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Two men in saffron-orange robes with orange head coverings sit cross-legged on the floor of a plain room with grey walls and a barred window. Each sits before a low wooden tray and plate of food, with a wooden-backed chair behind. The man on the left has a long white beard and eats with his right hand from a steel plate. The man on the right, with a dark beard, eats from a steel plate while holding a mobile phone to his ear. Around them are steel bowls, small cups, a teapot, a jug, bowls of curry and a basket of puris. A partially visible person in yellow clothing sits at the lower left edge of the frame. Two sannyasi-style men appear to be sharing a meal during a visit.

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A seated communal meal in a hall with white walls and a framed devotional picture on the wall. Several bearded men in saffron, orange and peach sadhu robes sit in a long row on a striped mat, with steel and paper plates of food, flatbread and bowls before them and plastic water bottles along the table. In the foreground a bearded sadhu in peach robes and a shawl looks toward the camera, while beside him a sadhu in deep orange with a rudraksha mala and red tilak eats. Others in white kurtas and orange turbans sit farther down, and more people stand in the background.2015-09-10A large orange tent filled with seated sadhus and sannyasis taking a communal meal, known as a bhandara, in rows on the bare ground. Many wear saffron and orange robes, some with white or orange turbans and beards, others in white kurta-style clothes. Each person has a steel or paper plate of food with small bowls of curry, flatbread and glasses of water or milk placed before them. Standing attendants in white move between the rows serving food. The warm orange light of the tent canopy fills the scene, and a few people wear rudraksha malas. No single person is identifiable as a person in this scene.2016-04-21February 15 20132013-02-15April 14 20132013-04-14 +2 copiesA large communal meal in a tent at a Kumbh camp. Dozens of sadhus in saffron and orange robes sit cross-legged on long red mats, eating from leaf plates with small steel cups and bowls. A man in a white shirt and blue jeans walks between the rows carrying a metal pot to serve food. Many sadhus wear orange or pink turbans and have long grey or white beards, with rudraksha malas visible on some. Partly visible people in the right foreground reach toward the plates. No identifiable a person candidate is clearly present in the image.2015-09-10 +2 copiesA large tented dining hall where many saffron-robed sadhus sit in long rows on a dirt floor, eating from steel thalis of food with small steel bowls and cups. Orange cloth canopies overhead and orange-clad attendants walk between the rows carrying buckets, serving the seated diners. Many men wear orange or saffron robes and orange turbans, several have long grey beards and white hair. The scene shows communal anna daan style food service for a crowd of ascetics.2016-05-07A photograph of a seated meal service in a red and white tented pavilion decorated with orange marigold garlands. Along a long row of low gold-patterned tables, monks and sannyasis in saffron and orange robes sit cross-legged before silver thali plates and steel tumblers. In the foreground on the left, women in yellow and pink saris carry trays and serve water and food. Several shaved-headed men in orange clothing sit in the right foreground, one wearing an orange turban. No person in the scene is clearly identified as a person from appearance, so the seated figures are described by role only.2016-05-06January 28 20102010-01-28A photo of saffron-robed sadhus seated in a row on the floor at a long tent-side meal, each with a small low table, steel plates and steel tumblers. A young server in a maroon kurta and white dhoti at left carries a steel bowl and serves food. The seated men wear orange and saffron robes, rudraksha malas, and one wears a red-orange turban; the others have shaved heads and orange tilak marks. Some drink from steel cups and others eat. Bottled water sits on the tables and a pale yellow curtain forms the backdrop over a green mat. Scene appears to be an annadan or bhandara meal.2016-04-22September 10 20152015-09-10 +2 copiesPhotograph of four men seated cross-legged on the floor in a tiled room, eating a meal from stainless steel thalis served on low wooden tables. The figure at far left wears a peach-pink shawl draped over his head and body, a yellow vertical tilak with red dot on his forehead, and layered rudraksha malas; his eyes are closed and he holds a water bottle. The man beside him wears saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala and eats rice from a steel plate, with bowls of dal and curry, apples and a banana nearby. Two more men in orange robes sit further right, one with white hair and beard. A window with a fogged pane is behind them.2015-09-11 +1 copiesA large indoor meal gathering of saffron-clad sannyasis and devotees seated cross-legged on the floor on mats. In the foreground, shaved-headed young ascetics in orange-saffron cloth with red borders, rudraksha malas and vibhuti marks sit with their backs to the camera, facing a line of similarly dressed seated devotees. Green banana-leaf plates, small white paper cups and brass vessels are set before them, and a colourful striped mat lies in the centre. Behind them, rows of women in orange and saffron saris sit on the floor. The setting appears to be an ashram hall with white walls and tiled floor. No figure is clearly identifiable as a person.2013-07-10