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A large seated gathering of sadhus and sannyasis in a long tent during a meal at the Kumbh Mela. Most wear saffron and orange robes with pink, orange and yellow turbans, and several have sacred ash and tilak marks on their foreheads. In the foreground a young man in an orange robe and pink turban sits near a man in a red fleece top and dark cap, while an older bearded man in orange with rudraksha beads sits beside an elderly white-bearded sadhu with a saffron shawl. Each person has a metal plate with rice, sweets and food and a steel glass of water. Red and white tent walls and a blue panel frame the scene, with a person in the background bending to serve.

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Annadhan during Allahabad Kumbhamela 20132013-01-01Annadhan during Allahabad Kumbhamela 20132013-01-01A large group of saffron-robed sadhus and sannyasis sit cross-legged in rows on a bare concrete floor inside a red tent during a meal at the Kumbh Mela. Many wear orange and saffron robes, with several in red, orange or white head coverings, and some have grey or white beards. Each person has a steel thali plate of food and a small glass in front of them. Clothes hang on lines along the red tent walls, and a child is held by a standing man in white at the back.2013-02-15 +1 copiesA rotated photograph of a long seated row of saffron-robed sadhus and sannyasis taking a meal in a tented pavilion, with red and white canopy fabric on the left. In the foreground two bearded men sit close together: one in a bright orange robe and the other in a red top, each with a metal plate of food including a lime wedge and rice. Many other orange-clad and turbaned monks sit along the row. Steel cups stand on the ground beside the plates.2013-02-15 +1 copiesFebruary 15 20132013-02-15 +1 copiesFebruary 15 20132013-02-15 +3 copiesFebruary 15 20132013-02-15 +1 copiesFebruary 15 20132013-02-15 +1 copiesFebruary 15 20132013-02-15 +3 copiesFebruary 15 20132013-02-15 +1 copiesMay 07 20162016-05-07A long row of seated sadhus and devotees at a bhandara feast, eating from metal thalis on a red carpet. Most wear saffron and orange robes and turbans; the foreground man in front has a pink-and-orange turban and peach kurta, holding a steel tumbler. Steel plates of food and tumblers line the floor in the foreground. Several seated men, roughly a dozen or more visible, fill the frame.2016-05-05