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Four saffron-robed sadhus sit cross-legged in a row on yellow cloth, each behind a low white wooden table laden with steel thalis, small steel bowls and cups, and marigold petals. The man at far left in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala talks on a mobile phone held to his ear. The second man is bald and wears an orange shawl. The third has long grey hair and beard, an orange robe and a pendant, and eats from a thali. The fourth at right has short grey hair, glasses and a maroon-and-orange robe. Standing behind them are more orange-clad sadhus and devotees, and plastic water bottles sit on the floor. A green rope runs across the background. The setting appears to be a Kumbh Mela camp meal, with no visible a person candidate matching the cues.

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February 15 20132013-02-15 +2 copiesA photograph of a long row of seated sannyasis and sadhus in saffron and orange robes taking a communal meal during a Bandara feast. Each person sits on a low white wooden stool or platform before a stainless steel thali with small steel katoris of food. Plastic water bottles stand among the plates. A bald man in an orange shawl sits in the middle, a bearded older man with long grey hair in orange sits beside him, and a grey-bearded man in orange sits at the front right with a steel bowl. A standing figure in pale peach robes moves along the left side of the row, and devotees in orange and green saris and white clothes stand in the background under a yellow cloth canopy with marigold garlands on the floor.2013-02-15 +1 copiesFebruary 15 20132013-02-15September 11 20152015-09-11 +1 copiesOutdoor Kumbh Mela setting under a tent canopy with thatched shelter behind. Seated saffron-robed sadhus sit on low wooden stools before brass thalis of food with small steel bowls, eating a meal. A bald man in saffron robes and a rudraksha mala stands at center holding out an orange cloth. Other saffron-clad sadhus, a man in pink kurta, and police in khaki stand nearby, with a green rope barrier and water bottles on the yellow ground. An orange-clad figure with a long grey beard sits at right. The scene reads as a bandara meal for sadhus. Several people are visible, some partially, so the count falls in the 6-20 range.2013-02-15April 21 20162016-04-21 +1 copiesAnnadhan during Allahabad Kumbhamela 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesAnnadhan during Allahabad Kumbhamela 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesMay 05 20162016-05-05A photograph of a large open-sided tent at a Kumbh Mela camp, with a yellow cloth floor and corrugated metal walls. Many saffron-robed sadhus and sannyasis sit in rows on low wooden trays laid with steel plates, small bowls and water bottles, as if for a shared meal (bandara). In the centre, a man in a peach kurta holds a small book and stands among seated monks, one of whom wears a rudraksha mala and a bead garland. A seated monk in an orange headwrap and robe eats from a steel bowl. A bald monk in saffron sits at the right foreground. Several men in white kurtas stand at the far right.2013-02-15 +2 copiesA photograph of sadhus seated on the floor at low wooden tables under a pale yellow draped tent, eating and drinking from steel tumblers and metal plates. A bearded sadhu in orange wears glasses and a rudraksha mala. In the centre a sadhu in a rust-red turban and brown shawl drinks from a steel cup, with rudraksha beads around his neck. A bald sadhu in orange drinks from a steel tumbler, and a sadhu in an orange turban and orange robe eats a fruit. Plastic water bottles, steel bowls and paper plates sit on the tables. A man in a white kurta with an orange shawl stands at the right edge. The green floor mat and tent drapery frame the scene.2016-04-22February 15 20132013-02-15