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A seated group of saffron-robed sannyasis and devotees in a plain hall, with metal and paper plates set on the floor before them, as a bald man in a rust-coloured garment and bare upper body leans in to serve food from a bag. In the centre, a man with a black beard and orange head wrap sits beside an older bald man in an orange robe and yellow-and-orange marigold garland, who wears a rudraksha-style mala and a red bindi. Water bottles are placed between the plates, and a long orange cloth hangs from the upper right. Other seated monks in orange, ochre and peach robes line the background. The setting suggests an annadan or prasadam meal, with no verifiable identity of any individual shown.

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A seated group of saffron-robed sadhus and devotees on a white marble floor, with men serving food on steel plates and cups from the left. In the foreground, a man in dark red robes with a black turban and long flowing hair sits smiling, wearing a yellow marigold garland, gold armlets, and beaded necklaces. Beside him, a bearded man with a red tilak on his forehead wears a yellow garland over an orange cloth. Behind them, an older man in orange and a bald man in orange sit in the row. A reclining bald man in red and a bearded attendant at the lower left complete the scene. Several people in orange and yellow sit in the background near pillars and water bottles. Swamiji (probable) appears in the dark red robe with the black turban and gold armlets, seated among the group.2016-07-15September 15 20152015-09-15 +2 copiesSeptember 15 20152015-09-15 +2 copiesAnnadhan during Allahabad Kumbhamela 20132013-01-01 +2 copiesFebruary 15 20132013-02-15A photograph of a communal meal line at a Shuddhadvaitam camp, with many saffron-robed sannyasis seated in a row on the right and left. Several men and women in orange and saffron garments sit along a red-draped hall, while attendants in the foreground hold leaf plates and pass steel bowls and metal tumblers over a long spread of food. A man in a rust-red turban and orange wrap sits centre-right, and a bald, saffron-clad figure with a rudraksha mala is seen at right. Garlands of marigolds hang on the red backdrop. The scene shows annadan style community dining, with food being served to seated participants.2016-05-06September 15 20152015-09-15Night-time outdoor communal meal under a tent canopy at an event, with saffron-robed sannyasis and devotees seated on the ground and at low wooden tables laid with steel plates of food garnished with marigold flowers. A robed man in saffron stands bowing and serving food to a white-bearded elder in orange robes with a long white beard and a rudraksha mala, who sits at the front table. Behind them standing figures wear saffron, orange and white clothing, one holding a large palm-leaf fan and another a wooden staff. A colourful striped cloth backdrop and string lights hang in the background, with a man in a white kurta and blue lanyard standing at right and women in western clothes filming at left.2016-05-07September 15 20152015-09-15 +2 copiesSeptember 15 20152015-09-15 +2 copiesMay 11 20162016-05-11September 10 20152015-09-10