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A crowded indoor tent during a serving line of food offerings. In the foreground a man in a cream kurta and glasses leans forward, and a woman in a brown shawl stands at the left edge with her hands together. At center a man in a red shirt and orange dhoti bends over a long table, placing food onto steel plates. Seated at the lower right, a woman with a marigold garland wears orange robes. Behind the tables, several saffron-robed sadhus and a bald child in orange cloth sit along the rows, with marigold garlands around some necks. A metal railing and a crowd of onlookers in the background, some in orange and yellow clothing, complete the scene. Steel plates with marigold petals and small offerings sit on the tables.

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Outdoor serving line at a Kumbh Mela setting where devotees and saffron-clad sadhus gather at white tables. A man in a cream kurta on the left holds a steel plate; a man in a red jacket with an orange shoulder cloth bends over a steel plate, sprinkling or taking offerings. A woman in a brown sari and marigold garland sits in the foreground, with orange marigold petals heaped on white trays and steel plates. Behind them, sadhus in orange robes and orange head wraps reach toward the trays; a bald monk in orange sits at the table center. Bamboo poles with green cloth and plastic water bottles are visible.2013-02-15February 15 20132013-02-15Photograph of a crowded outdoor tent at a Kumbh Mela-style gathering where sadhus in saffron and orange robes sit at long white tables. A man in a cream kurta and spectacles, holding a steel tray of orange marigold garlands, stands at left beside a woman with red bangles. A man in a red shirt with a yellow tilak leans over the tables placing garlands. A shaved-headed monk in orange sits at center, and a woman in an orange sari with a rudraksha-style necklace sits at right. Green-painted poles and green cords line the tent edge, and a crowd of onlookers stands behind the barrier. A water bottle sits on one table.2013-02-15A crowded tent interior at a Kumbh Mela-style gathering where saffron-robed sadhus and sannyasis sit in rows at white-covered tables. Several people hold round metal trays with lit oil lamps, extending them forward. In the foreground a white-haired elderly woman in a floral shawl reaches toward a flaming tray, while a man in cream kurta and glasses tends another lamp. A woman in an orange-and-marigold garland sits near the front, with a shaved-headed sadhu in orange wearing marigold garlands beside her. On the right, a bald priest in orange robes and beaded rudraksha malas stands by the tent pole, and a water bottle sits on a table. Several people in the background wear orange and red clothing.2013-02-15May 06 20162016-05-06February 15 20132013-02-15A long open-sided tent with orange and white canopy shows rows of seated people at wooden tables being served a meal. Many are saffron-robed sannyasis, some with orange turbans, and several white-clad women with yellow-orange marigold garlands lean forward placing food on metal plates. Water bottles, paper sheets and steel thalis line the tables. A bearded man in a yellow-orange shawl and white kurta stands at right with hands together. Corrugated red metal barriers line the left side, with a woman in a purple sari visible at upper left. This appears to be an annadan (free food) service.2016-05-07February 15 20132013-02-15February 15 20132013-02-15Evening meal service in a tented pavilion with a red-and-white striped wall and marigold garlands. Along a long row of brass thalis, a man in a pink kurta leans forward serving food, while a woman in a cream sari with folded hands stands at the left in front of him. Several people in saffron and orange clothing sit at the table, including a figure in a saffron turban with long dark hair in the foreground, and a bald elderly man in orange at right. Steel tumblers, water bottles and plates line the tables; a plastic sheet and a few onlookers stand behind.2016-05-06Inside a thatched-roof tent at a Kumbh Mela camp, saffron-robed sadhus and devotees stand and sit around low wooden serving tables set with steel plates, cups and water bottles. A standing man in a long saffron robe and orange dhoti, bare-armed, faces a woman in a red shawl and red patterned kurta wearing a marigold garland. A seated bald sadhu with orange tilak on his forehead and orange robes sits at the foreground table near a steel plate. Other devotees in orange, cream and green saris and kurtas stand along the back of the tent beside bamboo walls and a green and saffron flag. A clean-shaven man in white dhoti stands at the left edge.2013-02-15Evening outdoor ritual in a tented pandal lined with red fabric. Saffron-robed sadhus sit cross-legged at long wooden tables, each with a steel plate of marigold garlands and pink napkins. Men and women in white, saffron and orange clothing, one woman in a teal head covering, approach to offer or receive blessings, with a man in white and a rudraksha mala touching a seated sadhu's head. Onlookers in red shirts and lanyards stand behind the barrier, one holding a phone aloft. Warm lights and orange fabric dominate the scene.2016-05-08