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A long row of saffron-clad sadhus and devotees sits cross-legged on the floor of an orange tent, eating from stainless steel thalis at low wooden tables. Water bottles, steel tumblers and fruit slices, including watermelon, are set on the tables. In the foreground a seated woman in an orange shawl and beaded necklace has a red tilak, and a bearded man with long hair and a dark headband sits near the centre in orange robes with rudraksha beads. The setting suggests a communal meal.

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Evening scene under a white tent at a Kumbh Mela camp of Samishti Nirvani Akhada. Seated sadhus and devotees in saffron and orange robes sit at low wooden tables with steel plates of food, water bottles and tumblers. A bearded sadhu with long matted hair and orange robe stands at centre with bare feet, holding a red pouch. On the left a woman in a maroon headwrap wears gold necklaces and bangles, and a bearded man in orange sits by the table. A bald sadhu in orange sits centre-right, and a young monk in yellow-orange wraps stands at the right. Behind a corrugated metal fence, several onlookers in casual Indian clothing watch.2016-05-11May 11 20162016-05-11 +1 copiesA photograph of a communal meal at an outdoor tent with orange canvas walls. Several sannyasis in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas sit at long low wooden tables, eating from steel plates and tumblers, with bottled water on the tables. The man at the far right has a long white beard and wears an orange robe and mala; beside him a sannyasi in an orange head wrap and glasses sits at the table. A line of standing men in white kurtas and caps, some with marigold garlands, watches from behind a wooden barrier at the back. A cameraman in white stands at the left. The scene suggests annadan, free food served to devotees.2016-05-07May 11 20162016-05-11A photograph of a long row of seated sadhus and devotees in saffron and orange robes eating from steel thalis at low wooden tables inside an orange tent at dusk. Several seated monks wear rudraksha malas; a bald monk in front has a rudraksha necklace and an orange turban-like cloth is visible on another. Behind a corrugated metal barrier, standing onlookers watch, including a man in white with an orange turban and a woman in pink. Bottles of water, steel tumblers and small bowls sit on the tables, and strings of lights hang from the tent roof.2016-05-11A 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 inside an orange-draped tent where saffron-clad sadhus and devotees sit on low wooden tables eating from metal thalis of food. In the foreground right, a sadhu in an orange-brown turban and a brown beaded necklace eats with his hands. Beside him, a man in yellow robes and a wristwatch eats, and a woman in orange sari-style cloth sits at a table. On the left, a bearded man in yellow kurta and pale wrap stands barefoot holding a rolled white paper, watching the meal. Plastic water bottles and steel tumblers sit on the tables, and more saffron-clothed people line the background.2016-05-04A photograph inside a large orange-lit tent where long rows of seated monastics in saffron and orange robes sit cross-legged at low wooden tables, each with steel tumblers, water bottles and metal plates of food. On the right, a dense row of seated attendees faces the camera at the table edge, with bowls and cups set before them. Sandy ground runs down the centre aisle, and an orange canopy lines the upper frame. Some seated figures wear white shawls over saffron cloth, and several have grey or white beards. This appears to be a communal meal scene; no individual is identifiable as a person with sufficient appearance cues.2016-04-23Evening scene in a tented camp at a religious gathering. On the right, a tall sadhu with matted hair piled on his head, a long beard, yellow tilak on his forehead and rudraksha mala, wears orange robes and stands barefoot holding a small red cloth and phone, speaking with a shaven-headed monk in saffron-yellow robes who holds a phone. Seated at low wooden tables along a corrugated metal barrier are several monks in orange and saffron robes, one in a maroon turban with gold necklaces and bangles, and one in a bare-headed orange wrap. Steel thalis of food, water bottles and tumblers sit on the tables. Behind, standing spectators in casual clothes and saris watch from beyond the barrier, with orange-robed figures further back in the tent.2016-05-11September 15 20152015-09-15 +2 copiesA photograph of a long communal meal inside a red-draped tent with marigold garlands hanging from the ceiling. Seated monastics in saffron and orange robes sit along rows of brass plates and steel tumblers on gold-edged cloth. A man in the centre wears a rust-coloured turban and a brown shawl, eating from a plate. Bald monks in orange sit to the right, and women in yellow and pink saris stand at the left serving food and water.2016-05-06September 15 20152015-09-15 +2 copies