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A long outdoor feast in rows on striped woven mats, with dozens of seated sadhus in saffron and orange robes eating from metal plates and bowls. Several men in white kurta-style clothes with red sashes walk between the rows serving food, one carrying a steel pot. Some seated sadhus wear pink, orange and white turbans, and one reads a small booklet. A red vehicle and white tents appear in the background under a blue tarpaulin.

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September 14 20152015-09-14A large communal meal in a covered pavilion where many sadhus in saffron and orange robes sit cross-legged on striped mats along long rows, eating from metal plates and leaf dishes with water bottles beside them. Several have white beards and matted hair; some wear pink, orange or white head cloths. Men in white dhotis and white kurtas move between the rows serving food. Behind them, ornate golden palanquin-style shrines and a decorated deity murti stand in the background, with bright sunlight streaming through the open side of the tent.2015-09-14 +2 copiesLong rows of seated sadhus in saffron and orange robes eat from metal plates and bowls on striped multicoloured mats laid across a pavilion floor, with water bottles set along the rows. A man in white kurta with a red sash and an ID lanyard walks between the rows serving food. Tall many-armed deity murti and decorated shrine structures stand at the upper left, and more white-clad attendants stand near the back. Saffron-robed monks with long beards and orange and pink turbans are visible across the frame. This matches a feeding event for akhada sadhus described on the page.2015-09-14A large tent interior where sadhus in saffron and orange robes sit in long rows on striped floor mats, each with a metal plate and water bottle. Men in white dhotis with red sashes walk between the rows serving rice from large steel buckets and pots. Behind them, a decorated shrine area with pink and gold ornamental arches holds deity murti under colourful hangings. Many people are visible in the scene, most in white or saffron, as a community meal (annadan) is served.2015-09-14 +1 copiesA 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.2016-05-05A large seated meal in a tented hall during the Kumbh Mela camp. Rows of saffron-robed sadhus sit on striped woven mats and colourful rugs, many with orange turbans or orange shawls and long beards. Attendants in white dhotis with gold-bordered cloths move among them carrying steel buckets and serving food onto leaf plates and metal thalis. Brass vessels and water bottles are set along the mats, and golden decorations and a shrine area are visible at the back. A saffron-clad man with a rudraksha mala and orange turban sits near the centre, appearing to be a sadhu receiving food, with no clear visual cues to identify him beyond that.2015-09-17 +1 copiesA large hall filled with seated sadhus in orange and saffron robes, many wearing orange turbans, sitting in long rows on striped red, green and blue mats. Leaf plates holding food are set before them. In the foreground a young man in white shirt and white trousers, barefoot, bends forward carrying a steel bucket and serving the seated sadhus. Several white-clad attendants stand among the rows, and a golden shrine or deity murti is visible at the upper right, with a woman in a white sari nearby. Scattered orange and yellow lamps hang from the ceiling. The scene suggests a communal meal served to sadhus at a camp.2015-09-11 +1 copiesSeptember 14 20152015-09-14Annadhan during Allahabad Kumbhamela 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesSeptember 14 20152015-09-14 +1 copiesApril 22 20162016-04-22A large hall filled with saffron-robed sadhus seated in rows on striped woven mats for a communal meal. Many wear orange and saffron clothing and turbans, and several have long white beards. A man in white kurta with a red sash carries a large steel tray of food and serves the seated group. Another standing figure in an orange turban and saffron robe holds a long staff near the left edge. Metal plates and steel bowls sit on green cloth runners in front of the diners, with water bottles placed among them. Bright banners hang on the walls behind.2015-09-14 +1 copies