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A seated group of women in white kurta-style clothing sits on mats and an orange cloth in a hall. Several wear yellow lanyards and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. Steel plates and small steel cups sit before them, and a few have their hands in a ritual gesture while others look downward. Backpacks, water bottles and colourful shawls are scattered around the floor. No candidate for a person is visible in this frame.

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A photograph of a large hall where many participants sit cross-legged on blue and orange mats, dressed in white with yellow lanyards and rudraksha malas. In the foreground, a woman with short dark hair in white embroidered clothing sits beside a woman with grey braided hair and glasses, both seated on an orange cloth before steel plates and small steel cups. Other attendees in white and orange clothing sit with plates and cups in the background, and personal bags and water bottles are scattered around the floor.2010-02-11A photo of a large hall where many seated participants sit cross-legged on coloured yoga mats in meditative posture, most wearing white clothing and yellow lanyards. Stainless steel plates sit before several of them, and a woman in the foreground wears white with a green-and-yellow shawl and rudraksha-style beads. Others wear orange, yellow, green and maroon. Behind them stand white tables, storage cabinets, stacked books and a low table with folded orange cloth, under white framework and a yellow banner.2010-02-11October 11 20142014-10-11 +1 copiesA photograph of devotees seated cross-legged on a tiled floor eating a meal from metal thali trays with compartments. The people wear white clothes with red-orange shawls draped over their shoulders and red-orange beaded lanyards around their necks. A woman with reddish-blonde hair in a braid sits at left, and a woman with a ponytail in the foreground eats with a spoon. Steel tumblers of water sit beside the trays, and a pillar-and-rope barrier runs along the side of the hall with tables and red cloth in the background. This appears to be a communal meal.2014-10-12 +1 copiesA photograph of a seated group of devotees in white clothing during a ritual session on a tiled hall floor. In the foreground a woman with blonde hair in a white top and dark beaded mala sits on a saffron mat, holding a small pink object and an open book on a patterned cloth. Around her, brass puja plates hold yellow flowers, a brass kalasha-style cup, incense sticks and small brass lamps, with an orange mat beneath. Several other seated women in white and some in sarees and salwar kameez sit in rows, several with hands joined in prayer, and orange mats and water bottles fill the room.2010-10-25Devotees seated cross-legged on a white marble floor eating a communal meal from steel thali trays with small steel bowls and flatbreads. Most wear white kurta-style clothing with red-orange shawls or scarves. A few wear dark trousers and lanyards. A man in the foreground right eats with his right hand while another in the centre-right holds a tray. Red mats and chairs line the background, and a glass of orange drink sits on the floor. No ceremonial figure appears in the frame.2014-10-11 +1 copiesAugust 31 20142014-08-31 +1 copiesAnnadhan in 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesOctober 11 20142014-10-11 +1 copiesA seated communal meal on a polished cream tiled hall floor. Devotees in white clothing with red-and-black woven shawls sit in rows eating from steel thali trays holding flatbread, rice, curries and small bowls; one woman in front holds a steel bowl of yellow liquid, and others sip from steel cups. Several have red lanyards. Chrome stanchions and chains edge the aisle, and a man in white walks at the top left.2014-09-03Annadhan during Allahabad Kumbhamela 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesSeveral women sit cross-legged on a light marble floor eating a communal meal from banana leaves. The woman in the centre wears a white churidar-style outfit and dark sunglasses hanging at her collar, and she is mixing rice and side dishes on her leaf with her fingers. A woman on the left wears a white kurta with red embroidery and white dupatta, and a woman on the right wears white with a rudraksha mala. Other seated women in pink, white and a red scarf sit behind, with paper cups placed near the leaves. A large window lets in daylight at the top left. Visible people: about six seated women.2013-11-21