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A photograph of a Kumbh Mela shahi snan event held under a yellow canvas wall on green matting. Several seated sadhus in saffron and orange robes wear marigold garlands; one wears a red turban and another has a shaved head. Standing devotees in green, pink, white and lavender clothing approach low tables bearing brass plates, offering food and items to the seated ascetics. A group of saffron-clad monks stands in the background among onlookers, and a man in a white shirt with a lanyard watches at right.

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April 22 20162016-04-22A seated communal meal in a tent with pale yellow draped curtains and a green floor. Rows of sadhus in orange and saffron robes sit on low wooden benches at long tables set with steel plates and cups and bottled water. A young server in a purple jacket and white dhoti bends forward with a pot to serve. A figure in orange stands at the left, and a man in a red turban sits among the diners. Several bald and white-bearded elders are visible, with a large crowd of seated sadhus in the foreground, their backs and heads partly visible.2016-04-22A large tented gathering of seated sadhus and devotees at the Kumbh Mela, many in saffron and orange robes. In the foreground, men in yellow and orange sit on green matting, one holding a small bundle; a man in orange stands at centre, and a woman in a floral patterned dress with a green headscarf moves among seated figures near a table with offerings. Rows of seated renunciates with grey and white beards and orange turbans stretch to the right over a red carpet, under pale yellow drapes and bunting. The scene reads as a shahi snan camp gathering.2016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22Inside an orange-and-white tented hall, a standing sadhu in orange robes and an orange turban, with a rudraksha mala draped over his shoulders and a silver-toned necklace, holds his hands together and looks down as he walks along a row of low wooden tables set with metal plates of yellow marigold offerings. Around him, devotees in saffron, orange, lavender and red-and-white headscarves stand and sit, some with palms pressed together. A bearded man in an orange shawl sits in the foreground near a plate of marigolds, and a bald priest in white holds a tray. Tent poles and orange drapery frame the scene.2016-05-04A 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.2016-05-06May 05 20162016-05-05Photograph of a communal meal line at a red-walled hall. A woman in a green and teal saree with a gold border serves food from a steel plate, while a smiling woman in a white top and yellow skirt with a blue lanyard stands at left. Seated sannyasis in saffron-orange robes, several wearing saffron turbans, line the table with steel thalis, bowls and water bottles. A bald man in orange clothing and a rudraksha mala sits at lower right, and a seated man in orange with folded hands is near center. Brass plates and steel tumblers cover the table.2016-05-06April 21 20162016-04-21February 15 20132013-02-15April 21 20162016-04-21September 14 20152015-09-14