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A photograph of an outdoor pavilion with a tiled floor and corrugated roof where a group of people sit on the ground eating from metal plates during a shared meal. Many wear orange or saffron robes, while others wear white dhotis and kurtas, some with rudraksha malas. A large orange-draped deity murti of Ganesha stands near the back, decorated with garlands, with colourful hanging decorations and palm trees behind. Several people stand and serve or walk among the seated devotees, and children sit at the right edge. The setting suggests an annadan or communal prasad meal.

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September 11 20162016-09-11July 21 20122012-07-21September 11 20162016-09-11Outdoor ritual gathering at an open-air temple courtyard with a large dark stone Nandi-style bull statue draped with orange and red marigold garlands on the right. Dozens of men and some women sit cross-legged on a striped mat in rows, many in white dhotis and white shirts with orange or saffron shawls and red sacred threads around their necks; some wear orange turbans. Several people sit bare-chested with orange cloth draped over the shoulders. A cameraman with a tripod films from the left near a small shrine with a decorated lamp and figure, and a few people stand in the background among palm trees and a red-walled compound. The scene appears to be a puja or ritual observance in progress.2017-09-27August 18 20162016-08-18Annadhan in 20122012-01-01 +1 copiesDecember 26 20082008-12-26August 18 20162016-08-18A seated communal meal inside a tent with a red floor covering. Many devotees sit cross-legged on the red cloth eating from steel thalis holding rice, yellow dal, vegetables, pickles and sweets, with small steel tumblers beside them. Most wear saffron and orange robes and some have orange turbans; a man in white dhoti and shawl sits at left with a red tilak, a woman in a pink sari stands among them with a serving spoon, and a man in a red shirt with a pink shawl sits beside the thalis. A bald man in white with a saffron scarf stands in the background. Several people are seated closer to the back and a bearded man in orange sits to the right.2016-05-06April 21 20162016-04-21Annadhan during Allahabad Kumbhamela 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesOutdoor temple courtyard during a Pongal celebration. Many devotees in orange and saffron garments and white dhotis with gold borders move through the open-air space, some carrying small lamps and incense. A colourful kolam rangoli floor design lies in the foreground beside a group of seated devotees in white. At the right, a priest in a white dhoti and orange shawl attends an altar with brass puja vessels and a deity murti decorated with flower garlands. A tall red stone pillar and a palanquin-style canopy stand behind the crowd, and palm trees surround the courtyard.2016-01-15