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May 7th 2016

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A crowded outdoor festival scene under a white and orange canopy. Center, a smiling figure wearing an orange-red turban, orange robe and a long rudraksha mala with a red tilak on the forehead stands beside a bearded man in orange robes with an orange head cloth and a red shawl. To the left, a bald man in orange with glasses and a rudraksha mala stands near a figure holding a ceremonial staff. At right, a shaven-headed man in orange wears gold garland necklaces and holds a silver ceremonial staff. Behind them, many devotees in orange, white, yellow and pink saris and kurtas move through the crowd along a barricaded walkway.2016-05-07A procession walks along a red carpet under a long white tent with red fringed draping along the left wall. Several men in saffron and orange robes lead the way; a central figure wears a deep orange robe and rudraksha mala and walks barefoot. A man in a red-and-orange turban and rudraksha garlands on the left smiles and gestures with a raised hand. Behind them, people in yellow, orange and white clothing with turbans follow along the carpet, and a crowd of spectators stands at the edges under hanging lights. A man on the right in a red turban and layered rudraksha malas holds a white bottle and a folded cloth. a person appearance is not clearly established for any individual here, so the identity remains uncertain.2015-01-13 +1 copiesFebruary 15 20132013-02-15 +2 copiesFebruary 15 20132013-02-15 +1 copiesAnnadhan during Allahabad Kumbhamela 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesFebruary 15 20132013-02-15September 15 20152015-09-15Annadhan during Allahabad Kumbhamela 20132013-01-01 +2 copiesAnnadhan during Allahabad Kumbhamela 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesA long tent serving a communal meal to many seated sadhus and sannyasis in saffron and orange robes, many with orange or pink turbans and some with grey or yellow headwear. They sit cross-legged on a floor in rows, holding metal plates and small bowls. Standing servers in saffron clothing carry steel pots and buckets along the aisle, serving food. Red and white draped cloth lines the tent roof and sides, with wooden poles and a bright outdoor background. The scene is a bandara-style feeding at a Kumbh Mela camp.2013-02-15 +3 copiesApril 23 20162016-04-23Outdoor procession under a tented canopy on a sandy path with a red carpet edge. A man with long dark hair and a white tilak on his forehead wears a rust-red robe with gold borders and a long rudraksha mala, walking at the front. Beside him a man in a white dhoti with gold-edged shawl and rudraksha mala walks. Behind them a man in orange robes with a white tilak and beaded necklaces walks, and another in orange robes follows at right. Several turbaned men in orange and yellow stand in the background, and a tall white screen panel and blue-and-red draped backdrop frame the scene.2015-01-12