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January 01 2019

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April 28 20182018-04-28 +1 copiesAnnadhan during Allahabad Kumbhamela 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesOctober 23 20152015-10-23Indoor ritual session in a large hall with a red-and-cream decor. A figure seated on a gold-trimmed throne at left, wearing an orange turban and orange-gold shawl, faces a bald man in white clothes and an orange sash who smiles and holds a brass bowl of petals. Behind him, many people in white robes and orange sashes stand and sit, several wearing white head caps. Those seated in front, in orange and maroon robes, sit on the floor before plates of offerings and small lamps. Rose petals scatter over white cloths and red carpets on the floor.2015-10-23January 01 20192019-01-01 +1 copiesDevotees sit cross-legged on a polished cream marble floor in a temple hall, eating a shared meal from stainless steel thali trays. Several men wear white dhotis and shirts, one with a yellow-orange cloth; a woman in a white sari with an orange border and a dark beaded necklace sits centre-right; another woman in a white kurta with green and red embroidery eats at the right edge. Glasses of milky drink sit on the trays with small bowls of curry, rice and flatbread. Stainless steel stanchions and chains line the background, and an older man in white sits at the far left. Some participants wear white name badges. No a person candidate is visible.2014-09-27 +1 copiesAnnadhan in 20122012-01-01 +2 copiesApril 28 20182018-04-28A large indoor hall where many devotees in saffron-orange robes sit in long rows on the floor, facing a distant figure in orange at the far end near a small stage. Many seated people wear orange and maroon clothing, with rudraksha necklaces visible on several. Long strips of green banana leaves hold food with small brass or steel cups beside them, laid out along the aisles for a community meal (annadan). Colourful paper lanterns and decorations hang from the ceiling, and screens on the side walls show the speaker. Ceremonial white-clad devotees sit toward the right near the front.2019-01-01Annadhan in 20122012-01-01 +1 copiesApril 04 20162016-04-04December 20 20182018-12-20 +2 copies