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A crowded thatched tent at the Kumbh Mela where saffron-clad sadhus and sannyasis sit and stand on a yellow floor. In the foreground a person in an orange hooded top and orange lower cloth, with a dark patterned shawl, serves food from a large steel bowl onto a plate, while a woman in orange with gold necklace and a bald seated man in pink cloth receive it. A cameraman in a white kurta and red scarf photographs nearby. A bearded elder in white stands at the back and bottles of water sit on a table. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible.

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February 15 20132013-02-15February 15 20132013-02-15 +1 copiesFebruary 15 20132013-02-15 +1 copiesFebruary 15 20132013-02-15 +1 copiesFebruary 15 20132013-02-15 +1 copiesFebruary 15 20132013-02-15February 15 20132013-02-15February 15 20132013-02-15 +1 copiesA large crowd of saffron-robed sadhus and sanyasis sits on yellow tarpaulin in a tent-like dining hall during an annadan meal at a Kumbh Mela camp. In the foreground a man in an orange shawl and a maroon cap bends forward to serve food from a steel plate. A seated woman in orange robes and a long gold-beaded necklace, with a bindi, receives a thali of rice, dal, vegetables and pickle on a low white table. Beside her, a woman with a head covering and orange cloth eats from another thali. Steel tumblers, water bottles and small bowls sit on the tables. Green rope and bamboo poles divide the space, and on the right a bald man wears a rudraksha mala. Many other people in orange are seated along the back.2013-02-15A photo inside a thatched-walled tent at a Kumbh Mela visitation. Several seated sadhus in saffron robes are being served meals on metal thalis placed on low white tables, with small steel cups and bowls. A bearded sadhu in an orange turban sits at the centre, with a rudraksha mala. Standing devotees around them wear marigold garlands, saris and white kurtas, and a black umbrella shades the group. On the left a standing man in an orange kurta with folded hands stands near the seated saints. The yellow floor and bamboo walls give a camp setting.2013-02-15 +1 copiesFebruary 15 20132013-02-15 +1 copiesFebruary 15 20132013-02-15