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A photograph of an outdoor feast hall with long low wooden benches set with stainless steel plates and water bottles. Saffron-robed sannyasis sit along the benches while a bald man in an orange top and orange shawl stands at left with palms pressed together. Beside him a long-haired sadhu with dreadlocks in an orange robe stands at the edge of the frame. At right a man in an orange robe and beaded necklaces holds his hands in anjali, and a woman in a maroon sari with gold bangles stands behind him. A seated sadhu with dreadlocks and a red headwrap bends over a plate near the foreground, and a young monk with a tilak and orange hood sits at lower right. White tents and sheets hang overhead, and more orange-clad people fill the background.

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Crowded outdoor tent setting at a Kumbh Mela gathering, with many saffron-robed sadhus and sannyasis seated and standing on yellow matting. In the foreground, a smiling person with a gold-beaded necklace and rudraksha mala sits with hands folded in namaste, wearing an orange robe. Behind, a bare-chested sadhu in orange dhoti holds a yellow item, and a bald monk in orange sits near low white tables with water bottles. Green and red rope lines, steel walls and brass lamps are visible, with women in orange and a child in the background.2013-02-15May 11 20162016-05-11A night gathering under white canopies and tents at an open-air ashram event, with many people seated on red mats behind low wooden tables. On the left a bald man in saffron robes and white dhoti stands, holding a camera rig, beside a dhoti-clad helper. Seated centre-right are several saffron-robed sannyasis and a bearded man in orange, and at right a figure in maroon robes and a maroon turban sits with a long dark braid. Brass trays with garlands, flowers and fruit sit on the tables along with water bottles. A child in yellow and a woman in a dark head covering sit at lower left. Roughly fifty people are visible.2016-05-10May 10th 20162016-05-10A photograph of a large open-sided tent at a Kumbh Mela camp, with a yellow cloth floor and corrugated metal walls. Many saffron-robed sadhus and sannyasis sit in rows on low wooden trays laid with steel plates, small bowls and water bottles, as if for a shared meal (bandara). In the centre, a man in a peach kurta holds a small book and stands among seated monks, one of whom wears a rudraksha mala and a bead garland. A seated monk in an orange headwrap and robe eats from a steel bowl. A bald monk in saffron sits at the right foreground. Several men in white kurtas stand at the far right.2013-02-15 +2 copiesNight photograph of an outdoor ashram gathering under a white canopy, with a crowd of saffron-robed sannyasis and devotees seated on the ground behind. In the foreground a bearded man in saffron robes and rudraksha beads sits on red mats before a small wooden table holding a steel plate of marigold flowers and offerings. Beside him a woman in a maroon robe and red-orange turban presses her palms together, smiling, and a man in an orange hooded robe does the same. On the right, a figure with long grey hair and a white beard, wearing a flowing orange robe and a flower in the hair, stands with palms joined toward them. Other people in saffron and white clothing move through the background near a wooden wall and tented area.2016-05-10February 15 20132013-02-15A photograph of a seated row of saffron-robed sannyasis at a long wooden table with water bottles and steel tumblers. In the foreground a bearded man in an orange robe and orange turban leans forward, extending papers or an envelope toward a seated monk's outstretched hand. Behind him, a bearded man in orange and another in a plaid shirt stand near orange draped fabric; a standing man in a tan shirt is at the back. Warm stage lighting and orange drapes fill the background.2016-05-04Photograph of a long dining hall inside an orange tent during the Kumbh Mela, where sannyasis in orange and saffron robes sit on low wooden benches eating from stainless steel thalis with rice, curries, pickles and fruit. In the foreground a man in an orange turban and long dark dreadlocks, wearing an orange cloth and a beaded necklace, leans over his plate. Bottled water and steel tumblers sit on the tables, while men in orange and cream clothing walk along the aisle carrying vessels. No person is identifiable as a person from the visible cues here, so no candidate is named.2016-05-04A long dining hall with orange fabric walls and tables set in rows, where saffron-robed sadhus and devotees sit on wooden benches eating from steel thalis. In the foreground, a person in an orange head wrap and an orange-brown robe with long dark braids eats with their right hand from a thali holding banana slices, a small bowl and papadum-like pieces. Beside them, a man in orange with a long beard and a wristwatch eats from a similar plate. Along the table, several other people in orange and yellow robes sit with plates and glass water bottles. On the left, standing attendants in orange and a man in a red shirt carry a steel pot and move between the tables. Prasadam annadan meal setting, with a printed a person copyright line in the lower right.2016-05-04May 04 20162016-05-04A night-time communal meal in an outdoor tent camp, with saffron-clad renunciants seated on floor mats at long wooden tables. A smiling man in the centre wears a maroon turban, a maroon shawl and a rudraksha-style beaded mala. Beside him, a man in orange robes and orange head cloth holds a beaded mala. At right, a shaved-headed man in orange robes wears red and white beaded necklaces. Steel thalis with flower garlands and food sit on the tables, and more orange-robed people fill the background under tent poles and lamps.2016-05-10