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A large communal meal in a covered, green-netted hall with sadhus in orange and saffron robes seated on the floor. Many men with beards and shaved heads sit in rows, some holding plates and steel bowls. Volunteers in white shirts and a man in a grey shirt serve food from a large steel bowl, while a woman in a pink and purple salwar kameez with a green dupatta stands among them carrying a small plate. Water bottles and steel dishes sit on the ground. Several people in orange and saffron clothing are visible; one man in the foreground wears a white shawl over saffron, and no figure is clearly identifiable as a person.

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September 15 20152015-09-15 +2 copiesSeptember 14 20152015-09-14September 17 20152015-09-17 +1 copiesFebruary 15 20132013-02-15 +1 copiesPhotograph of a large seated gathering of saffron-robed sadhus and sannyasis on a red mat under a striped tent canopy, sharing a meal from leaf plates with small brass cups and sweets. A man in the foreground wears a saffron kurta with a rudraksha mala and a red-and-pink head wrap, and another in the right foreground wears a peach turban and saffron shawl. Many others in orange and ochre robes sit in rows, while standing figures in white and yellow move among them, some carrying metal trays. No individual here is clearly identifiable as a person by the cues required, so the appearance is uncertain.2015-09-10A large communal meal in a tent with a red carpet, where many seated sadhus in saffron and orange robes and turbans sit in rows on leaf plates with glasses of water. Volunteers in white and salmon-coloured shirts bend down to serve food, and a woman in a red salwar kameez with a red dupatta serves a seated sadhu. Red and white striped tent poles and red draping frame the hall, and a few people stand in the background. The scene reflects a bandara feeding event at the Kumbh camp.2015-09-10May 04 20162016-05-04A photograph of a large seated meal at a Kumbh camp hall with red floor matting and painted banners on the walls. Dozens of sadhus in saffron and orange robes sit in long rows on the floor, many with orange turbans and beards, eating from leaf plates with small cups and spoons. Two men in white vests and grey trousers stoop among the rows serving food from a steel pot and bowl. In the foreground a bearded sadhu in an orange shawl and a man in dark glasses with a topknot and orange robe sit beside a plate. The scene is annadan style communal feeding. Whether a person candidate is present is uncertain from appearance alone.2015-09-10 +1 copiesA large indoor hall filled with seated sadhus in orange and saffron robes sitting on red floor mats before leaf plates holding fruit and small cups. Several older men with long grey beards and bald heads sit prominently in the foreground, one wearing a rudraksha mala, another with a cream and orange wrap. Red and white striped pillars frame the hall, and a decorated altar with deity murti and lamps appears at the back. A man in a light shirt stands near the altar. The gathering looks like a sadhu satsang or meal at a Kumbh camp. Many people are visible, with the crowd extending into the background.2015-09-10September 14 20152015-09-14May 16 20162016-05-16September 17 20152015-09-17 +1 copies