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A photograph of a seated meal in a tent at the Kumbh Mela camp. Several sadhus in saffron and orange robes sit cross-legged on low wooden platforms covered with scattered flower petals, eating from metal thalis and bowls. The leftmost elderly man wears an orange shawl with gold border and a rudraksha mala, and has a long grey beard and a red tilak. A bearded man in a pink kurta sits beside them, and a sadhu in an orange turban and shawl gestures with his hand. Behind them a large painted backdrop shows a mountain and river scene, and a green cloth covers the floor.

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A row of seated sadhus and monks sits along a long floor-level table covered with brass thalis of food, including fried snacks, curries, flatbread and small bowls, with scattered rose petals and small plastic water bottles. The seated figures wear saffron and orange robes; one woman in front wears an orange headwrap and a rudraksha mala. A man beside her has a long grey beard, a pale pink-saffron robe and a mala. A bearded man in the centre wears a deep red turban, a gold beaded necklace and a bare chest with white markings. The men further down wear orange and pink robes, several with long white beards and glasses. A green mural of mountains and forest forms the backdrop, and the floor is covered with green matting.2015-09-15 +1 copiesSeveral saffron-robed sadhus sit cross-legged on a green mat in a tent, eating from steel plates set on low wooden stools strewn with pink and red petals and apples. A long-bearded sadhu in the centre wears orange robes, a rudraksha mala and a flower garland, and another with a red-orange turban sits at the right. Behind them a large painted backdrop shows a red deity figure, a cobra, a mouse, a lotus pond and a basket of offerings. Water bottles sit beside the stools. a person is not clearly identifiable here; the seated men are presented as sadhus taking a meal.2015-09-15 +1 copiesA seated row of saffron-robed sadhus and monastics sit cross-legged on a green carpet before long low tables set with metal thalis of food, including rice, sweets and fried snacks, with rose petals scattered across the tables. In the foreground a woman in orange head covering and orange shawl with a rudraksha mala sits at the left. Next to her a bearded sadhu in pale orange wrap holds his hands together, and beside him a man in a red turban and a gold beaded necklace sits upright. Further along, white-bearded and shaven-headed monks in orange and pink robes sit in line. Behind them a painted backdrop shows green hills and a waterfall, and a small logo appears at the upper left.2015-09-15 +2 copiesA photograph of a row of seated sadhus and swamis in orange and saffron robes at a long floor-level table during an evening outdoor ceremony under a canopy. The foreground man on the left wears a peach-coloured turban with a red tilak, a rudraksha mala and a peach wrap, and sits behind a silver plate of yellow marigold flowers. Next to him, an elderly bearded man in saffron robes wears a white rudraksha and crystal mala and sits with hands folded. Other seated monks in orange and saffron have marigold-filled plates before them. Behind them, several people in white and coloured saris and white kurtas stand near a wall, and a green carpet and a red and blue patterned cloth are visible on the right.2016-05-07A row of saffron and orange-robed sadhus sits cross-legged on green carpet at low wooden tables, eating from metal thalis of rice, curry, flatbread and sweets, with scattered rose petals across the table and floor. The foremost figure on the left has long grey hair, a white beard, rudraksha mala beads and an orange shawl, with a tilak on his forehead. Beside him a man in a pink kurta and beard eats, followed by two men in orange turbans and robes. Behind them more elderly sadhus in pink and orange sit eating. A large painted backdrop of a hill landscape and a deity figure hangs behind them.2015-09-15 +2 copiesSeptember 15 20152015-09-15September 15 20152015-09-15 +2 copiesSeptember 15 20152015-09-15 +2 copiesA photograph of a seated meal gathering in a tent with a printed forest-scene backdrop. Rows of saffron-robed sadhus sit cross-legged on mats along a green carpet, each before a stainless steel thali and small bowls, with marigold petals scattered on the mats. A man in a rust-red turban and a rudraksha mala sits at the front left beside a bearded elder in orange with spectacles. Along the right, a standing man in orange robes gestures toward the seated row. Several ordinary sadhus in orange and saffron sit farther down the line. Most people are shown in profile or partly obscured, and no one can be clearly recognized as a person from appearance, so the figure's identity is uncertain.2015-09-15A row of saffron-robed sadhus sits cross-legged on a green cloth before low wooden tables set with brass thalis of food, bowls, and rose petals. Behind them a large painted backdrop shows a lotus pond, pink lotuses, a red-and-orange deity figure, and a conch. The seated man at center wears a saffron robe, rudraksha mala, and a long braided head of hair, and he has an orange shawl beside him. To his right a sadhu in orange drinks from a steel cup, and further along men in orange and red turbans and robes eat from plates. Several sadhus have shaved heads and white beards. No one is clearly identified as a person here, so the centre man is described by role only. Visible people number about eight.2015-09-15 +2 copiesSeptember 15 20152015-09-15 +2 copiesA row of seated sadhus in saffron and orange robes sits cross-legged on a green mat before low wooden trays laden with steel plates, bowls, and scattered rose petals, with water bottles nearby. A man in a red turban and a beaded necklace is seated third from left, while a woman in orange with an orange head covering and a red bindi sits at the far left. Behind them a painted backdrop shows a green forested hillside and a red lotus. Several other saffron-clad renunciants with shaved or bearded heads extend down the row.2015-09-15