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A large white and red tented hall filled with hundreds of seated devotees in saffron and orange robes, sitting in long rows on the ground for a communal meal. Each person has a metal plate and steel cups, and water bottles line the rows. Some women wear red saris with garlands, and many men are bare-chested or in orange shawls. Strings of hanging lights run along the tent poles. The setting appears to be a sadhu encampment during the Kumbh Mela, with sannyasis seated for annadan-style feeding.

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May 11 20162016-05-11Large communal meal in a long tent with orange-and-white striped canvas roof, white poles and bright hanging lights. Hundreds of seated sannyasis and devotees in saffron and orange robes sit in long rows on the floor, with steel plates, metal bowls and water bottles set before them. A server in orange clothing bends to serve from a metal bucket at left, and standing figures move between the rows, while a few men in white and pink headwear sit in the foreground. This is an annadan style meal at a Samishti Nirvani Akhada camp.2016-05-11April 21 20162016-04-21 +1 copiesLarge tented hall during a bhandara feast with many saffron-robed sadhus seated in rows on a red carpet, eating from metal thali plates with steel tumblers beside them. Many wear orange and saffron garments and orange or red turbans. Men in white dhoti-style clothing with white head coverings move among the rows serving food. Colourful paper streamers and hanging decorations line the tent ceiling. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible in this crowded view.2016-05-05A large white tented hall at a Kumbh Mela camp, with a long blue floor covering. Many saffron-robed sadhus sit cross-legged in two long rows on the floor, each with a white paper plate of food, small bowls and plastic water bottles in front of them. A man in white clothes walks between the rows serving food, and another attendant stands at the far end. A red banner with yellow lettering hangs at the back above a red and white decorated doorway, and red and white triangular bunting runs along the tent roof. Some saffron-clad sadhus have white beards and bare heads, others wear saffron turbans. The scene is a communal meal served to many sadhus.2015-09-15February 15 20132013-02-15 +3 copiesA photograph of a large seated gathering under a white and orange-striped tent canopy with orange-painted poles. Hundreds of people sit cross-legged on bare ground, most dressed in saffron-orange robes and headwear, with some in white or cream shawls. Many hold or sit before silver metal plates and small bowls. A man standing on a raised area near the right pole wears an orange turban. Seated devotees on the front left include bearded men with rudraksha malas and folded hands. An older woman in wire-rimmed glasses sits in the lower right wrapped in orange.2016-05-07A long covered tent with red and striped fabric canopy and bunting lined with rows of seated sadhus and sannyasis in saffron and orange robes and orange head cloths, eating from metal plates at a communal annadan meal. A standing figure in orange robes carries a tray or plate along the row, and several others sit in the foreground, some with bare upper bodies and ash-marked foreheads. Tent walls hang with orange cloth and white valances.2013-02-15 +1 copiesAnnadhan during Allahabad Kumbhamela 20132013-01-01 +3 copiesA large orange-and-white striped tent filled with hundreds of saffron-robed sadhus seated on the ground in long rows for a bhandara meal. Many hold or sit before silver thali plates of food, and a silver jug stands at the left. Several people in orange and white serve food along the aisles. Standing and seated figures in saffron, orange and red fill the tent, with pedestal fans and white poles visible. A few men with white turbans and white beards sit in the foreground near the plates. The scene shows a communal feast in a sadhu camp, with no clearly identifiable a person in the frame.2016-04-21September 15 20152015-09-15 +2 copiesA large white tented hall at the Kumbh Mela camp with a long blue floor covering, where hundreds of saffron-robed sadhus sit in long rows sharing a meal. Each person has a white paper plate with food, plus water bottles and glasses set along the rows. Many have long grey or white beards and matted hair; some wear orange shawls and others pink or yellow robes. Ceiling fans hang above, bunting in red and white runs along the top, and a red banner with Hindi-script lettering hangs on the far wall. Several staff in white kurtas move between the rows, and a dense crowd fills the background.2015-09-15 +1 copies