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A photograph of a communal feast line at a Bhandara in Ujjain. Several sadhus in saffron-orange robes sit in a row, one in the foreground with a red-orange shirt, a red thread and a gold-toned bangle, reaching toward a silver thali with small steel cups and food. Other sadhus, one with a long white beard, sit behind. Metal pots and buckets with marigold garlands are in the background and foreground. Hands are blurred in motion as food is served along the line.

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A photograph of a communal meal line at a Shuddhadvaitam camp, with many saffron-robed sannyasis seated in a row on the right and left. Several men and women in orange and saffron garments sit along a red-draped hall, while attendants in the foreground hold leaf plates and pass steel bowls and metal tumblers over a long spread of food. A man in a rust-red turban and orange wrap sits centre-right, and a bald, saffron-clad figure with a rudraksha mala is seen at right. Garlands of marigolds hang on the red backdrop. The scene shows annadan style community dining, with food being served to seated participants.2016-05-06September 12 20152015-09-12 +1 copiesMay 05 20162016-05-05September 10 20152015-09-10 +1 copiesPhotograph of sadhus seated in a row at a feast in a tent at the Kumbh camp. Men in orange and saffron robes sit behind low ornate metal thalis with banana-leaf plates of food, lemons and small steel cups. A central figure with white beard and dark rudraksha mala eats from a leaf plate. Golden drapery, garlands and a striped tent wall form the backdrop.2015-09-10 +2 copiesSeptember 10 20152015-09-10 +2 copiesMay 05 20162016-05-05May 05 20162016-05-05A photograph of a seated feast (bhandara) at a camp tent, with several sadhus in orange and saffron robes sitting in a row along a long table of silver plates and steel tumblers. A young man in white dhoti and shawl with a marigold garland and beaded armbands stands at left, pouring from a steel vessel onto a plate held by a seated sadhu in orange who has a long white beard and a rudraksha-style bead necklace. Another bearded sadhu with grey hair and a white beard sits nearby in orange, and a bald sadhu in orange sits in the middle. Several other people are seated in orange behind them, and a screen glows at the back of the tent.2016-05-05A feast scene in a tent with red draped backdrop and pink carpet. A man in white ritual dhoti and shawl, with a white head covering and plastic gloves, serves food from a steel pot onto a leaf plate. Seated along a row of steel thalis are several men in saffron and orange robes, some with rudraksha malas and tilak markings, eating from metal plates and cups. Marigold garlands decorate the setting, and a screen is visible in the background.2016-05-05May 06 20162016-05-06September 11 20152015-09-11 +1 copies