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A 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.

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September 11 20152015-09-11 +2 copiesA seated meal service in an ornate hall. A man in a white dhoti with a gold border and red shawl stands at left, pouring from a metal pot over a row of seated men on low wooden platforms. The seated men wear saffron and orange robes; several have long beards, and some have long dark hair. Each places a steel plate with rice, sweets and fried items in front of them on striped mats. Gold-decorated pillars and brass lamps are visible behind, along with a gilded throne-like seat.2015-09-11 +1 copiesA man in white dhoti with gold border and a white shawl bends forward at left, serving food from a steel pot with a ladle onto metal thali plates set on low wooden tables. Seated on red and blue striped mats are several sadhus in orange saffron robes, including bearded elders and a man with long hair and a beard. Behind them stand brass lamps and ornate golden shrine decorations, with another white-clad attendant at the top. The scene appears to be an annadan style meal served to seated sadhus. The server wears an orange-red rudraksha-style shawl draped over his shoulder and a gold wristband.2015-09-11September 15 20152015-09-15 +2 copiesA photo of a seated group of orange-robed sadhus on a red-brown floor, many wearing orange or saffron cloths and orange turbans. In the foreground an older bearded sadhu in peach-orange cloth drinks from a small steel cup, while a bearded man with long hair and a rudraksha-style necklace in orange, next to him, raises a cup. On the right a standing man in a white dhoti with gold borders and a saffron shawl bends forward, pouring from a large steel vessel into a cup; a steel plate of food and small bowls sits nearby. A statue and an oil lamp appear in the background. Ritual serving of food to ascetics.2015-09-12 +1 copiesSeptember 14 20152015-09-14A photograph of a seated community meal in a temple hall. Many devotees in saffron and orange robes sit cross-legged on long multicoloured striped mats, each with a steel thali plate and small steel tumbler. A bald man in a maroon-and-orange dhoti and shawl, with a beaded necklace, bends forward to serve food from a vessel toward the row. Several seated men wear orange headwear and saffron clothing, and a few wear white. Behind them stand ornate golden lamps and a decorated deity shrine with garlands. A rounded lamp hangs near a wall, and a fan and a monitor appear at the right edge. The dark drapery and ornamented altar suggest a sacred hall, consistent with an annadan-style meal.2015-09-12 +1 copiesA long row of saffron-robed sadhus sits cross-legged on striped woven mats while being served a meal from silver thalis and bowls. In the foreground a bearded man with long grey hair and a grey beard sits and eats, and a bald man in a white dhoti with gold-bordered cloth and a red sash stands at the left, serving food. Brass lamps and temple metalwork line the background, and an orange-turbaned sadhu sits nearby. This is a photograph of a communal annadan meal at the Kumbh Yatra.2015-09-12 +1 copiesA large tent hall at a Kumbh Mela-style feast where many seated sadhus in saffron, orange and peach robes and turbans eat from leaf plates on green and patterned mats. Two standing men in white dhoti-style clothes wear red and orange garlands and gold necklaces; one holds a small bag. Behind them a seated figure in saffron-orange robes, a long garland and a gold necklace sits on a decorated throne near a brass lamp and silver-draped altar. Water bottles, bananas and sweets are set out on the mats.2015-09-14September 14 20152015-09-14A seated group of saffron-robed sannyasis and devotees in a plain hall, with metal and paper plates set on the floor before them, as a bald man in a rust-coloured garment and bare upper body leans in to serve food from a bag. In the centre, a man with a black beard and orange head wrap sits beside an older bald man in an orange robe and yellow-and-orange marigold garland, who wears a rudraksha-style mala and a red bindi. Water bottles are placed between the plates, and a long orange cloth hangs from the upper right. Other seated monks in orange, ochre and peach robes line the background. The setting suggests an annadan or prasadam meal, with no verifiable identity of any individual shown.2016-07-15A 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.2015-09-14