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A dense indoor feast scene where sadhus in saffron and orange robes sit on the floor eating from round metal plates. In the centre, a bald man in a saffron-and-maroon wrap wears layered rudraksha and gold-toned necklaces and holds a small leather-strap bag. To his right, an older man with a white moustache, an orange turban and white rudraksha malas holds a wooden tray. Behind them, more turbaned and bald sadhus and devotees in orange and yellow sit or stand, and a young man in orange holds a plate at the right edge. Water bottles and a green floor mat are visible. a person appearance is uncertain for the central figure, who shows some ceremonial cues but not enough to confirm identity.

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A seated feast in a plain hall with pale pink walls and tiled floor. Many saffron-robed sadhus sit in rows, some wearing orange turbans and rudraksha malas, eating from round steel plates arranged on the floor with water bottles beside them. Several low wooden tables hold more plates and steel vessels. In the foreground, a bald man with a yellow tilak and orange robes eats with his right hand, next to a man in orange with a rudraksha mala and ceremonial beads who is also eating. An elderly sadhu with a white beard and orange turban sits at right with layered bead necklaces. A bearded man in red and a young man in yellow stand or sit near the left, and a young girl in orange sits at far left. Photo watermarked as archive material is omitted from the description. This is a bhandara (community feast) for sadhus, with a shaved-headed man in orange at centre.2016-05-05A large crowd of sadhus and devotees in orange and saffron robes sits closely on the ground under a tent or pavilion with white pillars. In the foreground a white-bearded man with a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged, eyes lowered, wearing orange robes and a pink undercloth. Beside him a long-haired sadhu with a red headband, bare chest, red shawl, bangles and vibhuti marks on his forehead leans forward to tend a plate of food. To the right a sadhu in a pale headcloth and orange robe eats from a leaf plate, with small steel cups and bowls of food on the floor.2016-05-07A photograph of sadhus seated on a floor during a feast at a camp, many wearing saffron and orange robes and orange turbans. In the foreground four men sit together: a bald man in orange on the left, a younger man with glasses and a gold necklace and rudraksha mala in a maroon and gold robe, a bearded elder in an orange turban wearing a rudraksha mala and a visible ID badge, and an elderly bald man in glasses in orange cloth. Steel plates and glasses sit in front of them, and low wooden tables with more seated orange-clad people are behind. The floor is covered in green matting.2016-05-05September 15 20152015-09-15 +3 copiesAugust 09 20072007-08-09September 15 20152015-09-15 +2 copiesApril 21 20162016-04-21A long row of saffron-robed sadhus sits cross-legged on a red carpet during a bhandara feast, each before a steel thali with food and a small cup. Many wear orange and red turbans and some have long white beards and rudraksha malas. Behind them stand white-clad attendants with a white cloth and a grey head covering, and gold shrine decorations and a golden canopy frame the hall. A few devotees with phones are visible at the lower edge.2016-05-05May 05 20162016-05-05Evening scene under a white tent at a Kumbh Mela camp of Samishti Nirvani Akhada. Seated sadhus and devotees in saffron and orange robes sit at low wooden tables with steel plates of food, water bottles and tumblers. A bearded sadhu with long matted hair and orange robe stands at centre with bare feet, holding a red pouch. On the left a woman in a maroon headwrap wears gold necklaces and bangles, and a bearded man in orange sits by the table. A bald sadhu in orange sits centre-right, and a young monk in yellow-orange wraps stands at the right. Behind a corrugated metal fence, several onlookers in casual Indian clothing watch.2016-05-11May 11 20162016-05-11A seated group of saffron-robed sannyasis and swamis sits on a floor covered with red cloth in a plain room with pale green walls and a white door. Most wear orange robes and white flower garlands. In the centre, a smiling person with long dark hair and a red bindi wears an orange robe and a white jasmine garland with red and yellow accents. Beside them, an elderly man in an orange turban and orange robe sits with hands folded, and another in a pale pink-beige robe sits nearby. Green leaf plates with flowers lie on the floor, and a water bottle sits in front. The scene appears to be a formal assembly of swamis, and the room is lit by daylight.2007-08-09