribution, annadan, at the Kumbha Mela camp.

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Annadhan during Allahabad Kumbhamela 20132013-01-01A line of men queues outdoors on a dusty ground beside brick walls and bare poles at a camp food distribution point. Several men in jackets, sweaters and knitted caps stand in the line, one older man wears a red and orange turban with a white kurta and dhoti, and some hold small food portions. A large roadside hoarding shows a smiling woman with raised hands, wearing an orange sari and a rudraksha mala, beside Hindi text. Motorcycles and a few other people are visible at the left edge.2013-02-06Annadhan during Allahabad Kumbhamela 20132013-01-01A crowd of devotees queues at a thatched-roof food stall at a Kumbh Mela-style outdoor site. A large sign on the left shows a smiling woman in orange and red robes with her palms raised, labelled as a portrait with the printed words Annakshetra and Jagadguru Sri Sri Paramahamsa Nithyanan. Men in white shirts and dhotis, a man in a brown vest and orange head cloth, and people in shawls and headscarves stand in line. A painted banner under the thatch shows multiple framed figures. Red and orange banners and bamboo poles fill the background.2013-02-11Annadhan during Allahabad Kumbhamela 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesFebruary 08 20132013-02-08February 11 20132013-02-11Annadhan during Allahabad Kumbhamela 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesOutdoor food distribution at a thatched-roof stall at a crowded camp. Volunteers in white hairnets and orange robes serve food from steel pots onto plates and packets at a draped table. A queue of people in orange and white clothing waits, including a man in an orange striped shirt and white dhoti and a young child. On the right, an elderly sadhu with a long white beard, orange turban and yellow-orange shawl holds a leaf plate. A banner above shows a woman in red with raised hands and Hindi text reading annakshetra (food hall). The scene shows free meal service for pilgrims.2013-02-06 +1 copiesKailasa Paramparagatha Atal PeethamPhoto 11731209February 08 20132013-02-08 +1 copies