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Large indoor dining hall with red carpet where many saffron-robed sadhus sit cross-legged in rows eating from green leaf plates with rice, yellow sweets and small cups of water. Men in white and cream shirts move between the rows serving food and carrying bundles of white cloth. Several sadhus wear rudraksha malas, one wears a large beaded necklace, and some have orange tilak marks on their foreheads. Red and white draped fabric and warm lights hang along the back wall.

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September 10 20152015-09-10 +3 copiesSeptember 10 20152015-09-10 +1 copiesSeptember 10 20152015-09-10 +2 copiesSeptember 10 20152015-09-10A large bhandara feast in a hall with a red floor covering, where hundreds of seated people in saffron and orange robes and turbans eat from metal thali plates. Several men in white dhotis and shawls walk between the rows carrying vessels to serve food. Some seated attendees wear white. Banners and screens are visible at the top edge of the hall.2016-05-05September 10 20152015-09-10 +2 copiesSeptember 10 20152015-09-10September 10 20152015-09-10Large tented hall during a bhandara feast with many saffron-robed sadhus seated in rows on a red carpet, eating from metal thali plates with steel tumblers beside them. Many wear orange and saffron garments and orange or red turbans. Men in white dhoti-style clothing with white head coverings move among the rows serving food. Colourful paper streamers and hanging decorations line the tent ceiling. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible in this crowded view.2016-05-05September 10 20152015-09-10A large communal meal in a tented hall with red carpeting and striped tent poles. Many sadhus in saffron and orange robes and matching turbans sit cross-legged on the red floor, eating from leaf plates with small bowls, cups and metal vessels. Some wear rudraksha malas and tilak marks. A worker in a white vest and blue shorts carries a steel pot to serve them, and a few white-clad figures sit among the crowd. This scene is an annadan style meal at a Kumbh camp; no single individual is clearly identifiable as a person.2015-09-10 +2 copiesSeptember 10 20152015-09-10 +2 copies