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A large communal meal in a striped tent with red carpeting. Many seated sadhus in saffron and orange robes sit on the floor before leaf plates and small brass bowls. In the foreground a bearded sadhu in orange sits with a rudraksha-style beaded necklace and a tilak, while a younger man in a white sleeveless vest carries a steel bucket and serves. A red-and-white striped pillar stands in the middle. At left, a gilded ornate structure and a row of seated sadhus at a raised dais, some with headwear and orange garments. Gold-trimmed draped fabric and bunting decorate the tent.

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A large seated meal in a tented hall during the Kumbh Mela camp. Rows of saffron-robed sadhus sit on striped woven mats and colourful rugs, many with orange turbans or orange shawls and long beards. Attendants in white dhotis with gold-bordered cloths move among them carrying steel buckets and serving food onto leaf plates and metal thalis. Brass vessels and water bottles are set along the mats, and golden decorations and a shrine area are visible at the back. A saffron-clad man with a rudraksha mala and orange turban sits near the centre, appearing to be a sadhu receiving food, with no clear visual cues to identify him beyond that.2015-09-17 +1 copiesSeptember 10 20152015-09-10A large outdoor pandal filled with seated sadhus in saffron and orange robes sits in rows on striped woven mats during a communal meal. Volunteers in white dhotis with gold-bordered sashes walk the rows carrying steel buckets and serving food onto leaf plates and bowls. In the centre foreground, a bearded sadhu in orange sits cross-legged with a red-and-orange turban and beaded necklace, flanked by others in orange. Many others are visible in the background. Gilded decorations and a temple-like structure stand at the back. Brass plates and bottled water sit on the mats.2015-09-17September 10 20152015-09-10 +1 copiesA large communal meal in a tented hall with red carpeting and striped tent poles. Many sadhus in saffron and orange robes and matching turbans sit cross-legged on the red floor, eating from leaf plates with small bowls, cups and metal vessels. Some wear rudraksha malas and tilak marks. A worker in a white vest and blue shorts carries a steel pot to serve them, and a few white-clad figures sit among the crowd. This scene is an annadan style meal at a Kumbh camp; no single individual is clearly identifiable as a person.2015-09-10 +2 copiesSeptember 11 20152015-09-11 +2 copiesPhotograph of a large seated gathering of saffron-robed sadhus and sannyasis on a red mat under a striped tent canopy, sharing a meal from leaf plates with small brass cups and sweets. A man in the foreground wears a saffron kurta with a rudraksha mala and a red-and-pink head wrap, and another in the right foreground wears a peach turban and saffron shawl. Many others in orange and ochre robes sit in rows, while standing figures in white and yellow move among them, some carrying metal trays. No individual here is clearly identifiable as a person by the cues required, so the appearance is uncertain.2015-09-10A photograph of a large seated meal at a Kumbh camp hall with red floor matting and painted banners on the walls. Dozens of sadhus in saffron and orange robes sit in long rows on the floor, many with orange turbans and beards, eating from leaf plates with small cups and spoons. Two men in white vests and grey trousers stoop among the rows serving food from a steel pot and bowl. In the foreground a bearded sadhu in an orange shawl and a man in dark glasses with a topknot and orange robe sit beside a plate. The scene is annadan style communal feeding. Whether a person candidate is present is uncertain from appearance alone.2015-09-10 +1 copiesSeptember 10 20152015-09-10 +1 copiesSeptember 10 20152015-09-10 +2 copiesA large seated meal in a tent with a red floor covering. Many men in saffron and orange robes sit in rows on the floor before banana-leaf plates, eating. A bare-chested man in green trousers and a white vest, standing at left, ladles food from a steel bucket. A bearded man in a white shirt with an orange turban sits in the foreground. Behind a long gold-draped table with metal dishes, a large framed portrait of a saffron-robed figure wearing a garland hangs between ornate gold pillars and a gold drape, with other saffron-robed people seated on the dais. Above is a banner with red and gold drapery.2015-09-10 +1 copiesSeptember 10 20152015-09-10 +1 copies