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A large communal meal in a long tent with orange and white striped canopy and white support poles. Dozens of saffron-robed sadhus and devotees sit cross-legged in long rows on the bare ground, eating from metal plates with bowls and bottled water beside them. Many wear orange or white cloth, and some have long grey beards and shaved heads. Overhead lights glow in the evening scene. This is an annadan style meal in a camp setting.

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May 11 20162016-05-11A large tented dining hall where many saffron-robed sadhus sit in long rows on a dirt floor, eating from steel thalis of food with small steel bowls and cups. Orange cloth canopies overhead and orange-clad attendants walk between the rows carrying buckets, serving the seated diners. Many men wear orange or saffron robes and orange turbans, several have long grey beards and white hair. The scene shows communal anna daan style food service for a crowd of ascetics.2016-05-07A large outdoor tent filled with seated sadhus and devotees in orange and saffron robes at a communal meal, seated on the ground with metal plates of food, paper cups and water bottles in front of them. Several men in the front row wear orange robes, some with orange turbans and rudraksha malas, and a few wear pink or white. Volunteers in orange and white stand between the rows carrying steel buckets to serve. Long white tent poles and an orange canopy frame the scene. A white-bearded sadhu in an orange robe sits near the centre of the row.2016-04-21Large communal meal in a long tent with orange-and-white striped canvas roof, white poles and bright hanging lights. Hundreds of seated sannyasis and devotees in saffron and orange robes sit in long rows on the floor, with steel plates, metal bowls and water bottles set before them. A server in orange clothing bends to serve from a metal bucket at left, and standing figures move between the rows, while a few men in white and pink headwear sit in the foreground. This is an annadan style meal at a Samishti Nirvani Akhada camp.2016-05-11A long row of seated sadhus and devotees in orange and saffron robes sits on a bare ground beneath white canopy pillars during an outdoor communal meal. Men in orange turbans, bearded elders with long white beards, and women in orange saris are seated along the floor, each before a steel plate and water bottles. Strings of coloured lights hang above the tent. Many attendees, including some with matted long hair and rudraksha beads, face forward toward the serving area.2016-05-11April 21 20162016-04-21A photograph of a large orange tent where sadhus and sannyasis sit cross-legged in long rows on bare ground, eating a communal meal from steel plates with small dal bowls, rice and flatbread, with steel tumblers of water and milk set between them. Many wear saffron and orange robes, several have orange or white turbans and long matted hair, and some have bare chests with beaded adornments. Men in white kurtas sit among them, and a few people stand and walk near the tent poles. The bright orange canvas and warm light fill the scene. No a person candidate is identifiable by appearance.2016-04-21February 15 20132013-02-15 +3 copiesA long tented dining hall with red fabric walls and striped canvas awnings, where rows of seated sadhus and sannyasis in saffron, orange and pink robes share a meal from metal thalis on the floor. Many wear white or orange turbans, some have long grey beards, and several hold glasses of water. Tied clothes hang along the tent wall at right. No individual figure can be confidently identified as a person from appearance; the page refers to a meal served to sadhus at a Kumbh Mela camp.2013-02-15 +1 copiesA long white tent at a Kumbh Mela camp holds rows of seated sadhus in saffron-orange robes and orange turbans, sitting on blue floor sheeting before white paper plates and water bottles set in long lines. Many wear rudraksha malas. Men in white kurtas walk between the rows. A large painted backdrop of deities and colourful figures hangs at the far end, and red and white bunting decorates the tent ceiling.2015-09-15Annadhan during Allahabad Kumbhamela 20132013-01-01 +3 copiesMay 11 20162016-05-11