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Photograph of a crowded roadside food distribution during an outdoor procession. Many men in saffron-orange T-shirts and orange scarves or turbans crowd around a wooden serving table, holding paper plates of food. Foreground: a young man in a white shirt with a rudraksha mala and a man in a grey-and-white collared shirt. A man in an orange tee with a deity print holds a plate, and a man in a wide-brimmed hat is nearby. Behind them, a white truck carries more people in orange, and a uniformed police officer stands by the road under green trees.

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Outdoor roadside scene of an orange-clad crowd serving food on a roadside stall under an orange and white canopy. A young man in a white kurta with a rudraksha mala stands at left looking toward the camera. Men in saffron and orange shirts and scarves hand out small bowls of food, one wearing a brown hat and sunglasses. Motorbikes, bicycles, a uniformed police officer and vehicles line the road behind, with a red flag visible. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person in this scene.2014-07-23Outdoor photo of a crowd of men gathered on a roadside under green trees, with several wearing orange clothing. A man in a white kurta with a rudraksha mala stands at centre-left, while a man in an orange headband and orange shirt is holding a leaf or paper plate of food. A young man in an orange shirt and orange shawl holds a small plate, and a bare-chested man with a black cap and orange shawl hands out food from the right foreground. The scene appears to be a distribution of food to devotees.2014-07-23July 23 20142014-07-23August 09 20072007-08-09Outdoor food-distribution stall under an orange and white striped tarp beside a roadside. A man in a cream kurta at left serves food from a metal tray into small steel bowls on a wooden table. A bare-chested sannyasi with long matted hair, a rudraksha mala, a white dhoti and a gold-coloured waistband stands at center, holding a leaf plate and serving food. Several young men in saffron-orange robes and orange cloths line the table, some holding leaf plates. A truck with a banner stands at right. No one in the scene is clearly identifiable as a person by visible cues; the sannyasi's appearance is only partly distinctive.2014-07-23Photograph of a group of young men in matching bright orange t-shirts and orange shorts walking along a roadside in a rural setting with trees, a dirt shoulder and parked motorcycles. Several men hold small paper plates or bowls with food, appearing to eat or distribute prasad. One man on the left wears a white and orange cloth wrap and a beaded necklace. Behind them, other orange-clad people, a man in a white shirt, and a yellow tarpaulin canopy stall are visible. No person is identifiable as a person in this image.2014-07-23July 23 20142014-07-23December 23 20082008-12-23May 07 20162016-05-07April 21 20162016-04-21A dense crowd of sadhus and devotees seated on the ground in a large tent at a Kumbh Mela akhada gathering. Most wear saffron, orange and pink robes, and several have orange or white turbans and long grey beards. In the centre a bearded man in a pale peach kurta sits cross-legged and looks to his side, and to the right a man with long dark hair and a grey beard wears an orange top with rudraksha beads. Brass plates with offerings sit on the floor at lower left. The scene is packed with many more seated figures in the background.2016-05-11August 16 20092009-08-16