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A row of saints seated at long silver-covered tables eating a ceremonial meal from silver plates, with water bottles and small bowls of food in front of them. Several men wear saffron and orange robes; one on the left has a yellow tilak on his forehead and a long grey beard, another in the centre wears an orange shawl with rudraksha beads and glasses, and a man at the right wears a red turban and ornate gold jewellery. Two men in white and pale pink robes sit among them. A red curtain and brass lamps stand in the background. No one in the image is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance alone.

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Annadhan during Nasik Kumbhamela 20152015-01-21A photograph of several sannyasis seated in a row at a banquet, eating from metal plates on ornate silver-covered low tables. Most wear saffron and orange robes. The man in front right, with long grey hair and a beard, wears a saffron robe with a gold-yellow shawl, a rudraksha mala, an orange tilak and a steel spoon in hand. Beside him an older bearded sannyasi in orange with a yellow sash eats, and further left a figure in an orange-red turban and orange garment with a bead necklace sits near a man with a long white beard and a dark-red cloth. A person in white ceremonial dress stands in the background near a gilded throne-like structure with carved golden decor and red drapes. Water bottles sit on the tables.2015-09-11 +1 copiesPhotograph of a bandara feast at the Kumbh Mela camp, with several saffron-robed sadhus seated in a row at ornate silver-coloured low tables eating from metal plates. Foreground sadhu with grey beard, orange robe and a yellow tilak on his forehead holds a spoon; the man beside him in orange silk and glasses eats; white-robed elders and an orange-clad man with a shaved head sit along the line. On the far right, a bald man in an orange shawl with bead necklaces leans over the table with folded hands, apparently honouring the meal. Water bottles, sweets and food plates cover the tables, and a red curtain stands behind.2015-09-11 +1 copiesSeveral saffron-robed sadhus sit at low silver-toned tables eating a meal from metal plates and bowls during a bandara at the Kumbh Mela camp. The man on the left in a peach-coloured robe with a red tilak on his forehead holds his hands together in prayer. Beside him a bearded elder in orange with glasses and a yellow-orange tilak eats with folded hands. A bald man in orange with a rudraksha mala and gold bracelet eats from a plate, and a sadhu in a red turban and orange robe eats nearby. At right a man in orange with glasses presses his palms together. Behind them a deity murti with garlands and a red-curtained shrine stands in the background.2015-09-11 +1 copiesA row of seated Hindu sadhus and priests dines at a long bank of ornate silver-finished serving tables at a bandara. On the left, a bearded sadhu with grey hair and a yellow-orange cloth holds a spoon over a silver plate. Next to him, a white-bearded man in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha beads and a tilak on his forehead eats from a plate. Further along, several elders in orange and pink robes sit and eat, while on the far right a bald man in orange-red robes and a bracelet leans forward over his plate with hands folded. Water bottles, small bowls of food and silver platters sit on the tables; red-draped backdrop curtains fill the background.2015-09-11September 11 20152015-09-11September 11 20152015-09-11 +1 copiesSeptember 11 20152015-09-11 +2 copiesSeptember 11 20152015-09-11September 11 20152015-09-11September 11 20152015-09-11 +1 copiesSeptember 11 20152015-09-11 +2 copies