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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.

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September 11 20152015-09-11 +1 copiesSeptember 15 20152015-09-15 +2 copiesSeptember 10 20152015-09-10 +2 copiesSeptember 10 20152015-09-10 +3 copiesSeptember 10 20152015-09-10 +2 copiesA long seated meal in a tiled hall with many sadhus in saffron and orange robes sitting cross-legged on the floor along both sides of a central aisle. Plates of food, water bottles and steel cups sit on low wooden stools in front of each guest. At the centre back, a man in a red-orange turban, rudraksha mala and gold chain sits on a raised seat, flanked by bearded elders in orange and pink robes. Several men in orange turbans and white shirts are seated at the left side.2015-09-10 +2 copiesA row of saffron-robed sadhus sits cross-legged on the floor of an orange-walled tent, eating a meal from steel thalis at low wooden tables. In the foreground an elderly sadhu with long grey hair, a grey beard, dark-rimmed glasses and a dark rudraksha mala holds a metal plate of chapati, dal and vegetables. Beside him a bearded sadhu in an orange turban and orange robes eats from a thali, and further along others in orange robes and a red turban are seated. A staff member in white kurta stands at right near water bottles and steel tumblers on the tables.2016-04-21Photograph 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 seated feast in a plain hall with pale pink walls and tiled floor. Many saffron-robed sadhus sit in rows, some wearing orange turbans and rudraksha malas, eating from round steel plates arranged on the floor with water bottles beside them. Several low wooden tables hold more plates and steel vessels. In the foreground, a bald man with a yellow tilak and orange robes eats with his right hand, next to a man in orange with a rudraksha mala and ceremonial beads who is also eating. An elderly sadhu with a white beard and orange turban sits at right with layered bead necklaces. A bearded man in red and a young man in yellow stand or sit near the left, and a young girl in orange sits at far left. Photo watermarked as archive material is omitted from the description. This is a bhandara (community feast) for sadhus, with a shaved-headed man in orange at centre.2016-05-05A row of sadhus in saffron and orange robes sit cross-legged on the floor at low wooden tables, each with a stainless steel thali, steel cups and bowls, and water bottles, as if sharing a meal. A bearded man in the centre wears an orange turban and a rudraksha mala, and a white-bearded elder on the right wears an orange shawl, orange robe and red tilak on his forehead. A woman in a red headwrap and orange garment sits at the far left, and a man in white stands at the edge of the frame. The room has tiled walls and a white floor scattered with petals. Several tall-haired and bearded sadhus in orange hold steel spoons and eat from their plates.2015-09-11 +1 copiesSeptember 15 20152015-09-15 +2 copiesOutdoor courtyard scene with orange-robed attendants seated on the floor before red low wooden platforms holding steel thali plates of food, including puris, dal and small bowls. On the right, a man in a red-maroon turban and saffron-red robe, wearing a marigold and white flower garland and a gold-coloured shawl, sits cross-legged on a red mat, touching a plate with his hand. Beside him, an elderly man with white hair and beard in saffron robes sits on a mat while an orange-clad attendant bends forward to serve food. Other saffron-robed people sit along the wall behind, beside red-painted iron gates and pale yellow walls.2015-10-03 +1 copies