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A photograph of sadhus and ascetics seated on sandy ground eating a meal from metal bowls and leaf plates at a festival gathering. From left, a bearded elderly sadhu in orange wraps sits with his hands clasped; a woman sadhvi in orange-pink robes and a yellow head wrap holds food and sits beside a steel bowl and tiffin tin; a bearded man in an orange turban and white kurta eats with his hand; a man in a red turban and red kurta with a light shawl eats from a leaf plate. A plastic water bottle, steel bowls and a tiffin sit on the ground. Behind them, a woman in a blue sari, other devotees and a yellow signboard in Hindi are visible. Nobody is identified as a person.

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A row of elderly sadhus sits cross-legged on a concrete path beside a white vehicle, eating from leaf plates and metal tiffin containers. Several wear orange and saffron robes, with turbans in red, pink, white and orange, and long white beards. Food is served on steel plates and dried leaf plates, and a plastic water bottle stands among them. The scene appears to be an annadan style meal line, with no clear a person visible among the diners.2013-02-13 +1 copiesA photograph of a large open-air langar-style meal at a Kumbh Mela camp. Many seated sadhus and devotees in orange and saffron robes and orange turbans sit in long rows on a concrete path, eating from metal plates with small steel cups beside them. A white van is parked in the centre of the path. Behind them stands a decorated gateway hung with orange and yellow banners and framed portraits of a saint, with a banner reading an ashram name and a Hindi inscription. The people visible are numerous and mostly in the lower and middle distance.2013-02-13 +1 copiesFebruary 11 20132013-02-11February 15 20132013-02-15 +3 copiesAnnadhan during Allahabad Kumbhamela 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesFebruary 07 20132013-02-07Annadhan during Allahabad Kumbhamela 20132013-01-01 +2 copiesA photograph of sadhus seated in long rows on bare ground under a thatched shelter at a Kumbh Mela camp, eating a communal meal from leaf plates with steel tumblers beside them. Many wear saffron, orange and yellow robes and yellow or orange turbans, with sacred ash marks on their foreheads. One man in the foreground wears a teal top and holds food, another in a red robe and yellow dhoti eats with his right hand, and a white-bearded sadhu in yellow turban is at the lower right. Straw and tent poles fill the background. Dozens of people are visible. +2 copiesA long row of seated sadhus and devotees in orange and saffron robes sits on a bare ground beneath white canopy pillars during an outdoor communal meal. Men in orange turbans, bearded elders with long white beards, and women in orange saris are seated along the floor, each before a steel plate and water bottles. Strings of coloured lights hang above the tent. Many attendees, including some with matted long hair and rudraksha beads, face forward toward the serving area.2016-05-11Annadhan during Allahabad Kumbhamela 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesFour saffron-robed sadhus sit cross-legged in a row on yellow cloth, each behind a low white wooden table laden with steel thalis, small steel bowls and cups, and marigold petals. The man at far left in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala talks on a mobile phone held to his ear. The second man is bald and wears an orange shawl. The third has long grey hair and beard, an orange robe and a pendant, and eats from a thali. The fourth at right has short grey hair, glasses and a maroon-and-orange robe. Standing behind them are more orange-clad sadhus and devotees, and plastic water bottles sit on the floor. A green rope runs across the background. The setting appears to be a Kumbh Mela camp meal, with no visible a person candidate matching the cues.2013-02-15Annadhan during Allahabad Kumbhamela 20132013-01-01 +1 copies