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A large communal meal in a tent at a Kumbh camp. Dozens of sadhus in saffron and orange robes sit cross-legged on long red mats, eating from leaf plates with small steel cups and bowls. A man in a white shirt and blue jeans walks between the rows carrying a metal pot to serve food. Many sadhus wear orange or pink turbans and have long grey or white beards, with rudraksha malas visible on some. Partly visible people in the right foreground reach toward the plates. No identifiable a person candidate is clearly present in the image.

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A large tented dining hall where many saffron-robed sadhus sit in long rows on a dirt floor, eating from steel thalis of food with small steel bowls and cups. Orange cloth canopies overhead and orange-clad attendants walk between the rows carrying buckets, serving the seated diners. Many men wear orange or saffron robes and orange turbans, several have long grey beards and white hair. The scene shows communal anna daan style food service for a crowd of ascetics.2016-05-07A large orange tent filled with seated sadhus and sannyasis taking a communal meal, known as a bhandara, in rows on the bare ground. Many wear saffron and orange robes, some with white or orange turbans and beards, others in white kurta-style clothes. Each person has a steel or paper plate of food with small bowls of curry, flatbread and glasses of water or milk placed before them. Standing attendants in white move between the rows serving food. The warm orange light of the tent canopy fills the scene, and a few people wear rudraksha malas. No single person is identifiable as a person in this scene.2016-04-21A large orange tent serves a seated communal meal, a bhandara, to many sadhus and devotees sitting cross-legged on the ground in rows. Many wear saffron or orange robes and orange turbans or headcloths; some wear rudraksha malas. In the foreground a man in orange with a rudraksha mala and a yellow turban sits behind a steel plate, and an orange-clad sadhu in a red turban sits beside him. Men in white and yellow sit along the right side with metal cups and food on plates. Low wooden stools hold steel thalis, and a young attendant in an orange-and-khaki outfit walks between the rows carrying items. Plastic water bottles and steel tumblers are placed along the rows.2016-04-21A long row of saffron-robed sadhus sits cross-legged on a red carpet during a bhandara feast, each before a steel thali with food and a small cup. Many wear orange and red turbans and some have long white beards and rudraksha malas. Behind them stand white-clad attendants with a white cloth and a grey head covering, and gold shrine decorations and a golden canopy frame the hall. A few devotees with phones are visible at the lower edge.2016-05-05September 10 20152015-09-10 +1 copiesA 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 copiesSeptember 14 20152015-09-14May 04 20162016-05-04A large outdoor tent filled with seated saints and devotees at a communal meal, sitting in long rows on a dirt floor under orange and yellow canopy poles. Most wear saffron and orange robes, with some in white, pink and red garments. Many hold steel plates of food, rice, dal and chapati, with glasses of water set before them. In the foreground a bearded man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala eats from a plate beside a man in a plain orange shirt. A bearded elder in orange with a yellow turban sits nearby, and a small group of sadhus in saffron with long grey hair and beards fills the right side. The scene suggests a bhandara feast for ascetics.2016-04-21A large indoor meal gathering of saffron-clad sannyasis and devotees seated cross-legged on the floor on mats. In the foreground, shaved-headed young ascetics in orange-saffron cloth with red borders, rudraksha malas and vibhuti marks sit with their backs to the camera, facing a line of similarly dressed seated devotees. Green banana-leaf plates, small white paper cups and brass vessels are set before them, and a colourful striped mat lies in the centre. Behind them, rows of women in orange and saffron saris sit on the floor. The setting appears to be an ashram hall with white walls and tiled floor. No figure is clearly identifiable as a person.2013-07-10Photograph 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 long open tent with red fabric walls and a striped canopy shelters rows of seated sadhus and sanyasis in orange and saffron robes eating a meal from brass thalis on the floor. Many wear rudraksha malas and some have grey or white beards and hair; one man in the foreground wears a grey woollen cap and a maroon shawl over orange clothing, while another has a red turban. A figure in orange walks along the row carrying a bowl, and a server in white dhoti clothing stands at the left with a brass vessel. Glass tumblers and small steel cups sit beside the plates, and damp cloth and orange robes hang from a rope at right.2013-02-15