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A server in white dhoti with gold borders and a red shawl draped over his shoulder stands at left, bending to ladle food from a steel bucket. Seated in a row on the floor at low wooden tables are several saffron-robed sadhus and men in orange and pink robes, each with a steel plate of food, including a bald man, a white-bearded elder, and a man with a long grey beard. A man in white shirt sits at right, and brass lamp stands and red and colourful cloths decorate the hall. The scene shows a bandara, a community meal for the akhada leaders. No clear identifiable a person candidate is visible.

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A man in white dhoti with gold border and a white shawl bends forward at left, serving food from a steel pot with a ladle onto metal thali plates set on low wooden tables. Seated on red and blue striped mats are several sadhus in orange saffron robes, including bearded elders and a man with long hair and a beard. Behind them stand brass lamps and ornate golden shrine decorations, with another white-clad attendant at the top. The scene appears to be an annadan style meal served to seated sadhus. The server wears an orange-red rudraksha-style shawl draped over his shoulder and a gold wristband.2015-09-11September 11 20152015-09-11 +2 copiesA photograph of a seated feast at a Kumbh Mela camp. A man in white dhoti with gold border and a saffron shawl stands bending over a long row of seated sadhus in orange robes, serving food from a steel bucket onto metal plates on low wooden stools. Several sadhus wear orange and one wears a red-orange turban. Brightly striped woven mats line the floor, and gold-coloured lamp stands and an ornate golden chair appear in the background. Several people stand at the back in white.2015-09-11September 11 20152015-09-11May 05 20162016-05-05A photo of a seated group of orange-robed sadhus on a red-brown floor, many wearing orange or saffron cloths and orange turbans. In the foreground an older bearded sadhu in peach-orange cloth drinks from a small steel cup, while a bearded man with long hair and a rudraksha-style necklace in orange, next to him, raises a cup. On the right a standing man in a white dhoti with gold borders and a saffron shawl bends forward, pouring from a large steel vessel into a cup; a steel plate of food and small bowls sits nearby. A statue and an oil lamp appear in the background. Ritual serving of food to ascetics.2015-09-12 +1 copiesA 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.2015-09-17A long row of saffron-robed sadhus sits cross-legged on striped woven mats while being served a meal from silver thalis and bowls. In the foreground a bearded man with long grey hair and a grey beard sits and eats, and a bald man in a white dhoti with gold-bordered cloth and a red sash stands at the left, serving food. Brass lamps and temple metalwork line the background, and an orange-turbaned sadhu sits nearby. This is a photograph of a communal annadan meal at the Kumbh Yatra.2015-09-12 +1 copiesMay 05 20162016-05-05A photograph of a communal meal (bhojan/annadan) at an ashram-style hall with gold-decorated pillars and temple-style brass lamps behind. An older man in a white dhoti with a gold border and an orange shawl stands bent over at left, serving food from a steel pot onto a plate. Seated on the floor in rows are men in saffron and orange robes and white clothing, many with beards, eating from steel plates with bananas, rice and fried items. Water bottles sit on the mat; a striped rug lines the left edge. Some men have long hair and beards. A wall-mounted orange garland and a banner-like cloth appear at the top.2015-09-11 +1 copiesA large hall filled with seated sadhus in orange and saffron robes, many wearing orange turbans, sitting in long rows on striped red, green and blue mats. Leaf plates holding food are set before them. In the foreground a young man in white shirt and white trousers, barefoot, bends forward carrying a steel bucket and serving the seated sadhus. Several white-clad attendants stand among the rows, and a golden shrine or deity murti is visible at the upper right, with a woman in a white sari nearby. Scattered orange and yellow lamps hang from the ceiling. The scene suggests a communal meal served to sadhus at a camp.2015-09-11 +1 copiesSeptember 14 20152015-09-14