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A long row of saffron-robed sadhus sits cross-legged on striped woven mats while being served a meal from silver thalis and bowls. In the foreground a bearded man with long grey hair and a grey beard sits and eats, and a bald man in a white dhoti with gold-bordered cloth and a red sash stands at the left, serving food. Brass lamps and temple metalwork line the background, and an orange-turbaned sadhu sits nearby. This is a photograph of a communal annadan meal at the Kumbh Yatra.

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September 12 20152015-09-12 +1 copiesSeptember 11 20152015-09-11 +2 copiesA photograph of a seated community meal in a temple hall. Many devotees in saffron and orange robes sit cross-legged on long multicoloured striped mats, each with a steel thali plate and small steel tumbler. A bald man in a maroon-and-orange dhoti and shawl, with a beaded necklace, bends forward to serve food from a vessel toward the row. Several seated men wear orange headwear and saffron clothing, and a few wear white. Behind them stand ornate golden lamps and a decorated deity shrine with garlands. A rounded lamp hangs near a wall, and a fan and a monitor appear at the right edge. The dark drapery and ornamented altar suggest a sacred hall, consistent with an annadan-style meal.2015-09-12 +1 copiesA large outdoor pandal filled with seated sadhus in saffron and orange robes sits in rows on striped woven mats during a communal meal. Volunteers in white dhotis with gold-bordered sashes walk the rows carrying steel buckets and serving food onto leaf plates and bowls. In the centre foreground, a bearded sadhu in orange sits cross-legged with a red-and-orange turban and beaded necklace, flanked by others in orange. Many others are visible in the background. Gilded decorations and a temple-like structure stand at the back. Brass plates and bottled water sit on the mats.2015-09-17September 17 20152015-09-17 +1 copiesSeptember 17 20152015-09-17September 14 20152015-09-14Photograph 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 indoor hall at a Kumbh Mela camp where many saffron- and orange-robed sadhus sit cross-legged on long striped woven mats, eating from metal plates and steel bowls of food. Several white-clad attendants move among the rows serving. In the background, a decorated altar with ornate pink and gold shrines holds deity murtis, with kalasha pots and brass lamps in front. A man in a white dhoti stands at the altar area. Many sadhus wear orange turbans, and one bearded sadhu in the centre wears a gold-trimmed shawl and a cream turban. Banners hang from the ceiling and a purple tent roof frames the scene.2015-09-17 +1 copiesSeptember 14 20152015-09-14A large hall filled with saffron-robed sadhus seated in rows on striped woven mats for a communal meal. Many wear orange and saffron clothing and turbans, and several have long white beards. A man in white kurta with a red sash carries a large steel tray of food and serves the seated group. Another standing figure in an orange turban and saffron robe holds a long staff near the left edge. Metal plates and steel bowls sit on green cloth runners in front of the diners, with water bottles placed among them. Bright banners hang on the walls behind.2015-09-14 +1 copiesSeptember 10 20152015-09-10 +1 copies