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A photo of a seated group under a striped tent canopy at a gathering with saffron-robed devotees. In the foreground a bald young man in an orange-yellow shawl and maroon kurta sits cross-legged behind a low wooden table holding a steel plate of orange marigold petals, with a bottle of Aquafina water beside it. To his left an older woman in an orange shawl sits at a similar table with marigolds. Behind them, rows of people in orange and saffron robes, some wearing rudraksha malas, stand and sit, with a man in grey trousers and a white shirt standing at right. Several low tables with marigold-filled plates line the front, and a yellow mat covers the ground.

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February 15 20132013-02-15February 15 20132013-02-15A seated line of saffron-robed sadhus and sannyasis at a tented event, each before a steel plate heaped with orange marigold garlands and small white tables with water bottles. Foreground at right, a bald man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and red tilak sits with hands together. Behind him, a woman in orange with a rudraksha mala sits beside other seated monastics, and standing devotees in white and cream garments, some with turbans, watch from the left. Plastic chairs and bright orange tent fabric frame the scene.2013-02-15Photo of a seated ritual line of saffron-robed sadhus and sannyasis at a Kumbh Mela setting. Each seated person has a low white table in front holding a steel plate heaped with orange marigold flowers. In the foreground a bald man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits low, head bowed; behind him a woman in orange with a rudraksha mala and a shaved-head monastic in orange sit beside a standing crowd in white dhotis, saffron and multicoloured saris. A green rope barrier runs across the scene and the floor is yellow cloth.2013-02-15February 15 20132013-02-15A seated row of saffron-robed sadhus and sannyasis sits on a yellow cloth at a long line of low white tables, each holding a steel plate piled with orange marigold garlands. In the foreground, a shaven-headed sannyasi in orange with a rudraksha mala sits at right, looking to the side, beside a seated woman in orange with a beaded mala and another orange-robed person in a saffron head wrap. Behind them, devotees in orange, white and pink stand along a green-and-white rope barrier, and a man in a grey jacket stands at far left. Appearance cues for a candidate are insufficient to name anyone, so the foreground sannyasi is described by role only.2013-02-15Annadhan during Allahabad Kumbhamela 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesFebruary 15 20132013-02-15February 15 20132013-02-15Annadhan during Allahabad Kumbhamela 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesPhotograph of a seated meal line at a Kumbh Mela gathering. Long white tables hold steel plates of orange marigold garlands and water bottles, with a yellow cloth on the ground. Several saffron-robed sadhus and sannyasis sit along the line; the centre figure wears a saffron cloth over a maroon top, layered rudraksha malas and a red-threaded wrist, with a shaved-head sadhu in saffron and rudraksha beads to the right. A standing crowd in saffron and white dress, one woman in orange headwrap, lines the background behind green guide ropes and a green pole.2013-02-15February 15 20132013-02-15