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A photograph inside a long hall with white tiled walls and windows, where a man in an orange turban, red robe and layered rudraksha malas stands barefoot at the right, hands folded, in front of a row of seated sadhus in saffron and orange robes. The seated men sit on the floor behind low wooden tables with steel plates and water bottles. A standing figure in orange and a framed garlanded picture are visible at the upper right.

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A photograph inside a tiled hall where orange-robed sadhus sit cross-legged on the floor at low wooden tables lined along the wall, each with a steel plate and water bottles. A standing man in a red robe and red dhoti, with a bright orange turban and long rudraksha malas, stands with palms pressed together in front of the row, facing the seated men. Several seated sadhus with white beards wear saffron and orange cloth. Windows line the upper wall, and a few more orange-clad men stand at the far end near a doorway. The setting suggests a communal meal at the Kumbh Mela.2015-09-11September 11 20152015-09-11 +2 copiesSeptember 11 20152015-09-11September 11 20152015-09-11Evening 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.2016-05-11Photograph 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.2016-05-04September 10 20152015-09-10 +2 copiesIndoor 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.2015-09-11 +1 copiesSeptember 11 20152015-09-11 +1 copiesMay 11 20162016-05-11Evening 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