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A large outdoor feast (bhandara) under a tent at the Kumbh Mela, with hundreds of saffron- and orange-robed sadhus and sannyasis seated in long rows on a red carpet. Metal thali plates and bowls are set before them. Men in white dhotis and red-bordered shawls walk the aisle serving food, one carrying a large steel pot. Many seated sadhus wear orange turbans, and some have long white beards. No figure is clearly identifiable as a person in this crowd.

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May 05 20162016-05-05May 05 20162016-05-05A long row of saffron-robed sadhus sits cross-legged on a red carpet during a bhandara feast, each before a steel thali with food and a small cup. Many wear orange and red turbans and some have long white beards and rudraksha malas. Behind them stand white-clad attendants with a white cloth and a grey head covering, and gold shrine decorations and a golden canopy frame the hall. A few devotees with phones are visible at the lower edge.2016-05-05May 05 20162016-05-05A large photograph of a bhandara feast in a big tent at the Ujjain Kumbh Mela camp. Rows of seated sadhus and devotees in saffron and orange robes sit on a long red carpet, with steel plates and bowls set before them. Volunteers in white dhotis and grey turbans walk between the rows serving food. Some serving figures wear white shawls, and a woman in a yellow sari with long black hair stands in the foreground beside a figure in a white dhoti. A red and gold throne-like seat appears at the far right edge, and a stage with red drapery is visible at the top. Crowd is dense with well over a hundred people visible.2016-05-05A large seated gathering of sadhus and devotees in saffron and orange robes on a red carpet inside a tent, most with grey hair and beards, many wearing orange or saffron turbans. Brass plates and small bowls are set along the carpet in front of them. In the foreground, two men in white dhotis, one with a red sash, stand facing the seated rows. A screen above the crowd shows a pink-clad figure. Hundreds of people fill the hall, forming a dense crowd of ascetics at a feast setting.2016-05-05A large feast hall with a long red carpet running down the centre, lined on both sides by rows of seated men in saffron and orange robes and turbans eating from stainless steel thali plates with small steel cups. Many attendees have grey or white beards and wear rudraksha malas. Staff in white clothing move along the rows serving food. A partial banner or sign hangs in the upper left corner. The scene is a bhandara feast for sadhus. Many hundreds of people are visible across the hall.2016-05-05A large marquee filled with seated sadhus and devotees in saffron and orange robes, eating from metal plates arranged in long rows along a red carpet. Volunteers in white dhotis and white shirts move between the rows, serving food and carrying vessels, as part of a bhandara feast. Two screens hang above the rows and strings of marigold garlands and paper decorations line the tent ceiling. A cameraman stands at the right edge, and a potted plant sits in the foreground. No single figure is clearly identifiable as a person from this distance.2016-05-05May 10th 20162016-05-10 +1 copiesA large bhandara feast in a hall with a red carpet runway down the centre. Rows of seated sadhus in orange, saffron and pink robes, several wearing orange and red turbans, sit cross-legged on both sides with metal thali plates and steel tumblers in front of them. Robed volunteers in white walk between the rows carrying buckets and serving food. A large screen above shows images. Many people fill the frame, mostly seated in dense rows.2016-05-05A large photograph of a mass bhandara feast in a big tent, with long rows of seated sadhus and devotees in saffron and orange robes eating from metal thalis on a red-carpeted aisle. Many men in white dhotis and shawls, some with grey hair coverings, move along the rows serving food and carrying vessels. A central figure in a white dhoti with a red-brown shawl walks down the carpet, while a woman in a yellow sari with long dark hair stands in the foreground facing away. Red banners and screens are visible at the top of the tent.2016-05-05 +1 copiesMay 05 20162016-05-05