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A large seated meal gathering under a red-draped tent with a red carpet on the floor. Many saffron- and orange-robed sadhus sit in rows, some with orange headcloths, while men in white shirts and dhotis, a purple shirt and a light pink shawl sit in the foreground. Each person has a steel leaf plate of food, with small cups of water and oil lamps on the floor. A man in a white shirt in the lower left looks toward the camera. Background shows a painted or printed banner of deities. Several people are standing and moving among the seated crowd.

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A large communal meal in a red-carpeted tent at the Kumbh camp. Many saffron-robed sadhus with orange turbans sit cross-legged on red mats before leaf plates of food and small oil lamps or offerings. Some seated men wear white dhotis and shirts, and one man in a purple shirt sits near the front. A standing attendant in a white shirt moves among the rows, and ornate draped banners line the back walls. The scene is a seated prasadam or annadan meal among sadhus and devotees.2015-09-10 +1 copiesA large tented hall with red and white striped drapes and a red carpet, filled with seated sadhus in orange and saffron robes, many wearing orange turbans and some with long grey beards. Men in light kurtas and jeans sit in front on leaf plates, and a woman in green and a woman in pink stand among visitors in white. A man in white shirt and trousers stands at right near a golden-framed altar area, with an orange-robed figure beside it. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance cues alone.2015-09-10September 10 20152015-09-10A large crowd of orange-robed sadhus sits cross-legged on a red carpet inside a decorated tent hall with red-and-white striped pillars. Many seated sadhus hold or sit beside metal thali plates of food, and a few wear orange and saffron turbans. Standing men in white vests and light shirts move among them, one in a checked shirt carrying a stack of plates, and an attendant holds a steel bowl. Patterned rugs and a painted backdrop frame the scene, with a pillar and lamps visible at the upper edges. No single figure is clearly identifiable as a person from this view.2015-09-10September 10 20152015-09-10 +2 copiesSeptember 10 20152015-09-10September 10 20152015-09-10 +2 copiesSeptember 10 20152015-09-10May 06 20162016-05-06September 10 20152015-09-10 +1 copiesA 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 copiesA large bhandara feast in a hall with a red carpet runway down the centre. Rows of seated sadhus in orange, saffron and pink robes, several wearing orange and red turbans, sit cross-legged on both sides with metal thali plates and steel tumblers in front of them. Robed volunteers in white walk between the rows carrying buckets and serving food. A large screen above shows images. Many people fill the frame, mostly seated in dense rows.2016-05-05