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A large orange-clad crowd of sadhus and ascetics sits cross-legged on red carpet inside a striped tent pavilion at a Kumbh camp, eating from leaf plates and drinking from small glasses. Many wear saffron robes and orange turbans, some with long grey beards. A white-shirted attendant in glasses stands among them holding a stack of papers. In the background a decorated altar features a golden deity murti under yellow drapes. A bearded man in the foreground wears an orange robe and a rudraksha mala. Striped red-and-white pillars and hanging lights frame the scene. Dozens of people are visible.

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September 10 20152015-09-10Interior of a large orange-and-red tented hall at a Kumbh camp, with a red floor covered in seated sadhus in saffron and orange robes and orange turbans. Many are seated before leaf plates and small cups, apparently being served a meal. Standing attendants in white and yellow shirts move among the rows, and a man in a white sleeveless top bends forward with a tray. Red and white striped poles frame the tent and draped fabric hangs overhead. The scene is a bandara-style communal meal.2015-09-10 +1 copiesSeptember 10 20152015-09-10 +3 copiesA large indoor hall filled with seated sadhus in orange and saffron robes sitting on red floor mats before leaf plates holding fruit and small cups. Several older men with long grey beards and bald heads sit prominently in the foreground, one wearing a rudraksha mala, another with a cream and orange wrap. Red and white striped pillars frame the hall, and a decorated altar with deity murti and lamps appears at the back. A man in a light shirt stands near the altar. The gathering looks like a sadhu satsang or meal at a Kumbh camp. Many people are visible, with the crowd extending into the background.2015-09-10September 10 20152015-09-10Photograph 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 large crowd of saffron-robed sadhus and sannyasis sits cross-legged on red carpets inside a decorated tent pavilion at the Kumbh camp. Many wear orange cloths, some with rudraksha malas and tilak marks, and several have shaved or grey heads. Leaf plates with fruit, sweets and small glasses sit before them. Striped red-and-white pillars frame the hall, and a golden ornamental altar with deity images stands at the far end. A man in a white shirt stands near the altar, and a seated figure in the foreground wears an orange shawl and rudraksha beads. No individual can be confidently identified as a person from appearance.2015-09-10September 10 20152015-09-10 +2 copiesSeptember 10 20152015-09-10September 10 20152015-09-10September 10 20152015-09-10September 10 20152015-09-10 +1 copies