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A large communal meal at a Kumbh camp hall with a red floor covering. Many people in orange and saffron robes and orange turbans sit in rows eating from metal plates. Two young men in white sleeveless vests and shorts carry steel buckets to serve food, and a man in a striped green shirt bends over at the left edge. A white-clad server holds a tray of flatbread at the lower right. Red-and-white pillars and a blue pillar frame the hall.

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September 10 20152015-09-10September 10 20152015-09-10 +1 copiesA large crowd of orange-robed sadhus sits cross-legged on a red carpet inside a decorated tent hall with red-and-white striped pillars. Many seated sadhus hold or sit beside metal thali plates of food, and a few wear orange and saffron turbans. Standing men in white vests and light shirts move among them, one in a checked shirt carrying a stack of plates, and an attendant holds a steel bowl. Patterned rugs and a painted backdrop frame the scene, with a pillar and lamps visible at the upper edges. No single figure is clearly identifiable as a person from this view.2015-09-10September 10 20152015-09-10A photograph of a large communal meal at a Kumbh camp, with hundreds of saffron-robed sadhus and holy men seated on a long red carpet. Orange packets and leaf plates of food are passed along the rows. Several men in white kurtas and light trousers serve, carrying stacks of orange-wrapped packets and steel pots of food, while others in white shirts and a man in a white shirt and dark trousers stand near the front. Many seated sadhus wear orange robes and orange turbans, with a few in white. Leaf plates with sweets and rice are laid before them.2015-09-10A large crowd of saffron-robed sadhus and orange-turbaned holy men sit cross-legged on a red carpet at a Kumbh camp, with leaf plates of food and small cups before them. Several men in white and cream shirts and trousers walk among the rows carrying stacks of orange cloth packets and serving from metal pots. A bare-chested man in a white dhoti and tank top stands at left near brass vessels of food. The scene reflects an annadan meal distribution. No one is clearly identifiable as a person in this view.2015-09-10 +1 copiesSeptember 10 20152015-09-10September 10 20152015-09-10 +1 copiesSeptember 10 20152015-09-10 +2 copiesInterior of a large orange-and-red tented hall at a Kumbh camp, with a red floor covered in seated sadhus in saffron and orange robes and orange turbans. Many are seated before leaf plates and small cups, apparently being served a meal. Standing attendants in white and yellow shirts move among the rows, and a man in a white sleeveless top bends forward with a tray. Red and white striped poles frame the tent and draped fabric hangs overhead. The scene is a bandara-style communal meal.2015-09-10 +1 copiesSeptember 10 20152015-09-10 +2 copiesA large communal meal in a tented pavilion with a long red carpet running down the centre. Rows of seated devotees in saffron and orange robes and white garments sit on mats along both sides, with leaf plates and small clay lamps placed before them. A barefoot young man in a white sleeveless vest and grey trousers carries a large steel bowl down the aisle, serving the seated guests. Red and white striped pillars and draped fabric decorate the tent behind them. Many people are visible, most seated, and a few standing near the back.2015-09-10