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A photograph of a seated group of saffron-robed sadhus and devotees at a low wooden table setting, each with a brass plate of marigold garlands and small offerings. In the foreground a bearded man in an orange shirt with rudraksha malas sits with hands on the table. Beside him a long-haired bearded sannyasi in orange, with a dark rudraksha mala, rests his hands on a plate. Further right, a bald sadhu in an orange shawl and a turban-wearing man in orange sit at the table, while a bearded elder in white and orange sits nearby. Behind a wooden railing, standing spectators in red, yellow and pink clothing photograph the scene with phones. A colourful patterned red-blue-gold cloth hangs in the background.

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May 07 20162016-05-07May 08 20162016-05-08May 07 20162016-05-07May 10th 20162016-05-10A large evening meal (bandara) in an open tent area with a long red carpet. Rows of low wooden tables hold steel trays of food and marigold-and-flower garlands, and many people sit cross-legged on the floor in saffron and orange robes. In the foreground, a woman in a red headscarf and green top sits at the table, and a man in an orange robe sits at the right. Behind them, a man in an orange robe with a dark beard sits beside a smiling woman in a maroon robe and maroon turban with a rudraksha mala. Lanterns and white tents are visible in the background, and a standing man in a checked blue shirt is at the upper right. About 30 to 40 people are visible across the scene.2016-05-10 +1 copiesMay 10th 20162016-05-10A row of saffron-robed sadhus sits cross-legged on a green cloth before low wooden tables set with brass thalis of food, bowls, and rose petals. Behind them a large painted backdrop shows a lotus pond, pink lotuses, a red-and-orange deity figure, and a conch. The seated man at center wears a saffron robe, rudraksha mala, and a long braided head of hair, and he has an orange shawl beside him. To his right a sadhu in orange drinks from a steel cup, and further along men in orange and red turbans and robes eat from plates. Several sadhus have shaved heads and white beards. No one is clearly identified as a person here, so the centre man is described by role only. Visible people number about eight.2015-09-15 +2 copiesMay 11 20162016-05-11A photograph of a line of orange-robed sadhus and sannyasis seated cross-legged on low wooden platforms inside an orange tent during a meal at the Kumbh Mela. Several wear orange robes, rudraksha malas and orange or saffron turbans; a woman in an orange sari with a headscarf sits among them. Steel plates, tumblers and water bottles sit on the low tables. Behind a corrugated metal barrier, men in white kurtas and devotees in white stand watching, and a few hold cameras. Strings of lights hang from the tent ceiling.2016-05-11 +1 copiesApril 23 20162016-04-23May 11 20162016-05-11September 15 20152015-09-15 +2 copies