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A long row of seated devotees eat a communal meal from metal plates on a glossy marble floor during a bhandara. Most wear saffron and orange clothing, some with white tilak and shaved heads. A man in a white shirt and dark trousers stoops at right, pouring food from a steel bucket along the line of plates and paper cups. A painted religious backdrop hangs on the pink wall behind them.

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Photograph of a long row of seated devotees eating a meal from white disposable plates and small pink cups on a polished marble floor. Many wear saffron and orange clothing and orange or yellow turbans and head cloths; several have white tilak marks on their foreheads. Foreground figures include a man in a grey jacket over orange and a young person in orange with a beaded necklace; a woman in orange and gold bangles and a man in red-orange robes are nearby. Others on the right reach for food, and a metal bucket is visible at the upper right. The page suggests a bandhara meal, but that is not visible in the image.2014-03-13 +1 copiesA long row of seated devotees in saffron and orange robes eats a meal from paper plates and bowls on a polished wooden floor during a bhandara, a communal feast. Many wear orange turbans and white forehead tilak markings, and several bald men sit in the foreground eating with their hands. A young woman in the front left wears an orange robe, a rudraksha mala and a white tilak. Other seated people hold small cups, and a standing man in dark clothes watches at the right edge. A pink wall and a painted deity image appear in the background. No individual in the scene is identified as a person.2014-03-13 +1 copiesFebruary 15 20132013-02-15 +1 copiesSeptember 14 20152015-09-14April 21 20162016-04-21May 04 20162016-05-04April 21 20162016-04-21September 15 20152015-09-15 +2 copiesSeptember 10 20152015-09-10 +2 copiesPhotograph of a hall with a white marble floor where rows of seated devotees in orange and saffron robes take part in a ritual meal or puja. Many women in orange and salmon saris with gold borders sit cross-legged on striped mats, with banana-leaf plates, small steel cups and offerings set before them. A row of saffron-robed men sits along the left wall. A seated figure in red and gold, on an ornate golden throne-like seat at the far right on a raised stage, is presiding, with a standing attendant in white nearby and a brass vessel beside the seat. Orange cloth hangs on the back wall and electric fans stand near the stage.2013-07-14 +1 copiesAnnadhan during Allahabad Kumbhamela 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesMay 11 20162016-05-11 +1 copies