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A photograph inside an orange tent set up for an annadan-style meal service. Long wooden tables run down the frame, each holding a steel plate heaped with marigold flowers and a steel tumbler. On the left, a line of devotees in saris, salwar kameez and headscarves stands with hands folded. On the right, saffron-robed sadhus and monks sit cross-legged at the tables, several with white or grey beards and shaved heads, while a bald man in an orange robe bows low in the foreground. The tent walls are orange fabric lit warmly from the side.

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May 04 20162016-05-04A photograph of an outdoor tent lined with long wooden serving tables for a free meal service. Along the left, a line of people in white shirts, salwar kameez and saris, many wearing marigold garlands, hold out steel plates and bowls. Saffron-clad sadhus and volunteers stand and sit along the tables, serving food and tending plates on the wooden benches. A bearded man in a saffron robe and saffron shawl stands centre-left, serving from a plate. Orange cloth walls line the right side of the tent. This depicts annadan, a free food service.2016-05-07May 04 20162016-05-04May 07 20162016-05-07Evening photo inside an orange-draped tent at a Kumbh Mela event. A long row of wooden tables holds metal plates with marigold garlands and offerings, with saffron-robed monastics seated along the right side. Standing devotees face them, including a man in a bright yellow-orange kurta with folded hands, women in blue, purple and floral saris, and turbaned men in orange. A monastic in peach robes bends over the plates. Another man in orange with a rudraksha mala stands at left, holding a copper plate with orange offerings. Warm lights hang from the white tent ceiling.2016-05-04A photograph inside an orange-draped tent at night, showing a long row of seated sannyasis and devotees on low wooden benches, each with a metal thali of marigold flowers in front of them. A figure in a tall orange turban and dark sash stands at center with hands joined in a namaste greeting, while a man in dark robes bends forward to the right, and a white-clad attendant moves along the row bearing a tray. Elderly women in saris and headscarves stand at the right edge, and bright overhead lights illuminate the scene. Visible cues are limited to a turban and sash; the central figure's identity is uncertain.2016-05-04May 04 20162016-05-04A long row of seated sannyasis in saffron-orange robes sits along wooden tables at a communal meal, each with a silver thali heaped with marigold flowers and a pink cloth napkin. A woman in a pink and green sari with an orange headscarf reaches to serve food at the table's end, while a man in white kurta and a rudraksha mala stands at right with folded hands. Behind, devotees in orange turbans and saris line a red barrier, some holding phones, under warm overhead lights.2016-05-08May 04 20162016-05-04May 04 20162016-05-04Photo 11703344A long open-sided tent with orange and white canopy shows rows of seated people at wooden tables being served a meal. Many are saffron-robed sannyasis, some with orange turbans, and several white-clad women with yellow-orange marigold garlands lean forward placing food on metal plates. Water bottles, paper sheets and steel thalis line the tables. A bearded man in a yellow-orange shawl and white kurta stands at right with hands together. Corrugated red metal barriers line the left side, with a woman in a purple sari visible at upper left. This appears to be an annadan (free food) service.2016-05-07