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Outdoor photograph on a paved rural road lined with trees and grass. Seven people sit or crouch in a loose circle on the asphalt eating from metal plates of food. Most wear white dhotis and kurta-style shirts with orange shawls draped over their shoulders. One person in the foreground wears a fully orange-saffron robe and sits with their back partly turned. A standing man in white at the upper left holds a plate. A silver SUV is parked on the road at the top edge of the frame. No identifiable a person candidate is clearly visible; all participants appear as devotees or disciples.

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Annadhan during Allahabad Kumbhamela 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesDim interior of a vehicle at night where several young men in white dhotis and saffron-orange shawls sit closely together. The man on the left, shaved-headed and wearing a rudraksha mala, holds a plate of yellow food, while a neighbour in the centre eats from a plate with his hand. A man on the right with a red tilak on his forehead and gold bracelet smiles and clasps his hands, and a shirtless young man sits behind. A white pillow rests across their laps and a camera is visible at the lower left edge.2008-01-09October 22 20062006-10-22Outdoor photo of a food offering at a temple-area tent with a colourful canopy. On the right, a man in an orange turban and orange shawl with gold border sits and reaches to take food from a steel tray lined with a green leaf, which holds rice, vegetables and fried items. A young man in white kurta with an orange shawl and rudraksha mala holds the tray. Other men in white and orange shawls stand behind, and onlookers are at the edges.2007-01-12 +1 copiesA photograph of a covered outdoor pavilion where several men in white dhotis and orange shawls sit on the floor before banana leaves laid with food, including flatbreads and rice. Brass vessels and small steel cups sit on the leaves. The men hold long thin bamboo staves upright beside them. In the foreground a young man in a white kurta and orange shawl sits with his head bowed, and to the left an older man in orange and white sits with hands folded. A table with more leaf plates stands at left, and other people in white move in the background beside a dirt road and parked car.2006-08-23A photograph of a large orange tent where sadhus and sannyasis sit cross-legged in long rows on bare ground, eating a communal meal from steel plates with small dal bowls, rice and flatbread, with steel tumblers of water and milk set between them. Many wear saffron and orange robes, several have orange or white turbans and long matted hair, and some have bare chests with beaded adornments. Men in white kurtas sit among them, and a few people stand and walk near the tent poles. The bright orange canvas and warm light fill the scene. No a person candidate is identifiable by appearance.2016-04-21Outdoor photo of a group gathered on a grassy slope among boulders and pine trees in a green hillside setting. Many devotees wear orange shawls over white or light clothing; several hold steel plates and bowls, some sitting on rocks and others standing, with bags and water bottles placed on the ground. A man in white at left holds a small camera. Two saffron-shawled figures near the center hold plates, and a white-clad man with a shaved head stands among them. A sign-like white cloth and a large orange cloth lie on the ground.2008-07-03January 12 20072007-01-12December 11 20092009-12-11A group of about seven men walks along a paved road lined with green trees, a procession-like walk. In the centre, a man with long dark hair wears an orange saffron robe, a rudraksha mala and sandals, holding a walking staff. Beside him, a man in white dhoti and white shirt with an orange shawl holds a white umbrella overhead, and another holds an orange umbrella. Other men wear white dhotis and orange shawls, and one bare-chested man carries white cloth and a blue bag at the left edge. Strong daylight casts shadows on the asphalt.2006-11-27A seated communal meal inside a tent with a red floor covering. Many devotees sit cross-legged on the red cloth eating from steel thalis holding rice, yellow dal, vegetables, pickles and sweets, with small steel tumblers beside them. Most wear saffron and orange robes and some have orange turbans; a man in white dhoti and shawl sits at left with a red tilak, a woman in a pink sari stands among them with a serving spoon, and a man in a red shirt with a pink shawl sits beside the thalis. A bald man in white with a saffron scarf stands in the background. Several people are seated closer to the back and a bearded man in orange sits to the right.2016-05-06Annadhan during Allahabad Kumbhamela 20132013-01-01 +3 copies