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Annadhan during Allahabad Kumbhamela 20132013-01-01A photograph of a community meal being served at dusk under a thatched roof. In the foreground a bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a red-and-gold border stands at a large steel pot of yellow rice or pongal, ladling food. Around the pot, several women and men reach forward with leaf plates and hands to receive portions. A woman in a beige sari with an orange-red shawl and gold bangles holds out a plate at the front, while a woman in a white sari with a red blouse and a woman in a blue patterned sari stand nearby. A woman with a white forehead mark and braided hair stands at right. Behind them, a small child and other onlookers are partially visible in dim light.2013-02-11 +1 copiesAnnadhan during Allahabad Kumbhamela 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesPhotograph of an evening food distribution under a thatched shelter. A bare-chested man on the left in a white dhoti with a pink shawl and gold armband serves from the pot. On the right, a woman in an orange and cream sari with red border and a white forehead mark holds a leaf plate and serves food. Behind them a crowd of devotees reaches for food, including a man in a white turban, a woman in a teal headscarf, a man in a brown jacket with an ID badge and a small boy. A paper sign hangs on a bamboo pole.2013-02-11 +1 copiesOutdoor food distribution at a village house with a green wall and a motorcycle parked nearby. A bald man in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala stands at left, serving from a large steel pot of yellow rice. A white-shirted older man with a grey beard ladles rice onto paper plates, while women in yellow, white and red saris and a young girl in a yellow top hold plates. A small child in pink stands in front, reaching for food. Visible people number about seven.2012-01-02A photograph of volunteers serving food at an annadan line in an indoor hall at night. A woman in a white sari with a gold border stands at left, ladling yellow rice from a large stainless steel vessel onto a steel plate held by an older woman in a maroon and lavender sari beside her. Behind them, other women in pink and teal saris hold steel plates and wait. A man in a light blue sweater reaches forward to receive a plate on the right. Strings of small lights glow in the background. Four visible people are prominent, and additional people stand partially visible in the back.2011-10-14A photograph at night of a food distribution line. In the foreground an older woman with white hair, glasses and a salmon-coloured top with a patterned white sari-style skirt ladles cooked rice from a large steel pot onto plates. Behind her, another woman in a white sari stands at a second steel pot. A man in a white shirt and white knit cap holds a steel plate of rice. At right, a young man in a dark brown polo shirt wears a rudraksha mala and a vertical tilak, holding a plate. Further back, a woman in a red sari and others wait in line under dim lighting with a patterned cloth overhead.2006-12-23Outdoor annadan food distribution beside a railway track with grass and bamboo. In the foreground a large aluminium pot of yellow rice is served with a ladle by a young woman in a white top and orange dupatta and a young man in white with a rudraksha mala. A middle-aged man in a white shirt with a pen in his pocket stands at right. Women in cotton saris and bangles queue with a steel bowl. Visible crowd members, roughly six to twenty, stand behind. Thatched huts are at upper right.2012-01-03A photograph of a crowd of men and some women in white clothing reaching toward a large metal cooking pot with a dark interior, passing food onto paper plates. A man at the front left wears a white shirt with an orange-red sash, and a man at the right wears a white shirt and a rudraksha mala. Others stretch their hands forward; a thatched roof overhead and a partly visible banner in the upper left suggest a temporary serving shed. The scene looks like annadan, food distribution to devotees.2010-01-08November 27 20122012-11-27Annadhan during Allahabad Kumbhamela 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesAnnadhan during Allahabad Kumbhamela 20132013-01-01 +1 copies