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A long row of seated sadhus and monks in orange and saffron robes sits cross-legged on the floor of an orange-walled tent during a bhandara meal. Each seated person has a wooden low table with a stainless steel thali divided into compartments in front of them. In the foreground right, a man with a saffron-and-maroon turban, a gold chain with beaded necklaces and gold armbands sits near a seated man in orange with a shaved head. Standing volunteers in orange and pink saris and white shirts walk along the left aisle serving food. A small tumbler sits on one table.

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A long orange-draped tent hall with rows of low wooden tables set with steel thali plates, where seated sadhus and devotees wait for a bhandara meal. In the foreground, a man with a long-haired crown-style rust-orange turban, a rudraksha-style gold ornamental necklace, gold bangles and a rust-brown shawl sits smiling with hands folded; a seated figure in saffron robes sits beside him, and a man in orange with a beard and wristwatch kneels at the right edge. Standing devotees in pastel and colourful saris stand along the left, and a young boy in a blue shirt and dark trousers stands near the tables.2016-04-21A long orange-draped dining hall during a bhandara-style meal, with low wooden tables set in a row along the right wall, each with steel thali plates. Seated monks and sadhus in saffron and orange robes sit cross-legged at the tables, several with shaved heads and rudraksha malas. A seated sadhu in the foreground wears an orange-brown turban, a gold necklace and a rudraksha mala, smiling. Devotees in colourful saris and shawls, including women in green, yellow and pink, walk along the aisle, while a young boy in blue stands among them. No appearance-based candidate for the a person is clearly identifiable here, so the a person field is set to none.2016-04-21April 21 20162016-04-21 +1 copiesPhotograph of a long dining hall inside an orange tent during the Kumbh Mela, where sannyasis in orange and saffron robes sit on low wooden benches eating from stainless steel thalis with rice, curries, pickles and fruit. In the foreground a man in an orange turban and long dark dreadlocks, wearing an orange cloth and a beaded necklace, leans over his plate. Bottled water and steel tumblers sit on the tables, while men in orange and cream clothing walk along the aisle carrying vessels. No person is identifiable as a person from the visible cues here, so no candidate is named.2016-05-04April 21 20162016-04-21April 21 20162016-04-21A photograph of saffron-robed sadhus seated in a row inside an orange tent, with steel meal trays set on wooden tables before them. The central figure wears a rust-red turban, a dark beaded mala with gold-toned beads, a gold armlet, and a saffron shawl. Beside him sit a man with a short beard in orange cloth, a bald man in orange with a rudraksha mala, a shaven-headed man with a yellow tilak smiling, and a figure with an orange head-wrap. A man with a light beard and grey hair sits at the far right in orange robes. Everyone faces left, attentive, as if at a shared meal.2016-04-21A long dining hall with orange fabric walls and tables set in rows, where saffron-robed sadhus and devotees sit on wooden benches eating from steel thalis. In the foreground, a person in an orange head wrap and an orange-brown robe with long dark braids eats with their right hand from a thali holding banana slices, a small bowl and papadum-like pieces. Beside them, a man in orange with a long beard and a wristwatch eats from a similar plate. Along the table, several other people in orange and yellow robes sit with plates and glass water bottles. On the left, standing attendants in orange and a man in a red shirt carry a steel pot and move between the tables. Prasadam annadan meal setting, with a printed a person copyright line in the lower right.2016-05-04April 23 20162016-04-23May 07 20162016-05-07April 23 20162016-04-23Indoor scene in a tent-like hall with orange fabric walls. Seated sadhus and devotees in saffron and orange robes sit in rows at low wooden tables, with small candles and matchboxes on the tables. People in the foreground, a man in a red polo shirt and women in colourful saris, carry brass plates with lit oil lamps and offer them along the line. In the right foreground, a bearded man in saffron robes and a large saffron turban with a dark rudraksha-style mala sits beside a seated figure in orange clothing. The atmosphere suggests an evening aarti offering.2016-04-21