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A photograph of a formal seated meal at a Kumbh Mela event in a large tented hall with a mat floor. Long rows of saffron-robed sadhus sit cross-legged on mats behind low silver-finished thalis, water bottles and steel tumblers. A bearded elder in saffron with a white beard and rudraksha malas sits near the left. In the foreground, two saffron-clad seated figures face the front, one with white hair tied up. A standing attendant in white dhoti with a gold border serves from the left, and another attendant in white dhoti stands at the right. Gold and ornate decorations and a deity murti backdrop line the back of the hall. A small framed photo sits on one tray in the foreground.

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September 14 20152015-09-14A photograph of a seated meal being served in a decorated hall. Rows of saints in saffron and orange robes with rudraksha malas sit on a matted floor before low ornate silver stands holding metal plates and steel cups, with water bottles placed among them. Behind them, gilded and pink-canopied thrones and decorated seats stand before a central deity murti garlanded with flowers. Several men in pink and orange clothing sit in the foreground with their backs to the camera, facing the gathering. A man in a pink shirt and a woman in orange, along with a bearded sadhu in orange and white, are among those visible. Turbans and bearded faces are visible among the seated group, and there are about fifteen to twenty people in view.2015-09-14 +4 copiesSeptember 14 20152015-09-14September 14 20152015-09-14 +1 copiesA 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 copiesSeptember 14 20152015-09-14September 14 20152015-09-14September 14 20152015-09-14September 14 20152015-09-14September 14 20152015-09-14A row of saffron-robed sadhus sits seated at ornate, silver-embossed low tables during a meal service in a red-curtained pandal. The man at left wears orange robes, a long orange shawl with white stripes, a rudraksha mala, a dark beard and glasses, with a vertical tilak on his forehead and a small purple cap, and holds a plate. Beside him an older bearded sadhu with a sandal-coloured tilak eats from a silver thali, and further along white-bearded monks in orange garments eat from plates. A microphone and bottled water sit on the tables, and a deity murti stands in an ornate shrine niche behind them, with a gilded pillar and red cloth at the back.2015-09-11 +1 copiesA photograph of a long row of seated sannyasis and sadhus in saffron and orange robes taking a communal meal during a Bandara feast. Each person sits on a low white wooden stool or platform before a stainless steel thali with small steel katoris of food. Plastic water bottles stand among the plates. A bald man in an orange shawl sits in the middle, a bearded older man with long grey hair in orange sits beside him, and a grey-bearded man in orange sits at the front right with a steel bowl. A standing figure in pale peach robes moves along the left side of the row, and devotees in orange and green saris and white clothes stand in the background under a yellow cloth canopy with marigold garlands on the floor.2013-02-15 +1 copies