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Large indoor dining hall at a Kumbh camp where many people sit in long rows on a red mat, eating from leaf plates with small bowls and glasses placed along the floor. Most seated attendees wear orange and saffron robes and turbans, while others wear white or khaki uniform shirts. Standing servers in white and yellow clothing bend down to serve food from steel vessels. Striped red and white pillars frame the hall, and at the far end a large ornate deity murti or portrait is displayed on a decorated stage with lights and gold-coloured drapery.

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September 10 20152015-09-10Annadhan during Nasik Kumbhamela 20152015-01-21A large tented hall during a seated communal meal. Rows of sannyasis and devotees sit cross-legged on long striped mats in orange, pink and green, with steel plates of food and water bottles before them. Many men wear orange robes and turbans, and a few wear white dhotis or grey shirts. Two men in white dhotis and red-bordered cloth serve food along the rows. In the background an altar displays multiple deity murtis decorated with flowers and ornate silver-and-red canopies, with a few figures in white standing before it. A green and white cloth sign hangs at the left edge.2015-09-17 +1 copiesSeptember 10 20152015-09-10 +2 copiesLarge indoor dining hall with red carpet where many saffron-robed sadhus sit cross-legged in rows eating from green leaf plates with rice, yellow sweets and small cups of water. Men in white and cream shirts move between the rows serving food and carrying bundles of white cloth. Several sadhus wear rudraksha malas, one wears a large beaded necklace, and some have orange tilak marks on their foreheads. Red and white draped fabric and warm lights hang along the back wall.2015-09-10A large communal meal in a tented hall with a red mat runner down the center. Rows of sadhus in saffron and orange robes and orange turbans sit cross-legged on both sides, each before a leaf plate with yellow fruit, small brass or glass cups, and a spoon. Some are in white garments. Behind them, an altar with a decorated deity murti and speakers is visible under striped awnings. Several more people in orange stand and move about the far end. The scene reflects an annadan style feast at a sadhu camp.2015-09-10 +1 copiesSeptember 10 20152015-09-10 +1 copiesA large communal meal in a covered pavilion where many sadhus in saffron and orange robes sit cross-legged on striped mats along long rows, eating from metal plates and leaf dishes with water bottles beside them. Several have white beards and matted hair; some wear pink, orange or white head cloths. Men in white dhotis and white kurtas move between the rows serving food. Behind them, ornate golden palanquin-style shrines and a decorated deity murti stand in the background, with bright sunlight streaming through the open side of the tent.2015-09-14 +2 copiesSeptember 10 20152015-09-10 +2 copiesA large seated meal gathering under a red-draped tent with a red carpet on the floor. Many saffron- and orange-robed sadhus sit in rows, some with orange headcloths, while men in white shirts and dhotis, a purple shirt and a light pink shawl sit in the foreground. Each person has a steel leaf plate of food, with small cups of water and oil lamps on the floor. A man in a white shirt in the lower left looks toward the camera. Background shows a painted or printed banner of deities. Several people are standing and moving among the seated crowd.2015-09-10A long dining hall during a bandara feast, with many seated sadhus in saffron and orange robes and orange turbans lined along a red carpet. They sit on green mats before leaf plates holding food, small bowls and glasses. A man in a white vest walks along the row, carrying a tray. Red and maroon fabric canopies and a painted backdrop of a deity hang overhead.2015-09-10 +1 copiesSeptember 10 20152015-09-10