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Wide view of a large indoor dining hall during a bandara feast at a Kumbh camp, with rows of seated sadhus in saffron and orange robes and orange turbans eating from leaf plates on a long red carpet. Servers in striped shirts and jeans bend low to ladle food from metal pots. In the foreground a long-haired man in a white tank top with rudraksha mala stands at the carpet's edge, while a bearded man in white robes sits nearby. Red-and-white striped pillars and red draped fabric line the hall.

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September 10 20152015-09-10A large crowd of orange-robed sadhus sits cross-legged on a red carpet inside a decorated tent hall with red-and-white striped pillars. Many seated sadhus hold or sit beside metal thali plates of food, and a few wear orange and saffron turbans. Standing men in white vests and light shirts move among them, one in a checked shirt carrying a stack of plates, and an attendant holds a steel bowl. Patterned rugs and a painted backdrop frame the scene, with a pillar and lamps visible at the upper edges. No single figure is clearly identifiable as a person from this view.2015-09-10September 10 20152015-09-10September 10 20152015-09-10September 10 20152015-09-10A large communal meal in a tented hall with red carpeting and striped tent poles. Many sadhus in saffron and orange robes and matching turbans sit cross-legged on the red floor, eating from leaf plates with small bowls, cups and metal vessels. Some wear rudraksha malas and tilak marks. A worker in a white vest and blue shorts carries a steel pot to serve them, and a few white-clad figures sit among the crowd. This scene is an annadan style meal at a Kumbh camp; no single individual is clearly identifiable as a person.2015-09-10 +2 copiesA large communal meal in a tented pavilion with a long red carpet running down the centre. Rows of seated devotees in saffron and orange robes and white garments sit on mats along both sides, with leaf plates and small clay lamps placed before them. A barefoot young man in a white sleeveless vest and grey trousers carries a large steel bowl down the aisle, serving the seated guests. Red and white striped pillars and draped fabric decorate the tent behind them. Many people are visible, most seated, and a few standing near the back.2015-09-10A large communal meal at a Kumbh camp hall with a red floor covering. Many people in orange and saffron robes and orange turbans sit in rows eating from metal plates. Two young men in white sleeveless vests and shorts carry steel buckets to serve food, and a man in a striped green shirt bends over at the left edge. A white-clad server holds a tray of flatbread at the lower right. Red-and-white pillars and a blue pillar frame the hall.2015-09-10 +3 copiesSeptember 10 20152015-09-10September 10 20152015-09-10 +2 copiesA large communal meal in a striped tent with red carpeting. Many seated sadhus in saffron and orange robes sit on the floor before leaf plates and small brass bowls. In the foreground a bearded sadhu in orange sits with a rudraksha-style beaded necklace and a tilak, while a younger man in a white sleeveless vest carries a steel bucket and serves. A red-and-white striped pillar stands in the middle. At left, a gilded ornate structure and a row of seated sadhus at a raised dais, some with headwear and orange garments. Gold-trimmed draped fabric and bunting decorate the tent.2015-09-10September 10 20152015-09-10