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A seated meal scene in a tiled hall with a large window at left. Several sadhus in saffron-orange robes sit cross-legged at low wooden tables, eating from steel thalis with chapatis, rice, vegetables and bananas, and water bottles beside them. A standing figure in an orange turban and orange robe leans forward toward the seated group, while another standing man in an orange turban, pink robe and red shawl holds a long silver staff. Several seated men wear rudraksha malas. The walls are pale with a framed painting high on the back wall. Other sadhus are seated in the background.

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Indoor photograph of a seated meal, apparently a bandara served to saffron-robed sadhus. In the foreground a bearded elder in orange robes and a rudraksha mala eats from a steel plate on a low wooden table, with a water bottle beside him. Another older man with white beard and grey hair in orange sits to his left. Centre, a man in orange robes and an orange turban bows forward toward the seated guests. On the right, a standing man in orange turban and red shawl holds a long staff. Behind them, several more seated sadhus in orange with tilak and malas share the room, with a framed picture on the wall. White tiled walls and floor. Water bottles and steel plates of food are on the tables.2015-09-11 +1 copiesA photograph of a meal gathering in a plain tiled room with a large window at left. Several seated men in orange and saffron robes sit on low wooden platform tables, each with a steel thali holding rice, fruit, bananas and small bowls, plus water bottles. Two bearded sadhus in the centre wear rudraksha malas; one has a yellow forehead band and long dark hair, the other has long grey hair and a beard. A standing figure at right in a saffron turban, orange sleeveless vest and orange dhoti addresses the seated group, gesturing with his hands. Other seated sadhus appear at the edges, one with a shaved head and one with grey hair and glasses.2015-09-11 +1 copiesSeptember 10 20152015-09-10 +3 copiesA photograph of a seated group of saffron-robed sadhus taking a meal in a tiled hall, each seated on a low wooden stool before a steel thali with flatbread, rice, a small bowl of curry, a fruit and a steel tumbler; plastic water bottles stand between the plates. Several men press their palms together in prayer, and the man in the foreground left has his hands folded and wears rudraksha beads. A man in a white garment with a yellow shawl sits at the right edge eating. Identification of a person is not possible from this image; the sadhus are described by role only.2015-09-11 +2 copiesA photograph inside a tiled hall where orange-robed sadhus sit cross-legged on the floor at low wooden tables lined along the wall, each with a steel plate and water bottles. A standing man in a red robe and red dhoti, with a bright orange turban and long rudraksha malas, stands with palms pressed together in front of the row, facing the seated men. Several seated sadhus with white beards wear saffron and orange cloth. Windows line the upper wall, and a few more orange-clad men stand at the far end near a doorway. The setting suggests a communal meal at the Kumbh Mela.2015-09-11September 15 20152015-09-15 +2 copiesSeptember 10 20152015-09-10 +2 copiesSeptember 11 20152015-09-11 +1 copiesSeptember 20 20152015-09-20A photograph of a seated row of saffron-robed sadhus being served a meal on a mat-covered floor at a tent event. In the foreground, a bearded sadhu in an orange-pink turban and a bead necklace sits beside others with tilak markings. A server in a white dhoti with gold border and a red-and-gold garland stands bent over a steel bucket, serving food onto steel plates, with water bottles and rice on the banana-leaf-style spread. Behind them, more orange-robed men and figures in white stand near a red curtain and a fan. Visible physical people number roughly a dozen or more.2015-09-14 +1 copiesA photograph of a seated meal line in an indoor hall with pink walls, where several saffron-robed sadhus sit cross-legged on mats behind low wooden tables. In the foreground, a bearded older man with white hair and a rudraksha mala wears an orange shawl and holds his hands open; beside him, a man in orange has arms folded. A woman in an orange headwrap and orange robe sits in the middle, and another man in orange with a shaved head sits further back. Steel tumblers, metal thalis with fruit, sweets and a spoon, and plastic water bottles are set on the tables.2016-05-05September 10 20152015-09-10