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A long open-air langar-style meal under a striped tarpaulin canopy at a Kumbh Mela camp, with thatched huts and a bridge behind. Rows of people sit on the ground eating from metal plates and leaf bowls. Several men in saffron and orange robes stand along the row serving food, one with a red-topped headwear and a light pink shawl. Many seated guests wear white, pastel and bright clothing, and an elderly man in front holds a plate. Sadhus in orange ochre clothing are visible on the left.

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Annadhan during Allahabad Kumbhamela 20132013-01-01February 15 20132013-02-15 +1 copiesFebruary 15 20132013-02-15A long tented dining hall with red fabric walls and striped canvas awnings, where rows of seated sadhus and sannyasis in saffron, orange and pink robes share a meal from metal thalis on the floor. Many wear white or orange turbans, some have long grey beards, and several hold glasses of water. Tied clothes hang along the tent wall at right. No individual figure can be confidently identified as a person from appearance; the page refers to a meal served to sadhus at a Kumbh Mela camp.2013-02-15 +1 copiesA long covered dining tent at a Kumbh Mela camp with striped red, green and yellow canvas overhead and bamboo poles. Rows of seated monks in saffron and orange robes sit on the ground eating from metal plates. A man in a white kurta and cream vest with long curly hair stands in the foreground beside serving staff, one holding a steel pot, while another in pink-orange robes carries food. Many saffron-clad sadhus with orange turbans fill the tent line.2013-02-15 +1 copiesFebruary 15 20132013-02-15 +1 copiesA photograph of a crowded open-air meal hall at the Kumbh Mela, under a long canopy striped in red, yellow, pink and teal. Rows of sadhus and sannyasis in saffron and orange robes and turbans sit on the ground before round metal plates and small cups, waiting to be served prasad. Several seated men wear orange headwear and some have long grey beards. Standing figures in orange and white robes walk the aisle. In the foreground a man in an orange-and-cream turban and red-and-white striped shirt looks toward the camera, with a grey-haired elderly woman at the right edge and a bearded man at the lower left. Green tarpaulin walls and bamboo poles frame the scene. No individual can be confirmed as a person from appearance alone.2013-02-15February 15 20132013-02-15 +1 copiesFebruary 15 20132013-02-15Annadhan during Allahabad Kumbhamela 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesFebruary 15 20132013-02-15 +1 copiesAnnadhan during Allahabad Kumbhamela 20132013-01-01 +3 copies