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Photograph of a seated group of saffron and orange robed sadhus at a bhandara feast. In the foreground a man with long grey hair and a full white beard wears a red robe and a beaded mala with large crystal beads. Beside him an older man with grey hair and glasses wears an orange robe. Behind them a bald man in orange is being served from a steel pot by a person whose arm reaches in from the left, and steel plates and tumblers sit on a cloth before them. A sign reads Kumbh Mela context per page. Several other saffron-clad men sit in rows in the background.

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May 05 20162016-05-05A photograph of a seated feast (bhandara) at a camp tent, with several sadhus in orange and saffron robes sitting in a row along a long table of silver plates and steel tumblers. A young man in white dhoti and shawl with a marigold garland and beaded armbands stands at left, pouring from a steel vessel onto a plate held by a seated sadhu in orange who has a long white beard and a rudraksha-style bead necklace. Another bearded sadhu with grey hair and a white beard sits nearby in orange, and a bald sadhu in orange sits in the middle. Several other people are seated in orange behind them, and a screen glows at the back of the tent.2016-05-05May 05 20162016-05-05May 05 20162016-05-05May 05 20162016-05-05A photograph of several sannyasis seated in a row at a banquet, eating from metal plates on ornate silver-covered low tables. Most wear saffron and orange robes. The man in front right, with long grey hair and a beard, wears a saffron robe with a gold-yellow shawl, a rudraksha mala, an orange tilak and a steel spoon in hand. Beside him an older bearded sannyasi in orange with a yellow sash eats, and further left a figure in an orange-red turban and orange garment with a bead necklace sits near a man with a long white beard and a dark-red cloth. A person in white ceremonial dress stands in the background near a gilded throne-like structure with carved golden decor and red drapes. Water bottles sit on the tables.2015-09-11 +1 copiesSeptember 11 20152015-09-11September 11 20152015-09-11 +1 copiesSeptember 11 20152015-09-11 +1 copiesSeated row of sadhus in saffron and orange robes at a feast, facing forward behind silver-plated thalis and steel tumblers on low ornate silver stands. The foreground man at right has a full grey-white beard, long hair, a saffron shawl and a gold-and-bead garland. Next to him, a man with a thick black beard wears a pale peach robe and a heavy gold necklace. Others in orange and saffron sit along the row, some with rudraksha malas, and a standing attendant in pink appears at the upper right beside a brass lamp stand. Gleaming brass lamps and a large kalasha-style vessel stand in the background.2015-09-14A photograph of a row of seated sadhus and sannyasis in saffron and orange robes, shot in profile on a wooden bench against a warm orange wall. In the foreground a man with swept-back white hair, a white beard, a black rudraksha mala and a gold chain sits with palms pressed together, wearing orange robes. Behind him a man in a pale orange shawl and another with a yellow tilak on his forehead and long braided hair sit alongside older bearded holy men. A steel tumbler stands on the bench at left.2016-05-11Several saffron-robed sadhus sit in a row at low wooden tables in front of an orange cloth backdrop, each with a steel thali of food and a small steel tumbler. The man on the far left wears a yellow-and-red tilak headband, white beard and orange shawl. Next to him, a bald man in orange wears a rudraksha mala. A white-bearded man in glasses wears a light yellow robe. A long-haired, bearded sadhu in red robes and a large pendant wears a rudraksha mala. Others in orange and red sit beside them, with a standing attendant in orange at the upper right.2016-04-21