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Low-angle photo of several sadhus seated in a row on a dusty paved road, eating from metal plates and steel cups. Most wear orange or saffron turbans and wraps, some in yellow and brown cloth, one in a red garment. Parked white van, metal thermos flasks, and roadside tents with a loudspeaker and red banners behind them, with power lines overhead. No identifiable a person figure is visible among those seated.

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Annadhan during Allahabad Kumbhamela 20132013-01-01 +1 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 copiesFebruary 11 20132013-02-11A seated gathering of saints and sadhus in orange and saffron robes at a Kumbh Mela setting, sitting on a bare floor before metal thalis and small cups. In the foreground at left, a long-haired bearded sadhu in peach robes and a beaded necklace sits facing right. Beside him, an elderly white-bearded sadhu in orange sits with a bearded companion in maroon. A younger man in an orange robe with rudraksha malas sits at centre-right, and a turbaned sadhu in orange sits behind. At right, a standing man in a white kurta and grey vest looks toward the seated group, while other devotees in pink and orange stand in the background.2013-02-15 +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 copiesA long row of sadhus seated on the bare ground under an orange tent eating a meal from metal plates, with steel tumblers of milk or water before them. Many wear orange and saffron robes and matching turbans, and some have long matted hair and full beards. Several bring food to their mouths with their right hands while others reach toward the plates. A metal bucket sits at the left edge, and orange tent poles frame the scene. The mood is a communal annadan meal at a large gathering.2016-04-23May 07 20162016-05-07A long row of sadhus seated on the floor under an orange tent, eating a meal from metal plates with steel cups of milk or water in front of them. Most wear orange, saffron and pink garments with matching turbans or head cloths, and several have long grey or white beards. The foreground figure in orange wears a rudraksha mala and eats with his right hand. A younger man with long dreadlocks and a pink cloth sits near the center. Orange tent poles and banners frame the scene, and a dusty ground surface runs along the bottom. No figure can be confidently identified as a person from appearance, so the person's role is given as sadhu.2016-04-23February 09 20132013-02-09February 15 20132013-02-15 +1 copiesFebruary 12 20132013-02-12September 20 20152015-09-20