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Four seated men sit on a concrete floor in front of a corrugated metal wall, eating from leaf plates. The man on the left wears pink robes and a beige shawl, looking down with a phone in hand. The central man wears a coral-pink kurta, a pale pink shawl, and a long rudraksha mala, holding a clay cup. The man on the right wears saffron-orange robes and a white shawl, with a bead mala and a ring, holding food. A man at the far right wears pale pink robes. Small clay bowls, leaf plates, and glasses of water sit on the ground.

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February 15 20132013-02-15 +3 copiesA photograph inside a red-walled tent with a concrete floor, showing a group of sadhus seated cross-legged in a row for a meal. Several men wear orange and saffron robes; one wears a pink turban and a rudraksha mala, another wears a pink wrap with a long grey beard, and an elderly man at right wears a knit cap, a brown vest and a mala. Each seated figure has a small metal plate of food and a glass beside them. Two white doors, a patterned cloth hanging on the wall and a bamboo pole are visible. Mid-frame, a person in a red shawl sits at the bottom left, and a partially visible figure is at the lower right. The scene shows a communal meal of sadhus at a Kumbh Mela camp. No individual is confidently identified as a person.2013-02-15 +1 copiesA seated row of sadhus in orange and saffron robes eats from stainless steel thalis on a white tiled floor beneath a white balustrade veranda. Several wear orange and saffron turbans and have white beards. A man in the foreground with long dark hair and an orange robe sits near a steel plate, and a man in a rose-red shirt sits among them. Each plate holds food with small steel bowls and clear plastic cups, and water bottles stand among the plates. Umbrellas are visible above.2015-09-11Annadhan during Allahabad Kumbhamela 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesA seated group of saffron-robed sadhus eats a communal meal on a striped mat at an outdoor camp. In the foreground, a sadhu with a tilted orange-and-pink head cloth, sandalwood forehead mark and beaded rudraksha-style malas holds food to his mouth. Beside him, a bearded sadhu in orange robes and a shawl eats from a leaf plate. Others in peach and orange clothing sit behind, with plastic water bottles set on the mat and steel and leaf plates of food in front of them.2015-09-17 +1 copiesSeptember 15 20152015-09-15 +1 copiesAnnadhan during Allahabad Kumbhamela 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesAnnadhan during Allahabad Kumbhamela 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesFebruary 15 20132013-02-15 +1 copiesA long row of sadhus seated on the bare ground under an orange tent eating a meal from metal plates, with steel tumblers of milk or water before them. Many wear orange and saffron robes and matching turbans, and some have long matted hair and full beards. Several bring food to their mouths with their right hands while others reach toward the plates. A metal bucket sits at the left edge, and orange tent poles frame the scene. The mood is a communal annadan meal at a large gathering.2016-04-23A long row of sadhus seated on the floor under an orange tent, eating a meal from metal plates with steel cups of milk or water in front of them. Most wear orange, saffron and pink garments with matching turbans or head cloths, and several have long grey or white beards. The foreground figure in orange wears a rudraksha mala and eats with his right hand. A younger man with long dreadlocks and a pink cloth sits near the center. Orange tent poles and banners frame the scene, and a dusty ground surface runs along the bottom. No figure can be confidently identified as a person from appearance, so the person's role is given as sadhu.2016-04-23A large group of saffron-robed sadhus and sannyasis sit cross-legged in rows on a bare concrete floor inside a red tent during a meal at the Kumbh Mela. Many wear orange and saffron robes, with several in red, orange or white head coverings, and some have grey or white beards. Each person has a steel thali plate of food and a small glass in front of them. Clothes hang on lines along the red tent walls, and a child is held by a standing man in white at the back.2013-02-15 +1 copies